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Marantz Speakers identification

jcpcali

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Hoping someone can id these marantz speakers. I know Marantz wasn’t known for their speakers but I like the cabs and wondering if they’d make a decent spare bedroom system where they’d be seen more than heard. The connectors on back seem different era than the plastic grill connectors. I would expect Velcro. Any help is appreciated
 

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They look like cheap vinyl-covered speakers. Marantz did make a few decent speakers, but these aren't them. I'm actually confused as to where these might have come from, since to my knowledge, Marantz never made a compact system*, and that is generally where you'd see speakers with RCA input jacks.

In fact, don't the grills look like they're two different colors? Maybe they're not Marantz at all, and someone slapped a Marantz grill on one.

If you're looking for something that's going to look nice, I'd try to find something with real wood veneer, at the minimum.

*I'm talking about a 1970s compact all-in-1 system, which weren't actually all that compact, compared with the more modern shelf system which is a lot smaller.
 
Yeah thanks for that. I asked if they were veneer or vinyl and he replied solid wood, lol. It was driving me crazy because I couldn’t find anything close. You might be onto something with the marantz label. Oh well onward and upward!
 
They're definitely vinyl. And I just noticed that the Marantz labels are in different positions on the cabinets.
 
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