Blue Shadow
Waiting for Vintage Gear from this century
Bose 901s ok there you go, that is why this thread is hidden here. They were on CL for a fair price and I asked about the EQ because we know they need the eq. Got there, a storage facility that the renters are wanting to reduce the number of rooms they have. They had the 901s hooked up to a cdp, timer and eq to a Marantz 4400, now I was interested. CDP would cycle but not read, don't know much more yet, it was a throw in. We chatted and they want all of it gone so I asked how much for everything or how about the receiver and the speakers, throw in the cdp, if you want. The 901 is one totl speaker I sold back then that I don't own, along with the Epicure 3.0. For what I paid, I can play em and let them go and not lose money, I hope, if they don't stay.
Once I saw the 4400 was the receiver, my interest moved to this unit as I didn't think I had the cash to cover both. We chatted for a while and then when I asked about the price of the gear, only knowing the ask on the 901s, I got a price that was only slightly higher than the cash on hand. Made the deal that emptied my wallet.
I got the speakers, the receiver and the Pioneer PD-M600 with remote. Price was very reasonable. I'm glad I had a few extra bucks with me. I'll test the speakers tomorrow, I want to play with the 4400, nice piece.
The 4400 seems to work but I need to do a lot more tests now that it is here but I have no dial lamps except the dial pointer. Still learning from the OM, SM and schematic. But is this one like the 2238B, only other Marantz receiver I have messed with, having a fuse control all the lamps? I gotta get the lamps and scope figured out before I put this unit through its paces.
Looking forward to getting the 4400 fully checked out and lit up. Glad I picked up this unit. Going to finally see what the Marantz sound is all about and enjoy that scope.
Once I saw the 4400 was the receiver, my interest moved to this unit as I didn't think I had the cash to cover both. We chatted for a while and then when I asked about the price of the gear, only knowing the ask on the 901s, I got a price that was only slightly higher than the cash on hand. Made the deal that emptied my wallet.
I got the speakers, the receiver and the Pioneer PD-M600 with remote. Price was very reasonable. I'm glad I had a few extra bucks with me. I'll test the speakers tomorrow, I want to play with the 4400, nice piece.
The 4400 seems to work but I need to do a lot more tests now that it is here but I have no dial lamps except the dial pointer. Still learning from the OM, SM and schematic. But is this one like the 2238B, only other Marantz receiver I have messed with, having a fuse control all the lamps? I gotta get the lamps and scope figured out before I put this unit through its paces.
Looking forward to getting the 4400 fully checked out and lit up. Glad I picked up this unit. Going to finally see what the Marantz sound is all about and enjoy that scope.
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