The Mellotron Group

I had an old Philco radio and a Grundig tape recorder, but that was back in the days of John Peel and Radio 1 in concert. Thankfully I have forgotten "Dark side of the Moon"

Mark

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>  I didn't need good speakers to make "Dark Side..." an experience to remember.  I just..well...lets leave it at that.
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> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 8:07 pm
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
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> Clay, I used to have a set of Quads w/amps and they were great.  Not a high SPL design but bow what a nice transparent sound.  
> I am working on rebuilding a studio for a guy and he had a set stored in his equipment room.  I was tempted to see if he would 
> sell them but I need to make money these days as opposed to spending it  J.  I miss those days of hi fi….I was constantly buying 
> and selling gear to try different combinations.  I even had the huge Klipsch corner ho rns at one point.  They were the most efficient 
> speakers I have ever seen…..They really made Dark Side of the Moon an experience to remember!  ….those were good times….. :)
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ClayE
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31 , 2011 2:59 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
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> Gary:
> I assure you that I was aware that I wasn't restoring a California built Marantz. I have owned Pioneer, Denon and Sony stuff and it all went in the trash. The fact that the 70's Marantz stuff is still functioning today, (usually without any lights) is a good indication of the quality.
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> I don't care what they sell for. It sounds good, it's nice to look at and I needed some practice soldering.
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> You might be interested to know that I have a pair of Quad II power amps with Quad ESL 57's. I temporarily wired the Marantz receiver to the ESL's. (I know it's a shitty combination and will stress the receiver!) BUT it sounded pretty damn sweet.
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> --- I n newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Gary Brumm <gabru@> wrote:
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> > Hi Clay,
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> > The 2230 is worth $200 on a good day. Why would anyone invest the time and money to restore one of these receivers. These were
> > Sony Superscope products made in Japan long after Saul Marantz had sold off the company. They are a typical receiver from the 70's
> > and are on par with several other manufacturers (Nikko, Pioneer, Sansui, etc.) of the era. I used to sell and service these things back in
> > those days so I know them inside and out. Now if you can find a good deal on a Marantz 10B FM receiver you have something special.
> > The 10B and the McIntosh MR71 receivers are probably the best designed FM receivers ever produced.
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> > Cheers,
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> > Gary
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> > From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ClayE
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:39 AM
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Marantz 2230 restoration
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> > Gotta love the Internets. This restoration job was a breeze with step-by-step instructions from irebuildmarantz.com. These old receivers are well built. Far better than the SHIT they make now.
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> > http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/
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> > http://www.irebuildmarantz.com/restoration/2230.html
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