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    Very pretty!

    Just curious, if you don't mind saying, what does your guy charge for such a complete service on an old receiver?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    Very pretty!

    Just curious, if you don't mind saying, what does your guy charge for such a complete service on an old receiver?
    $92 ..with 90 day warranty

    I hooked it up to the Marantz speakers , the only ones its ever known , and My Golly !!! ..nicest receiver I've ever heard ....trying to figure all the controls , huge power ...only cosmetic fault is a slight scratch on the edge of the top corner by the meters.

    Its also kinda cool on the display...there are pin point white markers on the tuning scale between the numerical markings...look red in the pic.

    I was struggling to lug it into the house ..kept repeating "cannot drop, cannot drop ..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    ...kept repeating "cannot drop, cannot drop ..."
    I know that one all too well - everytime I've moved the McIntosh I say that ... well, mentally at least because I'm too winded to say it out loud. (The box alone weighs about 15 lbs )

    Your tech's service charge is exceptionally fair - I need to put a few things in for routine service, but haven't found anyone local yet.

    Are you going to try running the Marantz in any of your known set ups for a true A-B?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeBrewster77 View Post
    Your tech's service charge is exceptionally fair - I need to put a few things in for routine service, but haven't found anyone local yet.
    doug is a good guy ..been there almost 20 years, most audio guys in the Portland / Vancouver area know him.Have bought and sold with him since..? 1984 ?

    he even put on a set of feet on the 2385 - gratis

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeBrewster77 View Post
    Are you going to try running the Marantz in any of your known set ups for a true A-B?
    I'm going to let it run all day tomorrow with the marantz speakers , and if plays nice with those, may let it try on the 250ti's later ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    I'm going to let it run all day tomorrow with the marantz speakers , and if plays nice with those, may let it try on the 250ti's later ...
    Now see, if you'd kept those hateful L80Ts you could go for it without worrying about hurting anything you valued! That's what I do with mine, though they really don't sound that bad, just near the bottom of my pile these days.

    Looks like Doug treats you very well. Tough to find around here though this guy talks a good game. Does it sound like a bunch of smoke-blowing to anyone here? http://www.universalelectronicrepairs.com/
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    Now see, if you'd kept those hateful L80Ts ...
    they wern't hateful , just not the sound that I wanted....and there are at least 20 more pairs to use for testing in their sted...found L80T's heavy , awkward and not rewarding is all. Happy to see them go to someone who appreciated them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWCCA View Post
    Does it sound like a bunch of smoke-blowing to anyone here? http://www.universalelectronicrepairs.com/
    "Universal can fix ANYTHING!" does exude a certain arrogance that portends an inevitable hubris, but y'know...

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    That awesome look and......

    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    got the 2385 back today...Doug cleaned all controls, refurbed relays, adjusted DC offset and idle current ..replaced all lamps...put on 4 Marantz feet (suspect they were removed to fit into cabinet) ..... first time I've seen it light up..

    He is a pro , and said it is one of the most powerful , musical receivers that he'd ever worked on.


    lit up:

    powerful as hell. Yes, that's why they get the BIG BUCKS. and your tech is amazingly fast. SHWEEEEEET!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JBLRaiser View Post
    That awesome look and......powerful as hell. Yes, that's why they get the BIG BUCKS. and your tech is amazingly fast. SHWEEEEEET!!!!
    had only tested on FM yesterday,,,today hooked up a DVD player and tossed in a CD ..
    HolySh1t !!! that is a detailed image.

    funny thing...I was out buying the gear from CL ad this morning and the seller starts telling me about an ad on CL for a big Marantz receiver...we compare notes...he's telling me about MY ad.....anyway , he says if not sold by next week, that he will take it.

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    hanx Raiser, I worked for this score
    got another great one on the Horizon.

