THE TRAGIC HISTORY OF MARANTZ
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- A HISTORIC AUDIO BRAND, NOW IN THE MIDST OF TURMOIL! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MARANTZ AND WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SURVIVE?
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00:00 INTRO
00:22 SAUL MARANTZ
00:44 AUDIO CONSOLETTE
01:46 MARANTZ COMPANY
02:15 EARLY MARANTZ MODELS
02:43 NASA & MARANTZ
03:10 SUPERSCOPE
03:34 THE DEALER SHEET
04:50 THE UNRELEASED MARANTZ
05:33 THE BLUE FACE ERA
06:12 THE STEREO WARS
07:03 JUST AUDIO & MARANTZ
07:37 TROUBLE IN THE LATE 70'S
08:15 MARANTZ IN THE 80'S
09:57 DYNASCAN & PHILLIPS
10:27 MARANTZ IN THE 90'S
10:44 DENON & MARANTZ
11:14 SOUND UNITED
11:33 MARANTZ COMING TO AN END?
12:52 THE TROJAN HORSE - Věda a technologie
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Marantz sold TONS of equipment in the 70s, and they were reasonably priced! The used market garnered RIDICULOUSLY GREEDY collectors, who drove prices crazy and the romance of Marantz died! Their sound was quite different from Sansui, Pioneer, and Kenwood, which have their distinctive sounds. I once saw on the back of an audio mag in the 70's that read: "The wife got the house and the car, but she's NOT getting my Marantz!" I also saw another one that read: "MY house burned down, but my Marantz still works!" LOL 😆 🤣 😂
My name is Kevin Deal and I own Upscale Audio. I'm a hard-core Marantz collector. From the 2500, 2600, to Model 9's, Model 2, 10B, etc. I was just at a high-level meeting with upper management of Marantz, and I can tell you with calm assurance that you could not be more wrong. Joe Kiani is investing massive capital into Marantz as it's OWN BRAND and OWN SOUND. Including bringing back manufacturing to Japan on many models. I could not have been more impressed. This man is not just a genius. He wants to save the identity of the brand. He is a GOOD GUY.
I hope so. Marantz deserves better.
Is the 40 built in China?
@guillermomartin8248 Cinema 40 made in Japan and is outstanding!!
Kevin, This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Marantz isn’t going anywhere and thank you for being upfront about it. Saul Marantz is one of my audio heroes. I’m so tired of these untruths being spread around on CZcams. Older audiophiles like us take offense to such disinformation.
I have a 1200b integrated amp. Something wrong with it. I suspect it is in need of a new column control, but I could be wrong. Do you know of anyone willing to attempt repair? Answer here and we can connect further. Thanks.
Back in the 80s, I did a phone interview with Saul Marantz for a Maryland magazine on the pioneers of audio. I also spoke with David Hafler (co-founder of Dynaco and then another company bearing his name) and Paul Klipsch. They've all passed but their legacy in audio lives on.
That's pretty awesome.
Really @user-xx2hj7xb6b? Really? >_>
David Hafler, for me is the most memorable.
I’ve owned equipment from all three. I still have a DH-500, a 1980s era MOSFET based amp that was powerful, reliable, and sounded great, all for a reasonable price. It’s been updated over the years with new caps and with the last of the original matched sets of MOSFETs a decade ago, but it still plays like a champ. They made great equipment back then.
I currently work with Ed Fantasia who was David's right-hand man as his amplifier project manager at Dynaco & Hafler. Ed has designed his own retro-fit driver boars for the DH series amps that tale these legendary amps to the next level. I do all of Ed's upgrade installation work. Ed has been a great mentor to me for the past 8 yrs..@@Bill_N_ATX
Philips' involvement in Marantz goes way back further than the 90s. Both companies' CD players were effectively badge-engineered twins with different front panels, with the bulk of both brands' devices made at Philips' plant in Belgium and the high-end Philips and Marantz models made at the Marantz factory in Japan.
