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Marantz CD883

AvSat44

AvSat44

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A while back I picked up a Marantz CD883 CD Player for the princely sum of $15.00. Cosmetically, it was in excellent condition and I had never seen one before so I thought that for this amount I wouldn't have too much to loose. It sat around along with all my other unfinished or unstarted projects for about 2 years when the other day I decided to fire it up. So after a quick clean and a check for no obvious burn outs, I stuck it on the Variac and cranked it up. All good so far so I connected it to my workshop Marantz 1040 amp and a pair of Wharfedale Dovedales and it worked. It worked so well that I started to investigate. Turns out it was manufactured in Belgium in 1989 and has a whole heap of Marantz up spec goodies stuffed into it. The case is much smaller than your standard width case and it even came with a remote control.

Unfortunately, that's about all I can find out about it as it did not come with any manuals and I can't seem to track them down anywhere. The Marantz importers in Australia have changed so many times since the 1980's that I've lost count so they are of no help either.

If anyone out there has any documentation/owner manual/service manual relating to this unit, I would really appreciate getting my hands on it. I have attached a photo in the hope that it may trigger a lead.

Cheers.Marantz CD883.jpg
 
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Very good player,and FWIW it's actually stuffed full of Philips components more-so than Marantz components.
As in the highly regarded Philips TDA1541A DAC chip and one of their ultra reliable CDM 4/19 swing arm transports.

More info here > https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/marantz/cd883.shtml
And possibly here > http://www.dutchaudioclassics.nl/

These old vintage Philips/Magnavox/Marantz TDA1541 equipped machines still tend to fly under the radar of many folks.
And IMHO they're still very good machines as they sound great and tend to live nice long lives.

HTH

Bret P.
 
Thanks for the response Bret. Hi Fi Engine was my first port of call but zero. I tried the other site and it is really cool but no cigar.
As you mentioned, it does play really well. Pity it looks a little down market.
In any event I'm not going to get rid of it and I now feel quite good about how much I paid and how good it sounds.
Will keep hunting. The info has to pop up somewhere.
Cheers.
Andre.
 
AvSat44 said:
A while back I picked up a Marantz CD883 CD Player for the princely sum of $15.00. Cosmetically, it was in excellent condition and I had never seen one before so I thought that for this amount I wouldn't have too much to loose. It sat around along with all my other unfinished or unstarted projects for about 2 years when the other day I decided to fire it up. So after a quick clean and a check for no obvious burn outs, I stuck it on the Variac and cranked it up. All good so far so I connected it to my workshop Marantz 1040 amp and a pair of Wharfedale Dovedales and it worked. It worked so well that I started to investigate. Turns out it was manufactured in Belgium in 1989 and has a whole heap of Marantz up spec goodies stuffed into it. The case is much smaller than your standard width case and it even came with a remote control.

Unfortunately, that's about all I can find out about it as it did not come with any manuals and I can't seem to track them down anywhere. The Marantz importers in Australia have changed so many times since the 1980's that I've lost count so they are of no help either.

If anyone out there has any documentation/owner manual/service manual relating to this unit, I would really appreciate getting my hands on it. I have attached a photo in the hope that it may trigger a lead.

Cheers.View attachment 1039261
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Hi
AvSat44 said:
A while back I picked up a Marantz CD883 CD Player for the princely sum of $15.00. Cosmetically, it was in excellent condition and I had never seen one before so I thought that for this amount I wouldn't have too much to loose. It sat around along with all my other unfinished or unstarted projects for about 2 years when the other day I decided to fire it up. So after a quick clean and a check for no obvious burn outs, I stuck it on the Variac and cranked it up. All good so far so I connected it to my workshop Marantz 1040 amp and a pair of Wharfedale Dovedales and it worked. It worked so well that I started to investigate. Turns out it was manufactured in Belgium in 1989 and has a whole heap of Marantz up spec goodies stuffed into it. The case is much smaller than your standard width case and it even came with a remote control.

Unfortunately, that's about all I can find out about it as it did not come with any manuals and I can't seem to track them down anywhere. The Marantz importers in Australia have changed so many times since the 1980's that I've lost count so they are of no help either.

If anyone out there has any documentation/owner manual/service manual relating to this unit, I would really appreciate getting my hands on it. I have attached a photo in the hope that it may trigger a lead.

Cheers.View attachment 1039261
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Hi Andre, I picked up one of these units today unfortunately it won't play and shows an error light when disc drawer closes whether a CD is inserted or not, but it did come with a manual so if there anything specific you are chasing regarding the manual or its contents please let me know, cheers
 
If you didn't pay to much for it, you might want to get it checked out. I've also discovered that with faults of this type that proper cleaning can sometimes perform miracles.
 
Thanks Spulligan. It downloaded perfectly. Most appreciated.
If there is anything I can help with in the future just let me know.
P.S. What country are you in? It would have to be somewhere close to my time zone.
 
AvSat44 said:
Thanks Spulligan. It downloaded perfectly. Most appreciated.
If there is anything I can help with in the future just let me know.
P.S. What country are you in? It would have to be somewhere close to my time zone.
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No problem will definitely take you up on that offer, I'm in Brisbane
 
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