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    I stuck it on CL

    and getting some strange emails that refer to the Marantz as "SHE' & "HER" , there seems almost a mystical attraction....

    yeah , its airy and powerful and pretty , but inanimate - far as I call tell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    funny thing...I was out buying the gear from CL ad this morning and the seller starts telling me about an ad on CL for a big Marantz receiver...we compare notes...he's telling me about MY ad.....anyway , he says if not sold by next week, that he will take it.
    You gear flippers are funny... I've know car guys like that. Jumping from one used, used-to-be cool car to the next.

    Good luck with your sale(s).


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget View Post
    You gear flippers are funny... I've know car guys like that. Jumping from one used, used-to-be cool car to the next.

    Good luck with your sale(s).


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    Your dismissive attitude noted.. ie: You gear flippers (as opposed to what ?...... US good guys ?)

    I dont sell enough to qualify for that title , I suppose . flipper to me connotates someone who buys and turns around to unload quickly .. feel that the little I do would be more along the lines of "value added resaler" ..speakers get refoamed and tested, veneers revived, hardware problems corrected ... many classic systems get saved from the parter-outer people.
    I just put money into restoring a desireable receiver.

    Alot of this classic gear wud be in landfills and the HERITAGE audio would slowly disappear if this were not happening all over the world.

    And before you come back with the "you are surely noble" remark , yes , there is money involved. I get to play with the gear I like for a while, gain more experience (make a lot of friends) and help pad out my retirement.

    BUT , I do end up eating my share of unfixables ...prolly do only a little better than break even ...but keeps one busy.
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    Sorry dude... I really wasn't torpedoing you. I am sorry you mistook my post as a dismissive attack on your past time. I really don't have any problem with flippers in general... a few flippers on this forum I really respect and a couple I find mercenary and possibly a bit unscrupulous... in either case the fact that they buy and sell gear is of little consequence to me.

    Based on numerous posts you have made, you buy and sell orders of magnitude more gear than I do and probably most of us here... is that a bad thing? I don't think so.

    As for fixing up items like this Marantz and finding a new home for it, I agree that is a laudable service.

    In my post above I found your conversation with the CL seller rather amusing... here is a guy trying to unload some gear on CL to someone else who is doing the same.... and then if you don't find a good home for it he'll fill his garage with your piece... isn't that ironic? I thought so.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97 View Post
    Your dismissive attitude noted.. ie: You gear flippers (as opposed to what ?...... US good guys ?)

    Alot of this classic gear wud be in landfills and the HERITAGE audio would slowly disappear if this were not happening all over the world.

    And before you come back with the "you are surely noble" remark , yes , there is money involved. I get to play with the gear I like for a while, gain more experience (make a lot of friends) and help pad out my retirement.
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    Nah, I've learned aboiut a lot of cool gear from you - vicarious living, as it were ...
    even got that neat M&K Volkswoofer based on your pictures of one ...
    Sounds nice and looks gorgeous!, even with my Citation amp instead of a plate amp

    You keep it up, we can use the information/edjumacation/appreciation !!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget View Post
    here is a guy trying to unload some gear on CL to someone else who is doing the same.... and then if you don't find a good home for it he'll fill his garage with your piece... isn't that ironic? I thought so.


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    Well actually..NO ...

    he is a guy moving into a smaller house and is moving his GF's gear that she has had since new ...I met her, we talked ..no, not a line as many sellers have.
    As for filling a garage with my gear, I somewhat doubt that..got a weird email from him today

    "Ok my friend. Your Marantz is eating a hole in my brain. I've been putting ever conceivable combination together trying to think of how I can get that thing off of you. So you may just have to get used to getting emails from me until we figure something out."

    Ahh..the neg side of flippering

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Widget View Post
    Based on numerous posts you have made, you buy and sell orders of magnitude more gear than I do and probably most of us here... is that a bad thing? I don't think so.
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    well unfortunately I seem to buy more than I sell...too much in storage .... I buy some gear that I know will never work again, but its too pretty to let go to the shredder.
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