Yeah the CD-63 and the CD-100 were the exact same. Thanks for info!
And .. Meridian Audio ‘modded’ that Phillips chassis as well becoming an icon if the day as well.
Philips owned Marantz, as well as Magnavox, B&O, and several other consumer electronics brands, First early Philips stuff from Belgium, soon moved to Mexico, when prices had to be reduced, Philips ownership made it still exist in the 90's as it was a fading company...now sold off as Philips did with ALL consumer electronics. Like so many others, just a name, Marantz is falling fast, like fisher, Scott,Magnavox,Denon,
@@LennyFlorentine and the Magnavox badged units, i had the first ones when CD first appeared, Made in Belgium, but in less than 2 years later 16bit chips where available, front loaders came about, and the units where now remote controlled, and $129 at the employee store,not all that cheap for early 80's CE stuff, all PLASTIC of course, made in Mexico, the first Belgium stuff where metal TANKS, but too pricey for mass consumption maybe $300 employee discount prices, that they needed to make CD take off like they made it do.
At some point, for reasons I can't begin to understand, the Marantz name ended up on VCRs. Did Phillips make those?
Great video on the history of an iconic audio brand. With all the research you have done on the brands from the past you should write a book on the rise and fall of Hi-Fi. You are becoming a Hi-Fi historian. Keep up the videos.
Thanks, will do!
History of Marantz without even a mention in Ken Ishiwata!
I remember going to a store named the “Federated Group” in the 70’s. The salesman in the demo room would let us absolutely blast music through the various Marantz systems they had on display. They really did sound great especially when cranked up!
Absolutely- Kew Gardens! I lived quite close (born & bred in Queens). I quite happily loitered in stereo shops (and there were many) in the 70’s. It was an amazing time to be into hifi
Nice! I watch the King quite often!
Back in the '80's I had a Marantz 3300 pre amp with a Dynakit 35 amp, a Technics SL-7 turntable, an Aiwa AD-F990 cassette deck running through a pair of Altec Stonehenge I speakers. It was a great sounding system. I miss it.
These "historic" videos are always incredibly interesting. Thanks so much! I have a 2330 from 1977, and i'ts a monster. Incredibly well built and great sounding.
For sure! Thank you
This was outstanding and I love when you take us down memory lane. This reminds me of the history of Audio Research and how it has been sold many times. I think your next piece should be on Audio Research, also an Iconic Brand.
Amazing history and story of this amazing audio equipment. Thank you for sharing this with us all and giving us an insight into early audiophile technology. Much appreciated.
Back in the early to mid seventies as a teenager I would sneak into the local stereo stores and gawk at the incredible unaffordable chrome machines adorned with countless switches, meters and dials and listen to what we today call classic rock on huge speakers.
The Marantz receivers were the absolute pinnacle, occasionally I would dare touch the holy grail Gyro-Touch tuning knobs.
It was a pretty good time to grow up. I still love my classic American hi-fi, but my true love today is the other vintage brand beginning with an “M“ - McIntosh…
I like mcintosh a lot too. They are usually easy to work on, and the quality is definitely something else. If I had to go on a desert island, and only bring one system for the rest of my life, I would choose anything mcintosh, I like both the 250 power amplifier, and the 225, with the 7591 output tubes, they have a very distinctive sound and I like them a lot. If I had only à receiver, it would be the 4100. Nothing is comparable from the same time period, people don't like it very much but I know how it's made, and it must have at least 20 différents op-amp used as buffers and in the tone control section. The power supply section is beefy too, and it has an independent balanced power supply for those ic. It's something else than any other brand. They are good, but never that good.
@@MarvinHartmann452 I can only agree.
