Marantz 8B Stereo Tube Amplifier Review - HIGHLY Collectible

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Once in a while we receive an interesting piece of equipment, and this is certainly up there in terms of interest and collectability.
From one of our recent System of the Week features "...The Holy Grail of Vintage American HiFi", we are very pleased to offer one of these rare beauties for sale, along with a full video review from our newly launched KZread channel.
This is the venerable Marantz 8B, from the 60's (about mid-60's), and a fierce competitor to the McIntosh MC240 amplifier and vintage Harman Kardon Citation amplifiers.
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  • @socksumi
    @socksumi4 жыл бұрын

    Possibly the best engineered push-pull tube amplifier ever made. The output transformers are very special and have a lot to do with why the amp sounds so good. The 8B is one of the few tube amps that can reproduce a perfect square wave. When used with the best hand selected tubes the sound is gorgeous. I use old stock GE 6CA7s in triode operation which I prefer over EL34 tubes.

  • @AudioElectronicsChicago
    @AudioElectronicsChicago5 жыл бұрын

    A piece of history you got there!

  • @freddysangild9991
    @freddysangild99912 жыл бұрын

    Really nice and well preserved classic topclass amp. Thank a lot for sharing this. Regarding the output tubes (EL34's). On this particular unit they are RFT of East German manufacture (70's / 80's). A Really nice and sturdy tube, but not Dutch/Philips produced.

  • @roberte.andrews4621
    @roberte.andrews46214 жыл бұрын

    Spend a little money and get a small tripod upon which to place your camera, so we don't get dizzier out here. Thanks!

  • @SkyFiAudio

    @SkyFiAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Noted, thank you for your feedback.

  • @solargoldfish

    @solargoldfish

    Жыл бұрын

    I know. I'm getting sick over here

  • @scottking2821
    @scottking28213 жыл бұрын

    I have a Cayin CS-55a, which was supposedly modelled on this. I’ve not listened to an 8b, but are you able to offer any insight into how successful Cayin were in replicating the sound of this classic? Thanks

  • @jimbo-qi7gr
    @jimbo-qi7gr4 жыл бұрын

    best tube amp

  • @ezinis
    @ezinis2 жыл бұрын

    No load connected?, I’m worried

  • @mornecoetzee735
    @mornecoetzee7354 жыл бұрын

    Where can I e-mail you a question?

  • @SkyFiAudio

    @SkyFiAudio

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please visit our main website www.skyfiaudio.com

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