Marantz 140?

[SteveJewels]

A Marantz 140 is available and I am tempted.

All out of spec components were replaced, inside cleaned, deoxed and calibrated. Also upgraded to led lights.

What is is worth?

 

[daveg3588]

Beautiful little power amp. If it fits your needs jump on it!

 

[Lavane]

A Marantz 140 is available and I am tempted.

All out of spec components were replaced, inside cleaned, deoxed and calibrated. Also upgraded to led lights.

What is is worth?

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I bought two before the prices jumped to where they are now. I restored both along with a couple 1060 integrated amps. I gave one 1060 and 140 to my son and kept the others for myself. I love these small form amps. They are well well built and super easy to work on. They are very modular. Except for a couple wires, the whole wiring harness is connected by screws and wire connectors and plugs. I use my 1060 as a preamp with the 140, its a nice combo. I had and SD the matching 3200 preamp. It just didn't sound as good as the 1060 connected to the 140. I've used various SS and tube preamps with the 140 without issue. You can see the 140 as part of my main system.

 

[RossW]

Going rate appears to be in the $6-700 range. For local sale I'd want to be closer to $500, but the Marantz market is pretty strong so they may not go that low.

Cosmetic condition is the most important thing.

"All out of spec components replaced" is often code for "it works so I didn't actually replace anything". I can almost guarantee they didn't pull and check every single component. I'd want more details: Complete recap (if it didn't get one it will probably need one sooner rather than later)? Service bulletins performed? Were any transistors replaced (especially output or driver transistors)? If so, what substitute component was used? If a part was replaced was it's complement also replaced? Was the corresponding part in the other channel replaced?

 

[Lavane]

Going rate appears to be in the $6-700 range. For local sale I'd want to be closer to $500, but the Marantz market is pretty strong so they may not go that low.

Cosmetic condition is the most important thing.

"All out of spec components replaced" is often code for "it works so I didn't actually replace anything". I can almost guarantee they didn't pull and check every single component. I'd want more details: Complete recap (if it didn't get one it will probably need one sooner rather than later)? Service bulletins performed? Were any transistors replaced (especially output or driver transistors)? If so, what substitute component was used? If a part was replaced was it's complement also replaced? Was the corresponding part in the other channel replaced?

Great advice. I was lucky as I bought the two I had way before prices went loony. I payed around $200 for one that needed some work. It turned out to be a bad capacitor on one amp board, a $1.00 fix. The second one the meter lights didn't work, even when the seller put new bulbs in it. I got that one for $100. That amp came in the original sales box shipped inside the original shipping box and packaging. The outer box had the stereo shop name and address on it. The problem with it was the lighting circuit wires were never connected or soldered at the factory. I'm guessing it was brought back to the store and never made it back for repair. I restored both and kept one. Those kind of prices are long gone though.