Every day I enjoy my MX-110 preamp/tuner feeding two MC-30 power amps hooked up to two Klipsch Cornwalls. The only solid state device in the entire setup is a single lonely transistor switching the FM multiplex light 😂
In my humble opinion this early sixties setup will beat 95% of the „high end“ systems being sold today. After a total rebuild a few years ago, the McIntosh components have been incredibly reliable and I know somebody will be able to repair them long after I‘ve been on that stairway to heaven.
I saved up my money from working in fast food during the 1970's to buy my first quality piece of audio equipment: The MARANTZ 2015 Stereo receiver. I was in my teens then. Damn that thing was beautiful! While hanging out at the stereo shop a month or so later I spotted the wood case for it. I jumped on it and completed my system. Rocked out for years!
Wow, an absolutely huge thank you for putting this video together. It truly came out amazingly. From the way you delivered the verbal history to the accompanying pictures, it’s a 100% top notch overall story / description of Marantz’s history as a company.
I was given a stunning example of a 2220B receiver which was not just recapped but fully refurbished. It still retains that warmer presentation Marantz is so famous for. I have a Tavish tube based phono stage going into the 2220B, then easily runs my Tekton Pendragon speakers due to their high sensitivity of aprox 95dB. It’s a perfect combination of old and new.
FWIW, I also have a Quicksilver tube monoblock amps, a tube preamp, plus a Parasound a23+ SS amp, but I just can’t take the Marantz out yet, if ever.
I still have a 2230 receiver that I got in the late 70's "Lightly" used. I emphasized the "Lightly" because it had a completely broken Power push button. I soldered a toggle switch in and it worked fine. This was well before the internet made getting parts for these so much easier. It has the original wood cabinet and has been re-lamped (maybe a couple times?) but still works fine. I try to run current through it a couple times a year and so far, so good.
that was perfectly written and presented, with more info I could absorb. Gotta watch again!
Thank you!
Awesome that his love of music drove him to create such iconic hi-fi gear. That’s kind of why I got into the hobby, for the love of high fidelity music playback. I think my father had a Marantz receiver when I was very young and I broke the tuning wheel by spinning it too much! Just thought it was cool.
We used to listen to music on our stereos. Now, our stereos listen to us.
You almost touch on a topic I'd like to hear more about, the Sony Superscope 1/4 inch 4-track. In the 1970s I had two of these machines in a small studio I ran for the Track Records label in London. They were sort of like the well-known TEAC 4-tracks but a lot better in sound and transport mechanism. I've never seen any of them anywhere else, or on CZcams.
Thanks for the great overview of the Marantz company and their great audio equipment. Love all your videos on these hi-fi icons.
Keep up these awesome stories. Gotta get to your store. Yep didn't realize that these receivers wouldn't be around forever
This was a very good and informative video, much appreciated. Those 2230s and really that whole lineup when restored are just so good lookin, and makes a decent preamp too.
Mahalo for these heads up videos!
Still have my Marantz 1060 integrated amp with walnut cabinet I bought new in 1975. Gorgeous in it’s simple yet elegant design. Still sounds like butter! Wish I still had the Advent Loudspeakers I originally paired them with it.
Love your videos! Also, congrats on 100k subscribers!!
Quite the story (and intriguing head-scratcher regarding the future of Marantz, not to mention the other well-known brands involved here). While I know you couldn't cover every prominent product Marantz produced within the span of this video, I'd give a shout-out to their Model 8/8b as the amplifier that helped Saul & Co. get serious attention from the late 1950s onward. Great presentation yet again!
I love these historical presentations!
Great video. I learned a lot.
Can’t believe you didn’t touch on the infamous Marantz 2270 that was in a fire and on one of their ads with the owners back story how the unit survived and still worked after being burnt to a crisp.
it´s true , i remenber it
Hello fellow music lovers and audiophiles. I still remember the jingle and it was: " I am the music, I am Marantz! I'll be good for your systemmm!!🤣
I still have the High Fidelity Magazine in which that ad appeared. Coincidentally, in college I bought the 2270 which still sits (unused) on a shelf for my stereo system.
