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Marantz 10b

My suggestion is.. If you think tubes will be in your system for some time to come, invest in a tube tester. I would be testing all tubes before sending off to repair.

Odd are there may be some AK'ers nearby you with a tube tester that may be able to assist for a 6 pack of beer also!
 
There is also a person in Newton but I can't think of the name of the place. I need to bring my MX110 in for an alignment. I previously had my 340B, Fisher 400 and MR67 aligned at the two previous places I mentioned.
 
GREAT find!!! I'm not trying to be a wet blanket but my very first thought was how dead FM is. However I was also thinking how valuable this tuner would be if left in it's original state, tubes caps and all. All the other 10b's I've ever seen have been fully restored and upgraded. Fine when you could really use it when FM was still alive, but in today's radio market - why?

If this were mine, and at this point in time, I would be kind of mixed on what I would do with this gem. I think I would get it working safely and just leave it as a more historical piece at this point. Just my opinion and not worth much at that.
 
airtime said:
GREAT find!!! I'm not trying to be a wet blanket but my very first thought was how dead FM is. However I was also thinking how valuable this tuner would be if left in it's original state, tubes caps and all. All the other 10b's I've ever seen have been fully restored and upgraded. Fine when you could really use it when FM was still alive, but in today's radio market - why?

If this were mine, and at this point in time, I would be kind of mixed on what I would do with this gem. I think I would get it working safely and just leave it as a more historical piece at this point. Just my opinion and not worth much at that.
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Listen every night to 91.1, the avenue, for an hour on my 10B.
 
airtime said:
GREAT find!!! I'm not trying to be a wet blanket but my very first thought was how dead FM is. However I was also thinking how valuable this tuner would be if left in it's original state, tubes caps and all. All the other 10b's I've ever seen have been fully restored and upgraded. Fine when you could really use it when FM was still alive, but in today's radio market - why?

If this were mine, and at this point in time, I would be kind of mixed on what I would do with this gem. I think I would get it working safely and just leave it as a more historical piece at this point. Just my opinion and not worth much at that.
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Interesting take. I appreciate where you are coming from and I definitely want to proceed cautiously (and try to keep it as original as possible). The state of FM really seems to be a regional thing. I'm situated right between Boston and Providence and get anywhere from 15-20 channels with a basic dipole antenna so, the 10b wouldn't be wasted in that regard. I've actually listened to more FM the last few years than probably the 10-20 years before that.
 
Nice looking. Nice sounding on a strong local signal with no HD or no SCA services. Sank the Marantz Company as you and I know it due to the company losing money on every one ever made.
 
Update! Got Marantz 10B back from tech yesterday. COVID put everything on back burner for a while. Took it to Bruce on Cape Cod. There was power trouble to the RF. Didn’t have time to get the particulars but I’ll see him again in a week or so for some other gear he’s fixing. He said it’s in good shape, all the tubes are original and tested good, the optocouplers were fine etc. Anyhow, it’s up and running and sounds great. The only issue right now is the front glass lettering which is drooping and the dust (?) that seems stuck to the glass. He didn’t want to mess with it which I was fine with. Does anyone make a replacement? Well, I can live with it if I have to. As always thanks for the help and info!

 
John, who is the tech on Cape Cod, I go to Brewster every weekend to stay with the girlfriend. I'm still in need of a person who can align tuners. Certainly a more pleasant trip than going into Boston.
 
JohnChi said:
Update! Got Marantz 10B back from tech yesterday. COVID put everything on back burner for a while. Took it to Bruce on Cape Cod. There was power trouble to the RF. Didn’t have time to get the particulars but I’ll see him again in a week or so for some other gear he’s fixing. He said it’s in good shape, all the tubes are original and tested good, the optocouplers were fine etc. Anyhow, it’s up and running and sounds great. The only issue right now is the front glass lettering which is drooping and the dust (?) that seems stuck to the glass. He didn’t want to mess with it which I was fine with. Does anyone make a replacement? Well, I can live with it if I have to. As always thanks for the help and info!

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Very nice! Wild man David Miller at Speakerworks in Tulsa, OK would be a contact on the glass.
 
JohnChi said:
. The only issue right now is the front glass lettering which is drooping and the dust (?) that seems stuck to the glass. He didn’t want to mess with it which I was fine with. Does anyone make a replacement? Well, I can live with it if I have to. As always thanks for the help and info!

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Radio Daze is a much touted recommendation for this type of work. Might want to get in touch. However, not too long ago I read something about him not doing custom work due to the pandemic. Still worth a try.
 
Destructor said:
John, who is the tech on Cape Cod, I go to Brewster every weekend to stay with the girlfriend. I'm still in need of a person who can align tuners. Certainly a more pleasant trip than going into Boston.
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Bruce at High Performance Audio in Hyannis. Can’t recommend him enough. Fair, honest, reasonable and does a great job. Hard to find these days.
 
Thanks for the recommendations for the glass. I can live with drooping letters (I actually kind of like them) but it’s the dust (?) paint flakes (?) that won’t come off. The glass is double paned and the dust is inside. I tried cleaning a section away from the lettering with a q-tip but, had little to no success. I don’t want to try anything too aggressive and destroy the lettering so I’ll live with it for now. When the lights are on the dust illuminates which makes it a little harder to see the scope.
 
JohnChi said:
Thanks for the recommendations for the glass. I can live with drooping letters (I actually kind of like them) but it’s the dust (?) paint flakes (?) that won’t come off. The glass is double paned and the dust is inside. I tried cleaning a section away from the lettering with a q-tip but, had little to no success. I don’t want to try anything too aggressive and destroy the lettering so I’ll live with it for now. When the lights are on the dust illuminates which makes it a little harder to see the scope.
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I wouldn't try to clean the dust off. You may just wind up wiping away lettering. Was the dial marks hand done on the Marantz 10B? I seem to remember reading something about that.
 
Lavane said:
I wouldn't try to clean the dust off. You may just wind up wiping away lettering. Was the dial marks hand done on the Marantz 10B? I seem to remember reading something about that.
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I believe they were. In any case I think I’ll just leave it alone. When I was doing the initial cleaning and had the dial glass out I tried to clean a bit away from any writing. I didn’t have much success. Most of the dust is inside the 2-pane glass. I don’t know if others have separated the glass or were able to get something in between to clean it. I tried using an eyeglass cloth wrapped around a q-tip for the in-between and had very little success. I quit before I did something regrettable. I can live with it.
 
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