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Marantz 5030 quality and restoration?

progger7

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I'm looking into adding a vintage cassette deck to my system. My restored Marantz 2275 receiver is the centerpiece. The Marantz 5030 or 5030b cassette deck appeals as it is 3 head and would match my receiver nicely. Can anybody attest to the quality of this model? More importantly, how difficult will it be to refurb one of these to top condition? I assume it will be a challenge to find one that doesn't need some work.

Thoughts?
 
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I can't tell you anything about the 5030, but I just buttoned up my 5220 a few minutes ago! the belt change was a pain in the a$$ although everything else was pretty easy, I am about to hook it up to my main system, looking forward to finding some blank tapes and playing around with it, I haven't had a tape player in many years. :music:
 
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