Marantz 8b Detroit CL

[barredowl]

1850 is a good deal for a recapped clean 8b. No affiliation.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/ele/1485330193.html

 

[luckyed]

I do not know the pricing on these but it looks nice and clean.

 

[winters860]

Probably worth more for resale non-working and pristine than re-capped. :screwy:

 

[EastPoint]

I thought half the attraction in those was the sound you got from the original caps.

 

[barredowl]

No the caps are going to be way out of spec after 50 years, the attraction I assume is the circuit topology, I have never heard an 8b but I had the matching pre-amp 7c for about a week before I sold and it sounded quite nice.

 

[winters860]

I thought half the attraction in those was the sound you got from the original caps.

No the caps are going to be way out of spec after 50 years

Stop! You're both right!

 

[spartanmanor]

Being able to pick it up locally is sweet! Nice unit.

 

[barredowl]

Yeah and only 1600 over my budget, sigh. Sad thing is, if I could swing it I could probably make a thousand bucks on ebay.

 

[crooner]

I would like to know what caps were used for the recapping. Russian PIOs would be ideal in place of the original Good-All caps. The 1996 VAC reissue types are a good choice as well.

The original caps were Epoxy dipped Mylars, so they last longer than wax or plastic molded paper caps. The epoxy effectively keeps the moisture out, the main culprit for capacitor breakdown.

I also noticed the upper RCA jacks were changed to those oversized audiophile "Tiffany" types. It may have other mods inside....

 

[Andyman]

It's gone....
I emailed for a friend, but never heard anything back. No surprise at that price though.

 

[perchdog]

it did seem like a reasonible deal. too bad for your friend, that amplifier would have been nice...