Great walk through. Dad bought us one when we were kids in the early 70s. I still use it to this day. I didn’t realize just what a gem I really have.

I love those old Marantz receivers. They sounded awesome. And were built well. If I were to get a vintage receiver, Marantz would probably be the one. My friend had that receiver.

I bought my 2270 in 1971 when this model came out. I wanted the model 19 but it was $1,000, so this one (still super expensive $599.) was fine for me. I pushed a set of Bose 901’s (also brand new to the market). Also new was a Rabco ST-4 turntable. This was 49 years ago and the 2270 still works as advertised. I have a TaKen it in for cleaning and checkups twice over the years but it has never failed me. Cheap at twice the price. Marantz taught me that you do get you pay for...

@prakis1958

3 жыл бұрын

Russ, I bought mine in 1973, ( still have it! ) and also had Bose 901's. They were good times!

@solice8844

3 жыл бұрын

Bought mine in 1974 as a college graduation present to myself and ran it into a set of JBL L100s with a Pioneer PL-A45D turntable. Very good times!

@jayyoung2586

5 ай бұрын

Bought my 2270 in 1973. I always wanted a pair of 901s but never had the right room for them.

I bought my 2270 at the thrift store with the wood cabinet for $12 ! Took it to my audio guy to get it cleaned . He cleaned it and said everything is working like it should and charged my $75 . I refinished the cabinet and hooked them up to my Altec Valencia’s 🤗 🥰 my friend sold them to me for $400 because his wife didn’t like them 🤪😉

Very well done. A perfect explanation! Very helpful and enjoyable. Thank you!

Thanks! Just bought a 2270 and this was very informative and useful!

Great tutorial! Bought mine back in ‘74! Was stored away for quite awhile.. just drug it out & had a old school guy who repairs old stereos and TVs go thru it. Got “new school” speakers hooked up just now & should get my Harmon Kardon Bluetooth thingy tomorrow enabling to run IPad & IPhone thru it. Can’t wait🙂

Built like a tank, some MARANTZ owners used to recover them from house fires or from accidentally falling out the back of a pickup truck on to a highway and then plug them in and they worked fine.

I hope someday Marantz would produce a retro model similar to this one for the mass consumer market. (with some updated features)

Bought my 2270 in 1973...Damn, should have kept it! Sold to a friend a few years later, who still owns it, having recently had updated with new caps, etc! Great receiver, for sure!

Awesome overview

I saw an advertisement years ago and it featured this Marantz receiver (I think) that was recovered from a Bikini and High Heels Tickle Fight and Oil Wrestling Compound where the unit was continuosly knocked over and bodily fluids continuosly spilled on it yet the unit continued to maintain it's tickling and speedy panty removing abilities.

Great video.. 👍

Beautiful piece. So nice to see actual aqua coloured lights as per original. Some of the revolting purple LEDs many users install absolutely ruin the classic appearance.

Ben - I'm looking to buy a 50 - 60 watt receiver from the golden era (late 1970s) that has low THD, great FM reception with nice clean overall sound. In 1976 I compared Technics, Pioneer, Yamaha, Kenwood, Concept and Marantz and ended up buying the Concept 4.5 because it was the cheapest and I was making only $40 a month delivering newspapers. I quickly found that the Concept was a little "noisy" and had poor FM reception as compared to some friends' Pioneers and Marantz. Which receivers would you recommend I look to purchase?

I think you skipped the antenna attenuation switch which I just discovered by reading the manual online and mine was switched to "on" which is why my FM reception was so bad. Once I discovered it and switched it off my reception improved a bunch! Now I have to replace my stereo indicator bulb because I know that it's out not just because I had poor reception, causing it to never come on.

I did put leds into my 2226b and 2130 and the look stays the same . It just depends on which leds you take and how you place them . If you tilt them a little , the light gets reflected and is not too strong . Besides they don't give any heat and thus don't heat up the foil in the display which does loose its colour overtime with normal lamps.

I have this receiver. I still have the original receiver box and the original Marantz shipping box manual and warranty card... and the original wood case option.

I believe you can use the main and pre-out if you want to hook up an EQ as well.

@reneleggs

4 жыл бұрын

For sure....that's what I did when I owned my 2270

Does anyone know a good provider that services/re-caps these? Thx

i still have mine "1971"

solid

Great video. Thank you. Is it ok to go from the pre outs to mixer to powered monitors?

