Welcome, Jay! I returned to interest in vintage hifi about 3 or 4 years ago after an absence of 30 years. I had a Marantz 2230 and 2245 in the early 70’.s. The 2230 was stolen, and I sold the 2245 in the 90’s when everything was going home theater. Got back into it because I just wanted to relive my glory days. Lol. My dad was a ham operator and EE who built all of his own equipment, so I grew up around this stuff. But I never got very involved in building or repair until I got a used 2270 that I wanted to restore. With the help of experts on the Marantz forum, I have rebuilt many Marantz receivers, including my 2325. I’m still no expert, but I’m getting the hang of it and have learned a ton from reading many troubleshooting threads.
Some kind of get together would be interesting to get to know local people with a common interest. I guess we will see if anyone chimes in with interest in that.
Steve