Marantz 2275 how much
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XplicitActs
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Wood case?
PeerlessK
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No unfortunately
PeerlessK
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I think the face is presentable
Blue Shadow
Waiting for Vintage Gear from this century
Collector valuation or just to have a receiver to enjoy? There is a pile of Marantz tax on their gear compared to other brands. A great 65-85 wpc receiver is a 300-500 item depending. The rest of the price is the tax which in today's market can be recovered when sold with the collector market still not satisfied.
PeerlessK
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To add to collection for rotation use .
XplicitActs
Super Member
I own a 2275 in a wood case for the very reason.
XplicitActs
Super Member
I want to add that I wasnt advertising my Sansui for sale. Simply giving an example of a receiver that can be had for less that I think sounds just as good as the marantz 2275 going off of what blue Shadow was stating.
$700 for a good working presentable but not restored 2275 is a decent price today. Usually you can do a little better in a private sale, the ebay tax adds a bit more usually.
petes'picks
Super Member
I sold a mint one for about $500 to a guy on bartertown about 4 years ago. It still had the plastic mylar over the face. It needed a little tlc as the DC offset had drifted and likely needed to be recapped but it was as close to perfect cosmetically as you could hope to find. I could of easily got more but the guy was looking for mint case for his and I ended up giving him a deal on the unit because i felt guilty separating it from the case. From what I remember it only had about 50wpc output driving 4 ohm loads so keep that in mind, although some make improvements to PS to get better results. The speakers I had at the time were 4ohm but dipped to 2.8ohm range on certain frequencies so they were never going to get along. I keep wondering when prices will trend downward so I can try another one.
Sharpstik
Stuck in the 70's
Would you pay that for a Pioneer 850 ? Same watts , just about ...65 . I bet not .
Mine was restored totally and I paid less .
Marantz taxes are outrageous .
Agreed,....but there is a reason for them.
The "marantz tax", "Pioneer tax", "JBL tax" et al is very simple, it's a collector premium. As such, the more desirable it is in their line and the further above average condition it becomes more collectible and the premium increases. I have seen pristine collectible models of vintage audio sell for ten times the selling price of rough ones, I have sold pristine examples from my collection for ten times what people are getting for rough ones, because I only collect pristine ones I know the difference.
If it's in beat condition and a mid-to-lower end model it's affordable, ... if one of the top models new in box it'll be rediculously expensive. I don't know why people have such a hard time grasping this concept but it's pretty much the same as trying to compare a rare and autographed baseball card to the value of the paper on which it is printed, ...
The value of vintage marantz (etc.) receivers is determined by the people who are buying them and nothing else.
If it's in beat condition and a mid-to-lower end model it's affordable, ... if one of the top models new in box it'll be rediculously expensive. I don't know why people have such a hard time grasping this concept but it's pretty much the same as trying to compare a rare and autographed baseball card to the value of the paper on which it is printed, ...
The value of vintage marantz (etc.) receivers is determined by the people who are buying them and nothing else.
I also have an SX-1250, ... tell me there's no tax on that one.
gogofast
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Well, it seems like Marantz carry a unusually high tax. I mean among similar level of build and sound quality brands/models.
As for your 1250 and other monster receivers, I'd say they're more of luxury tax or a different level of tax bracket for being over 100wpc.
Someone mentioned a restoration cost down the road. If you can diy, which I would rate most Marantz models 4/10 difficulty level (including the relay mod and replacement), you can do it for under $150...unless you go crazy with premium caps. I use my 2270 almost daily and no sign of any issue after a recap few years ago. Same with 2285.
As for your 1250 and other monster receivers, I'd say they're more of luxury tax or a different level of tax bracket for being over 100wpc.
Someone mentioned a restoration cost down the road. If you can diy, which I would rate most Marantz models 4/10 difficulty level (including the relay mod and replacement), you can do it for under $150...unless you go crazy with premium caps. I use my 2270 almost daily and no sign of any issue after a recap few years ago. Same with 2285.
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