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Congrats to you on the 920’s. I just gave my step son (19 years old) a set of 920 speakers and a 1980 SR-8000 receiver to introduce him to vintage audio. He loves the sound and look. The DS speaker line is such a beautiful design and some impressive sound.

Very nice condition! My restoration guy in Vermont has redone probably 7 sets of speaker grills with new cloth for me. They look brand new when redone. You really did well. Yes that is an original woofer for the speaker. Great find. Hopefully someone down the road makes grill pins with a 3 D...

Congrats! IMHO they are among the nicest looking speakers ever made. Sound wise very underrated. Hope they have original woofers. Sounds like knobs have carbon build up. I have 2 sets and had crossovers restored and new fabric put on the grills. Will never sell them, took me years to find...

I responded quite a bit to this question in the thread mentioned in this link. Couple of things, I have owned all the better speakers made by Marantz. The HD/DS series were much better than the Imperial line. I have also sold 10 +/- sets of HD/DS speakers to many owners of JBL, Klitpsh...

Marantz HD-880. Very underrated speaker on this site. As a long time seller of Marantz, still amazed at the reaction of first time listeners. Just about every receiver sold from my home, person wanted to buy a Marantz speaker set as well. Another good speaker, but very rare, would be the...

2024 updated Marantz 2270 Champagne and Silver engraved survey. Have not done this in awhile. This survey covers serial #1,000-5,000 only. I have also confirmed it did most likely stop at the 5,000 number since I have documented many units just after 5,000 to 6,000+ that are heavily brushed...

I wish I could sit here and pretend I have that sophisticated of a listening ear. I don’t. As prior writer stated, you need to hear both. That being said the 2270 is not my favorite Marantz either but I do own it.

I stand corrected!

no 940 12" woofer, 920 has 10" woofer. 940 does sound better due to better bass and higher range.

940's are 4 way verse 920's which are 3 way. !0' inch bass woofer and no super tweeter is the difference. I own the 920's besides the 940's and many other Marnntz speakers. I think the DS line by far is the best looking and may even be the nicest of any speaker design that i know of!

Any 12" bass from the DS or HD series will fit. The 880 and 940 has the same part number (directly from the service data sheets for both models). I'm guessing the 770 and 930 share the same 12" woofer. Good luck finding two woofers. It's going to be tough and expensive but i will say the...

I should be very noticeable in face plate appearance. Yes 78 unit made. That really will not affect value much compared any other engraved unless you had first or last one. Remember there all rare, condition more important since you cannot buy a replica. The silver engraved are much rarer...

Don’t know of anything not going up in price these days. Vintage audio is simple supply and demand and nothing you can do about it. But thing to do if your not willing to pay avg prices is not complain about it.

Based on the photo nothing that I know of will hide or fix this. You’re better off following link and buying a replacement. The silver ones look like original and your unit will look new again. Trying to fix will only make it look worse. If available, I would snatch a replacement up ASAP!

Chris Ready from Philadelphia is very good with the 4400 (Ready Audio). Hopefully he is still doing repairs. I know he is not in the Vermont area, but you may have a problem finding a shop for this unit period. That is a very complex unit that most shops are not capable of repairing.

Maybe even wiped the top down….good to go!!!

About 3/4 of my nieces, nephews and son have all expressed interest in me giving them a stereo component (receiver and/or speakers). My 26 y/o niece will get a set of restored HD-880’s and maybe a restored receiver for her upcoming wedding present. Don’t think I’m ready to part with any of my...

Due to the cost of these units the 2285B and 2275 would make a lot of sense. If you have a bit more coin the 2325 or 2330B. One problem i have with these discussions is I don't know if the units being mentioned are restored, partially restored or original. Believe me, world of difference...

Since this is opinion i will throw out my two cents. Backdrop- I have owned nearly every Marantz unit except the 2600 that this thread is discussing. All the units I own, or owned, were fully restored so a even comparison can be made. I have sold around 100 fully restored units in this power...

On the 2270's, late in the engraved production run near 5,000 silver engraved units did use a very heavy brushed finish. One of the first 2270's engraved units i ever owned had this finish. At the time i was not researching this so I don't know what the serial number was. However, i can vouch...

Not sure. Will find out and post. I run my 2330B with Marantz DS 940’s.

I recently sold a restored Marantz 2330B. The amount is not important. The buyer who bought the unit purchased it for his 30 something son. Besides being one hell of a generous father I was more happy that a much younger generation will be afforded the opportunity to listen to a vintage...

That is the 78th unit made. Very low serial number. That is a keeper. Hope you bring it back to life!