@mattleone5831

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Hase thanks for the response. So to take advantage of the power amp I should use tape out?

@mattleone5831

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Hase ah ok. Copy that. Thanks for the advice.

@mattleone5831

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Hase finally hooked up my speakers. Now I remember why I don’t use it. Intermittent static sound, turntable and CD player. Is this a grounding issue?

@mattleone5831

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Hase no, random static sounds

@mattleone5831

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Hase dang think I traced it to a bad speaker cable. Had a rack wheel sitting on it! Duh. Sounds bitchin!! Thanks for your help.

Just got mine recapped

WOW immaculate condition must be the original owner just got it from ebay marantz 4230 will be delivered in the next few days...

very well

I have one and it seems like I need to turn the volume knob up a little bit further than I do for other units. It still hits its power rating. Do you see this as well. I’m using aux input

@NovaluxStereophonic

2 жыл бұрын

It could be something simple like your aux input source level is low. Find a good FM stereo station and see how that compares in volume to the source you have plugged into AUX.

I want one... been looking everywhere

@mattleone5831

4 жыл бұрын

I have one I’d like to sell

Donde puedo adquirir un amplificador cómo este

I have this exact model. Works great except the FM only plays MONO. Do you think this is a costly repair?

@ghostownaproach

3 жыл бұрын

Is your FM antenna sufficient? I have this receiver and the same problem on FM but only because I live in a valley where line of sight reception is poor. In order for FM to be stereo the signal needs to be strong enough and when a weaker signal is received it will play only in mono.

@EddieJazzFan

3 жыл бұрын

@@ghostownaproach I have a roof FM antenna on my house and I live 15 miles from Manhattan. The signal is as strong and clear as you can possibly get so it's gotta be the Marantz. Anyway, other receivers that I have work fine on the same antenna.

Man they were everywhere back in the day my family well i guess it was my brother who had the stereo he didnt have one of those tho he had a kenwood. Reciever pushing two pioneer hpm. 100 speakers needless to say it was at the time and especially to me being the youngest bad ass as all hell lol i actually had my hands on one of those marantz's once it worked and everything but having to move a couple of times one year it seemed to disapear which really sucks because it was or at least is now worth some money .. I cant believe what the recievers back then went for new holy cow thats a lot of money now nevermind back then .. Good quality stuff tho i bet thorty yrs from now todays products will be long long gone .

And they have exploded in price since this was filmed... I went with the 2245 pre-pandemic. Seems powerful enough for my situation.

Can you recommend any speakers for this receiver? preferably at or below $500 for a pair?

@dapster

4 жыл бұрын

The Klipsch Rp160M's are currently $400 on Amazon. I have them and they sound excellent. So imagine how they'd sound with this receiver.

@glennmanchester9151

3 жыл бұрын

Ive heard the speakers he mentioned are awsome ive not yet had the opportunity to experience it although .. But if they are as good as the speakers of good quality were back then its gonna be the shit i remember a pair of pioneer hpm 100. S that sounded awsome and a set of bose 301 bookshelf speakers that all were top of the line and when we listened to rush or the eagles so did our neighbors lmao ha what i cant hear today because of them lol

@Torpengpogi

2 жыл бұрын

I have a model 2226 restored and repair by myself, and it drives my sansui SP5500x with 15 woofer effortlessly, marantz used an iron transistor that produced high current, and an active transistorized tone control that's why they sounds great and clean when restored and calibrated properly.......

Beginner receiver? Where do you go to from here?

@jayyoung2586

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I thought the same thing!

The balance gives one the ability to, based upon the artist and the configuration of the instruments, to actually balance what you hear. Screw the studios decision on how I should hear the music as they did.

If I remember correctly it had a illuminated dial indicator

i dont see your store on ebay

I had this exact model in 19 75. It kept blowing the output power transistors.

@marcusm5127

3 жыл бұрын

Did you solve it?

I had 2235, ex sound and very nice phono stage like as more expensive audio

mine has a 1976 date stamped inside

Awesome receivers, but it's a shame that commercial AM and FM is out of style and not much goes on worthwhile anymore there.

Marantz began as an expensive audiophile brand and so were ummercifully slagged by the audiophile community when it went downmarket and began selling to the unwashed, like me. I was a little embarrassed when I bought my 2270 from a Highland Appliance store. I still have it in working condition and now could not care less about the snobs.

Sansui 9090 copy,🐞insectish🐛

i'm a giver not a receiver.