• The move to the new server is done. There are some software and database maintenance updates in process. This has us passing the hat around to help out. We appreciate any donations. Seriously, even a dollar helps. The payment page may be found here - https://www.audiokarma.org/support.html

Nice Marantz Score! (LOTS of pics)

Unless someone finds an Audio Note UK M10 or Ongaku on the curb no one will ever beat this score. Frickin unbeliveable as it is,I'm starting to bevlive he is telling the truth.
 
Leave the screw hole alone... Its been a while since I have been in there on 10b, but there are a lot of delicate parts there. The Alignment coils, adjustment cores and spacers are in there. A 10b can very easily be damaged by improper handling or repair of that area.

b_0010b.jpg


A little history on the 10b.... It is a mechanical and electrical work of Art... I kid you not... It will never be reproduced.... As the assembly materials and techniques simply can not be reproduced today... Except for extreme amounts of money.

Saul Marantz used to tell customer that he was "Putting a 100$ dollar bill in each 10b box..." Meaning that is what he was losing 100$ on every 10b Unit he sold for 650$ in 1966.... It drove Saul to sell the Company to Superscope.
 
I agree that you should sit on the Marantz 9's. They will certainly go up in value. And yes, you might be able to retire on them in another 20 years.
I also agree they are worth more unmolested. Any cap replacement and bye bye resale value!!

The Model 10B routinely only needs the optocouplers checked (or replaced if necessary) and the filter caps reformed with a VARIAC. It should never require alignment of any sort. Perhaps check the tubes and replace the weak ones. Ditto for the scope tube.

It's true. You will never find another set like this in your lifetime!!!
 
WOW! What a great score you got there! DON'T SELL THEM UNLESS YOU NEED TOO! I would get them appraised and insured and put them in a very safe place.

Congrats on such a great find!
 
Obviously, any of us (teleking36 included) would want to listen to this fantastic system, so what's the safest way to connect everything and give it a listen? I don't have any experience with tube gear, so I'm wondering this myself.

I'm still shaking my head about this. I have a GREAT system, and teleking's is worth about 20 times what mine is. I'm in awe.

If, teleking, like me in my 20s, you have any 'shady' freinds, you might not wanna mention anything about this to any of them or the people who might tell them...

If you're not in a bad situation cash-wise, keeping them WITH INSURANCE is looking like a good option, sort of like a rich guy keeping his money tied up in classic and exotic cars that he can look at and enjoy, instead of having the cash sitting in an investment accout somewhere.

A storage rack with DOORS would be a great idea. Curious and well-meaning freinds can do terrible things to valuable electronics! I'm always seeing cabinets good for this for cheap in the dent & ding of the back of the local mega-furniture store.
 
Thankfully I have no friends that would compromise what I have. All of my friends know that I'm an absolute psycho (in a good way) about my guitar gear, and I would expect them to offer the same kind of respect for the Marantz gear.

That being said, I've still tried to tell as little people as humanly possible. I've only really told my friends and family about the 10B, and they are ecstatic over that alone! It hasn't been easy. I share my apartment with my girlfriend, who still has no idea that I have the equivalent of a new Honda Accord sitting in the corner of our living room. She just knows that it's heavy, and that I'd kill her if she tried to move/touch it. It helps that she weighs about 40 lbs less than the combined weight of the pieces!

The truth is going to have to come out one way or another to some people, mainly my girlfriend and my immediate family. My closest of friends would be the last people to know, because no matter how much I trust them, I'd think they would have a hard time keeping the news to themselves, and I don't want to garner any unwanted attention.

I'm going to continue to stare at this stuff until I can regain the courage to move it out of my apartment to go and get it appraised. I'm waiting to hear back from two Hi Fi audio places I've contacted about getting the stuff appraised. I've already contacted the insurance agent that handles my musical equipment. As soon as I get the appraisal letter, these babies will be covered!
 
As a contractor who has demoed many structures this story does not pass my smell test... and has a smell of larceny to it.
 
I assure you this is not larceny. I would not threaten the integrity of the business I work for, for the benefit of taking a stereo system I knew absolutely nothing about.

This isn't the first time someone from our company scored working on a demo project... A guy I was working with offered a contractor a cash deal on a 1980 pontiac in great shape with silly low miles on it. It was owned by a 92 year old woman who had passed away. The car was sitting in the garage, with only very minor cosmetic wear due to age. When we finished the job, my coworker offered the contractor $250 for the car, and also took a bunch of nice garage tools to go with it. He cleaned up the pontiac, sold it, and made a really nice profit.

Once again, I'll reiterate that I had no idea what I had until people on this forum and the gear page told me what it was. I'm not a criminal. Don't judge. Do you think I'd glaringlÝ post all this stuff, WITH MYSELF IN THE PICTURE, if I had stolen it?!?!?
 
teleking36 said:
I assure you this is not larceny. I would not threaten the integrity of the business I work for, for the benefit of taking a stereo system I knew absolutely nothing about.

This isn't the first time someone from our company scored working on a demo project... A guy I was working with offered a contractor a cash deal on a 1980 pontiac in great shape with silly low miles on it. It was owned by a 92 year old woman who had passed away. The car was sitting in the garage, with only very minor cosmetic wear due to age. When we finished the job, my coworker offered the contractor $250 for the car, and also took a bunch of nice garage tools to go with it. He cleaned up the pontiac, sold it, and made a really nice profit.

Once again, I'll reiterate that I had no idea what I had until people on this forum and the gear page told me what it was. I'm not a criminal. Don't judge. Do you think I'd glaringlÝ post all this stuff, WITH MYSELF IN THE PICTURE, if I had stolen it?!?!?
Click to expand...

I for one believe the story. How this stuff was left behind is hard to believe but sometimes the history of valuable items gets lost and they just become stuff taking up space.
 
