Face Plate Model #

[Fhamre]

Picked up this NOS face plate several years ago. Now I can't remember the model of the amp it is for.
Any ideas?
Its 19"L x 5 3/4"H.
Just a big chunk of aluminium with the logo. Designed for a rack mount.

 

[bryans12v]

What the?

I'd love to see a higher resolution shot of the Marantz logo. I don't think there were any production that would've used that plate which leads me to belive that it may be a later reproduction, still very cool.

Does it have a reference groove on the bottom of the back side?

Edit: Maybe they made blank plates for rack mount setups, that would be awesome.

 

[Fhamre]

Yes, it has a thin groove along the bottom of the back. I took another shot of the logo.Its not engraved.
As I recall the guy had a lot of NOS Marantz face plates that he bought in France. I bought a 2200 face plate off him as well. It is just the face plate no plastic inserts or rubber washers on the inside of control holes.

 

[Lavane]

Very strange, no mounting holes for the amp itself. Prototype?

 

[bryans12v]

Whatever is it, it's very cool and I've never seen anything like it. It's rumored there may have been a 260 power amp with a flat plain face with no pilot light but from the images I've seen it had a plastic name plate on it and 6 holes to the chassis.

I think this may be a blank cover for rack mount stuff.

Take a shot of the groove!

 

[Fhamre]

Here is the back.

 

[cemerson]

My vote is for a blank spot in a rack setup. I would also think it might be rare, or specially made for a dealer or something of that nature.