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SP-1275 Information?

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Hi guys, I'm pretty new to the hobby but I've had a lot of fun finding deals and fixing up stuff. Recently I came across a seller clearing some speakers out. One of which were these Marantz SP-1275s. A quick search brought up practically nothing except an old OfferUp listing. They're in extremely rough shape, the foam has deteriorated to the point where gently caressing it causes it to disentigrate into a fine powder. Not to mention it's covered in dust and spiderwebs with who knows what living inside it. These were kept outdoors under a lean-to, so they've definitely seen better days, see photos for how I found them in the listing. I just wanted to see what information I can find regarding these, as I really can't find much on my own, trust me I've tried. Maybe I'm just bad at investigating, but any info would be greatly appreciated. I'm planning to fix them up as my weekend project. However I'd like to know if they're actually worth fixing in case the project goes way deeper than I expected. I'd rather not waste months on a set of speakers that simply aren't worth the effort when I have other speakers to work on.
 

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Cannot speak to their original quality but I had a pair of HD440's in a similar condition. $20 on a woofer repair kit, along with a fair bit of elbow grease (IPA and cotton buds) got them sorted, the sound great now (to me)
 
Update on this. I couldn't find anything. I even contacted Marantz and asked if they had any info at all and they said they had nothing. However! I found an eBay listing for a Marantz SP-1275 service manual! Long story short, it's on the way and will be here by the end of the week hopefully. This was initially supposed to be a quick flip, but the mystery has me diving deep into these. If they turn out any good I might just keep them. I'll update y'all with what I find in the manual
 
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