Here's the story about my 2325...maybe you guys can help me decide what to do.
In the mid 1980's my dad and one of his buddies went to an estate sale and got this 2325, a Sanyo tape deck, a pair of University speakers and I think some other stuff for less than $100. It sat in my parents shop getting used and abused by the college-aged staff for several years. When I was in middle school, I got it and the University speakers. I used it until maybe 1995 until it developed some noise problems. Took it to a local repair shop that did NOT have success with repairing it in 1997. Took it to them two more times in 2003 with the same results.
Since then, I've started putting together a McIntosh system for the basement and I don't really NEED the 2325 for anything. I have a 2226 in my garage and I've always liked that style of Marantz so I hate to give it up, but I don't want it to sit around broken forever. I also don't want to spend a fortune to fix it. I could use it in my smaller, upstairs system I guess.
Who is the best person in the U.S. that does Marantz repairs?
BTW the noise problem I mentioned kind of comes and goes. Usually while I listen to music at a low volume level, one or both channels will go silent. After I jack the volume back up, the sound usually comes on. Sometimes it will drop a channel at medium volume levels, but instead of just going silent, there is static. The repair shop I took it to replaced a bunch of parts and took my money and even though they've been around forever and have a good rep, they just couldn't get it. The thought of boxing it up and sending it away to have it return with the same problem makes me sick. Please tell me there is someone around that is great with these things that doesn't charge a fortune. Or should I sell it on eBay "as is" and move on? Any help or advice would be great...THANKS!
In the mid 1980's my dad and one of his buddies went to an estate sale and got this 2325, a Sanyo tape deck, a pair of University speakers and I think some other stuff for less than $100. It sat in my parents shop getting used and abused by the college-aged staff for several years. When I was in middle school, I got it and the University speakers. I used it until maybe 1995 until it developed some noise problems. Took it to a local repair shop that did NOT have success with repairing it in 1997. Took it to them two more times in 2003 with the same results.
Since then, I've started putting together a McIntosh system for the basement and I don't really NEED the 2325 for anything. I have a 2226 in my garage and I've always liked that style of Marantz so I hate to give it up, but I don't want it to sit around broken forever. I also don't want to spend a fortune to fix it. I could use it in my smaller, upstairs system I guess.
Who is the best person in the U.S. that does Marantz repairs?
BTW the noise problem I mentioned kind of comes and goes. Usually while I listen to music at a low volume level, one or both channels will go silent. After I jack the volume back up, the sound usually comes on. Sometimes it will drop a channel at medium volume levels, but instead of just going silent, there is static. The repair shop I took it to replaced a bunch of parts and took my money and even though they've been around forever and have a good rep, they just couldn't get it. The thought of boxing it up and sending it away to have it return with the same problem makes me sick. Please tell me there is someone around that is great with these things that doesn't charge a fortune. Or should I sell it on eBay "as is" and move on? Any help or advice would be great...THANKS!