Philips owned Marantz outside the US from the early 80's. You forgot to mention Ken Ishwata.
Good point.
My MR255 from 1979 is pre-transition, yet because it lacks the gyro-touch (ostensibly), it is valued at barely a fifth of its comparable 22-series brethren.
Previously, Marantz was made by Superscope. I have the cassette player which was the “Superscope Story Teller” and it still works. In addition, Superscope made the “Superscope Story Teller” book and cassette series featuring a collection of children’s fairy tales.
The amount of research, time and scripting that went into this vid is immense. Hats off to all involved.
Thank you very much!
As an audiophile, it concerns me that many homes now use things like Sonos to get their music at home.
To @pedrofernandez8729: I echo your sentiment my fellow music lover and audiophile. I been into this for over 40 years and I don't like most of today's so-called music or the stuff they listen to music on. It's fatiguing low fidelity that just doesn't sound good. Processed junk food music with no lasting value. Mass produced stereo and mass produced music go hand in hand!
@@zockblattshickleblender7758 At least Bose was real stereo.
I'm really loving this series. Will you do Macintosh as well?
Thanks just audio for the history of Marantz. So educational for us who love vintage stereo.I'm still a Marantz owner.
It’s just so iconic that I can’t stop saying the word “iconic.”
I love these autobiographies on audio companies!!
A couple of more interesting videos on Luxman, Kenwood, Nakamichi would be awesome.
Noted!
I like marantz, the 1974-1977, blue face time period were pretty good, but when they sold to phillips, the quality went down, the components were cheap, and when you had the misfortue to repair one, you saw that used the early desing STK ic power pack instead of discretes, the transformers were poor quality. If felt flimsy and when you opened one, you saw why. The power supply, tone control, pre-amp and power amplifier were on the same board, which also have the tuner. That's a sign that the quality dropped significantly in comparison with older series, in fact, the older superscope branded receiver were way better than anything that came out after 1978. If you can find one, I suggest this over any post 1978 model, they have the same construction, same components than the famous 22 serie for a fraction of the price.
There was another major drop in quality in the 90s. I refuse to even open one from the phillips area because it just doesn't worth it.
After the 1978 serie, the only thing they had in common with the older serie was the gyro tuner, and that's it. And I think it damaged the brand name à lot.
If I'm not mistaken, the last US made amplifier is the marantz 500. I have a small trio of separate, 3200 pre-amp/ 112 tuner/ 140 power amplifier, they're from the same time period than the 22 series and I like them a lot. But I prefer separate systems, the only receiver I like, and it's a severely underrated one, is the MAC4100 from mcintosh, it's not the most powerful one, but the quality of construction and the electronic circuits by themselves are something else. I speak as a tech with more than 30 years of experience. I'm not an audiophile, I just love listening to music.
Sorry for the bad grammar, english isn't my language.
Edit : there's a reason why the 22 serie is sought after, and it's not only because of the look, the construction and circuits are better, with good modular construction, the power supply section are also very good, with good transformer. No matter if it's a low power model or something like 2270, they're all made with great care and with the same modular construction.
Happy to Go Back...and Linny thanks for the History Lessons... always cool and informative. Let's hope the trail you think they're treading isn't as it seems. It would be great if some Billionaire with a penchant for history and audio would step in and remove or prevent this potential issue.
So sad ..we living and witnessing the fallen of audio companies and as much as the passing of great music artists... really sad times
Great summary. Love these historical sound company vids.
More to come!
@@LennyFlorentine awesome. Do one on Bob Carver and Sunfire!
great video so informative good job
I love these audio history lessons. One thing that surprised me is that the early equipment had a TV input. I have been watching TV since the early 60s and I don't remember ever seeing a TV with an audio output. I do know that in the 70s people were tapping into the speaker output and making their own. Weird. Starting in the 70s I always bought amps based on specs. I never really considered Marantz because their specs never measured up. My son gave me a 2220b about 10 years ago and I was floored. Then I mentally kicked myself in the butt. It sounded great!
Marantz specs were always conservative…unlike most competitors.
@@davidsparling3505 Right you are!
With many tubes in a TV (20 or more) leaving three out and a decent speaker - box, having an output jack because even many table radios as well floor consoles had an input for a phono was an option. The first TV's had a separate FM circuit and tubes for the sound. Most folks first heard FM as TV sound not radio FM. Later a cheap circuit combined the sound and video and gave us decades of buzzing sound with 10 tubes or less used.
@@echodelta9 Great info, thanks! I have a 1940 RCA Victor radio with an RCA input. I sometimes connect an Amazon Echo to it.
My first turntable, amplifier and cassette deck were all budget Marantz, I had to buy my HiFi via my mum's John England catalogue :). The amp wasn't too awful but the decks were both junk, turntable suffered from feedback and the cassette deck got replaced twice before J.E gave me an Akai HX3 as an upgrade because of the problems, SD220 rings a bell.
One of my friends had to go the catalogue route but chose Rotel, he's probably still using it.
I wondered what happened to Marantz. Brilliant series BTW, thanks.
Very nice walk through Marantz history. Quite enjoyable.
I still have a pair of Marantz Imperial 7 speakers that I bought in 1977. Still sound great, only been worked on once in 46 years.
Love these audio company history lessons.
I found my old Kenwood receiver in my dad's garage after he passed away. I thought he threw it out 30 years ago when I joined the military.
I'm sending it to a stereo restoration shop in St Petersburg FL. I've been shopping relentlessly for a new stereo the past 5 years. There's a few models I would consider if I won the lottery but overall there's not much to choose from today. Hi-Fi died sometime after the 80's. The industry has only itself to blame with mergers and acquisitions that destroyed innovation and design. Everything nowadays looks and performs identical to each other. Peel away the shiny branding sticker that you paid thousands of dollars for only to discover you got ordinary 'made in china' junk just like the garbage you find at your local BestBuy.
Some of this history is wrong. Philips bought Marantz in 1980, that why all of those early Marantz CD players are just rebadged Philips/Magnavox players. Apart from minor cosmetic and badging differences, the CD63 is a clone of the Philips CD100 and the Magnavox FD1000. Superscope continued to operate the North American dealer network and distribution until 1992.
The original CD-63 was never $325, it was more like $800. Marantz made many CD players called CD-63 over the years, so it's easy to get mixed up when researching prices.
My first-ever amplifier was a late 1980s Marantz I purchased in 1989. It was a PM 65 AV. It served me well for about 15 years, before it completely died, and I sold it on eBay. It was a rock-solid amplifier with excellent sound. To this moment, I'd always believed Marantz was a wholly Japanese company.
When I was in high school (late 70s) Marantz was total earcandy and drool fantasy. But it was way out of the reach of regular people to afford. I bought a used dbx unit from a pawn shop and I remember seeing the top end Marantz receiver there with 250 watts per ch RMS, the thing was a monster! I always wondered what that receiver would have sounded like.
Seeing the store takes me back to my youth when Hi Fi stores were everywhere.
This video makes me wish I never sold my model 2500 and glad I still own a SM-6.
I still have my Marantz EQ551 Graphic Equalizer Spectrum Analyser. Had it since 1993-4. still working great
When I was a college student in the early 1970s, I first became aware of Marantz from reading an audio component survey in Playboy magazine, lol. The article featured a photo of a 2270; I thought it was the most mesmerizing piece of stereo gear I'd ever seen. When I graduated a few years later, I treated myself to a 2270. I got 20+ years of solid, dependable use out of it, and I ended up giving it to my brother who continued enjoying it. In recent years, Marantz has come out with their Models 30, 40, and 50 integrated amps. They've all been well-reviewed. Thanks for the video; I enjoyed the history.
Have had a Marantz PM4200 amp since the early 2000's. Fab!
A few years ago I purchased a Marantz Professional dual cassette tape deck to digitize old band recordings, and the quality is fantastic.
Thank you so much, what a walk down memory lane. I bought my 1st Hi Fi in 1977. A Marantz 1060, 105B Tuner, 2x HD 55 speakers and a connoisseur belt driven turn table. Sold it in 2012😫😫. Now I am going to recapture the past but better. Again thank you✌🏻✌🏻
I'm carefully rebuilding my 70's gear bit by bit from deceased estates where goods are gifted to charity shops,I sold rotel sansui akai pioneer etc back then and it was a great time to unbox a new model and the highlight of the year was the trade show in Harrogate (uk)
very interesting! ...and sad!
Acquired means dead.
One of my favourite Marantz amps had to be the Michael D. Custer designed Sm-1000.
I had a *_Marantz_* Stereo Rack System I bought in 1991 _- 500 Watt Receiver, Dual Auto-Reverse Tape Deck, 7-Band EQ, CD Player, separate Radio tuner._ I bought it Factory Sealed off a CrackHead for $100. The system sold retail at that time for $900. I LOVED it. The Receiver lasted until 1999. The CD Player died next. Tuner & EQ I still have them despite My house having a fire & water damage.
Now onto the Tape Deck, lasted for years as well. Before the fire, the tape decks started eating My Cassette Tapes. So I opened it to fix it, that I did, but one thing I noticed looking at some of the Parts inside including the main Circuit Board was *_TOSHIBA_* stamped on them.
I opened the EQ same thing. All those years of having a *_"Marantz"_* wasn't a Marantz at all. They should have simply put TOSHIBA on the enclosure instead. I would have still bought it as I did like Toshiba anyway.
Excellenct video, thanks
My first amp was a Marantz PM44. We had a CD63 for some years as well.
I still have a PM230 in my Bedroom and it's great for that size of room with separates that span 4 decades! ✌🙏❤🍻🇬🇧
I would love to get my model 2 amps running again. I love the sound of those things. They worked good for guitar also.
I love my grandfathers 2230 marantz radio reciever
My first Marantz was their CD52 (under Phillips). A true deal for it's day. My current system has a Marantz front end (under Denon) and I love it.
Loved the blue face units.
No cameo from a Super Scope Receiver (purple lamps?) Nice video, Knowledge is Power!
There seems to be a pattern where good brands of the past are eradicated by mean corporate interests, where lack of culture in those corporations dominate alongside money mule tactics which destroy quality and soul of the brands all together.
Applies for any buisness or entity. They all end up on that path
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. 👍 oh by the way I still own mine. It a 2330 B the lights have been updated and they did some re-solder and a couple caps but she’s still rocking.
This is very interesting. Could you do this for Hafler?
Usually nothing good comes from acquisitions and takeovers in the end.
I recently bought my 1st Marantz product, a sr6009 AVR. It does everything i could ever want it to. I typically use vintage equipment and speakers but this thing is the heart of my home theater system SO... I went with something more modern that supports 4k and other modern features. Aside from SiriusXM not being supported anymore and the Marantz apps made for this unit and others not working its a great AVR.
You missed something. From 1977 onwards there was a takeover by Philips for the first time. Marantz Europe appointed Ken Ishiwata (May 8, 1947 - November 25, 2019) as Technical Coordinator in 1978. After two years, Ken was appointed Product Development Manager and would later become Brand Ambassador. In December 1980, Marantz was acquired by Philips. Only Marantz America and Canada remained with Superscope. Released in 1983, the Marantz CD63 was one of the first CD players to hit the market, following the introduction of the Philips CD100. The Marantz CD63 was almost identical to the Philips CD100, with the only difference being the Marantz branding.
You know your history well. Great job. I was a Marantz Dealer. Cobra did not know what to do with Marantz and let it flounder.They were great until Phillips acquired them.
I found a 2240 on Craigslist 20 years ago. One channel was in an out, all the pots were dirty, etc. But, it was in gorgeous shape. I talked him down to 40 bucks. Spent 400 having it recapped and professionally restored. Every little gizmo on the circuit boards was replaced. It's perfect. I am told that today its worth around 1500 bucks but it is not for sale.
I have a Marantz 2235B that been in my possession since 2015. Their classic receivers go for a pretty penny now. Despite that, they are well worth having.
They sure do!
Great video. I have always had at least one item from Marantz for a last 35 years ( yeah...i bought first one when i was teen)...and as long i can i will have something.
Thank you
Had Marantz amp years ago , absolutely brilliant.
have you doene a video on the sony stereo imager, with the crt screen, you have in the background?
Still in use every day : Marantz 2226b , Marantz 1122dc , Marantz 5030 , Marantz 2130 all in new woodcases , all in perfect optical and technical condition & new Marantz AV 7706.
Ahh Marantz....I remember working part-time at Radio Shack as a teen in the early '90's. I'd a have an older fella drop in regularly to tell me stories about vintage Marantz. I didn't know much about the brand. I just thought he just needed someone to talk to as he rambled on. If I had known better I should have invested a little more time picking up some used Marantz receivers back then. I'm sure people we're probably selling them for dirt cheap on the used market.
My 1300DC lasted 40 years. I looked for replacement with similar specs and quality and couldn’t find anything comparable / matching my expectations!
Do you still have it?
I am the original owner of a Marantz 4270. My setup at the time included a Philips turntable, Techniques cassette tape deck and ESS Heil speakers. The 4270 is the only component left. It’s beautiful in its cabinet and just looking at it brings back fond memories. My question is what would you do to either reconstruct a new system, sell or what?
Dude! You are good at these historic lessons! CerwinVega! Please😃
nice one, you know your onions
I had to stop using marantz when they got rid of the big lcd display and went to the small circle display which having a vision problem i couldn't read.
For all the models in your store and video, I was sad not to see any rack systems or speakers featured.
You are a GREAT writer
I still have a 1030. I haven’t used it in about 3 years though as it now needs to be refurbished. I will refurbish it eventually.
As I watch this and look at my 2030, I realize that I like it as much now as the day I purchased it in 1972.
Hopefully we'll soon get audio equipment which provides ultra sound!
And still some people will not be satisfied.
I have a Marantz 1030 and 6G speakers. They have been in my wife's family from new. The foam grills fell apart years ago.
I brought a Marantz SR7013 new and recently just out of warranty, 3 years & one month it shorted out and i'm told its major. You cant get new boards as they dont support their products that long apparently. That's $4500NZD down the gurglar. Very disappointed for such an expensive receiver. I don't think I would risk buying their home theatre components again as Its not durable at all and the company doesnt stand behind the gear.
Growing up in the 70's in an upscale neighborhood, I remember well all the Marantz stereo systems of my neighbors. In the 90's, as a young adult, all that equipment was available at garage sales and thrift stores, in favor of shitty compact CD stereo systems. Today is even worse, with data compressed MP3's, satellite and internet music. Yeah, I'm a grumpy old boomer ;)
Those old marants finised in black with the silver knobs are just beautiful looking. Wish they'd do that again and just add Bluetooth and some of the modern tech
It's interesting that you didn't mention the link between Marantz and Standard Radio. Standard Radio, Japan were manufacturers of some of the finest ham radio tranceivers of their era being one of the first to release dual band VHF/UHF equipment. Much of their technology passed into the Yaesu brand.
Thanks that was fascinating - my only Marantz kit is a slimline AV receiver purchased purely on the basis of it being half height but with all the features I was after (back in 2013) so it would be a shame to see the brand die but the history is always intriguing 👍
i have not heard a Marantz in over 30 years that i have liked including the K1 Ruby. however i am avidly looking forward to auditioning the new Model 50 even though i bought a Rega.