Teleking,

It may be prudent that you start and keep a journal regarding this equipment and how you came into posession, should your claim to ownership come into question. Any documentation that supports your claim could make all of the difference in the future.
 
teleking36 said:
I'm not sure how much the contractor knows, but I do know that the last person to live there was handicapped. They had one of those motorized chairs built into the basement staircase.

I might try and swing through tomorrow if the house is still standing and take a more detailed look through the house. I've gotta try and hunt down some speakers!
Click to expand...


Is it possible that the house had an OLD person in it, who may not have been fully handicapped, but needed the chairlift? Someone who might have bought these Marantz units new, years ago?

What I find puzzling is that almost everything else was gone from the apartment BUT these. Either someone hung on to them until the last, because they were loved, or someone hung on to everything else and left these, thinking they were too old and worthless. Either way seems a bit weird to me. Not questioning your find at all; just very curious what the "back story" is behind how those things came to be left there, while other stuff wasn't. Seems weird, but it sure was great luck for you!

Sir.Byrd said:
I'll give you $200 for the set!
Click to expand...

I'll give $201! Better yet, if you'll take Hong Kong $, I'll give 1,200 of them! :D

[Obviously just joking here; to be serious would violate the rules, and we all know that these sums aren't realistic, anyway.]

chasman said:
As a contractor who has demoed many structures this story does not pass my smell test... and has a smell of larceny to it.
Click to expand...


It might have been possible that someone else stole these, and stowed them in the "old, vacant" house for a few days, planning to come back for them after they'd lined up a "safe" buyer. BUT the OP said that there were signs that a turntable had been there, too, so I don't think this was the case. :no:

I've pulled some really good stuff from condemned houses, including elaborately-carved antique furniture with marble inlay, a VERY old ceiling fan with hand-cut ruby-colored Belgian crystal bells over some light bulbs that looked like Thomas Edison made them, a pair of tables with 2" thick solid exotic burlwood-slab tops, some highly-collectible 1950s furniture, antique carved-lacquer wall panels and screens, several bags of silver coins(!), hand-embroidered silk wall hangings, and other obviously-expensive things. You'd be surprised what people will abandon when moving, and people move for different reasons, which may influence what they take and what they leave behind.

On the topic of Marantz tube gear, I was looking at a pair of Model 9s earlier this evening, and they looked SO NEW, so perfect, that I'm wondering... either someone's idea of a restoration is essentially a complete rebuild, including new anodizing and lettering, or else, just perhaps, someone (I would presume in China?!) is duplicating these? I've seen a few of arguably the world's best-preserved ones, still with original wrapping and boxes and such, but none that left me believing they were NEW, as much as these. Really has me wondering. Did someone duplicate or re-issue these models? I think next time I'll ask about them. [Note: I'm NOT implying anything abou the ones in this thread; absolutely not (esp. since they were free in a completely different setting). Just wondering about the ones I saw.]
 
As a contractor who has demoed many structures this story does not pass my smell test... and has a smell of larceny to it.
Click to expand...

Come on guys don't ruin a good story.... This is the internet.... I don't believe 100% of what I read on this board or any other for that matter.... Internet or not, I don't believe 100% of what people tell me.

I don't think he cares if 100% of the people believe him...nor should he care.

Living in New Jersey, I have come to enjoy trying to sort out Fact from Fiction as part of my daily life...and actually like a good embellishment from time to time.... One thing I have learned....Never call BS too early.

I use the the Internet as a source of Fact and of Fiction. This story is a great bed time story for us Audiophiles...be it Internet fact or Internet fiction...I like it either way.

This seems to me to be a real find at this point...if it is larceny why in the world would anyone pose in a picture..... Besides, None of my gear is missing..... :)

Two possible believes here....

1. Some one finds a 10b, 7t and pair of 9s....and some one is dumb enough to leave them behind....

2. Some one is dumb enough to steal that gear and post pictures of themselves on the WEB....knowing the Authorities have ways to track down IP addresses.


I have been proven wrong before.... But in my mind, number 1 is actually easier for me to believe than number 2....

jk
 
The accusation of larceny may be above you..Demo projects generally don't proceed without sign-offs of personal belongings from estate or owner /client. How a unique system is only thing left except for shag carpets is almost unimaginable.
 
Arkay said:
On the topic of Marantz tube gear, I was looking at a pair of Model 9s earlier this evening, and they looked SO NEW, so perfect, that I'm wondering... either someone's idea of a restoration is essentially a complete rebuild, including new anodizing and lettering, or else, just perhaps, someone (I would presume in China?!) is duplicating these? I've seen a few of arguably the world's best-preserved ones, still with original wrapping and boxes and such, but none that left me believing they were NEW, as much as these. Really has me wondering. Did someone duplicate or re-issue these models? I think next time I'll ask about them. [Note: I'm NOT implying anything abou the ones in this thread; absolutely not (esp. since they were free in a completely different setting). Just wondering about the ones I saw.]
Click to expand...


Model 9, 7c and 8b were all re-issued by Maratz in mid 90s.... Even could get the 7c and I think the 8b in kit form. MADE IN THE GOOD OLD USA...believe it or not....

So, what you were most likely looking at was a set of Re-issue Model 9s. Which can be had for about half or less of what the originals go for....

A pair of Re-issues were up on FlieBay about year ago. Being sold from China. They sold for 3k for the pair.... I WAS SO TEMPTED.... But I was afraid of Fraud and Shipping damage.....

It took all my powers not to bid on them.....


jk
 
Last edited:
If this is a case of an older person who passed away , and their
relatives took everything except the Marantz equipment, it's a
perfect lesson for the future generations. Maybe they should
think twice before tossing Dad's old 'junk'. :yes:
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom