The Mellotron Group

I agree, the old '70s Marantz electronics rule!  I use a Marantz 2235B, an AR-XB turntable, and they work fine.  The receiver was a $40 pawn shop find, and the turntable was $5 at the local Habitat store.  The weak link is the speakers, whose brand I won't mention.  I wish the receiver was a 2270.  I drooled over that one in the early '70s.
  This setup also amplifies my 'tron at home.
 
   -Bruce D.
 


--- On Wed, 8/31/11, ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com> wrote:


From: ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 3:58 PM


  



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.

I don't care what they sell for. It sounds good, it's nice to look at and I needed some practice soldering.

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.

Clay 

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Gary Brumm <gabru@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Clay,
> 
> 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.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/
> 
> http://www.irebuildmarantz.com/restoration/2230.html
>