Marantz 7

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I don't want to start a price-flame war, but I'm simply curious as to why Marantz 7 preamps command such high prices compared to other tube preamps of their era. I've looked at a schematic for the Marantz preamp, and it appears to me to be a well-implemented, but fairly conventional, design. I have seen one opened up for service, before, though I've never heard one in operation, and the only unusual thing I noticed was the placement of the tubes. In fact, it doesn't seem to differ too much in terms of circuit design from the McIntosh C22 preamp, which I've seen offered at somewhat lower prices. For that matter, it wouldn't be hard to duplicate the Marantz design. Power amps are harder to copy due to the output transformers, but preamps are generally built from commonly available parts.

Marantz 7

Words by Rafe Arnott. Photos credited individually. Each column will examine an archetype of high fidelity and investigate its development, design, impact and legacy. Postwar America; triumphant, affluent, dizzy with the pace of invention and innovation, saw a revelation in high fidelity with the advent of the monophonic vinyl record in But for commercial artist, industrial designer and electronics engineer Marantz, nothing commercially available was good enough — particularly when it came to the issue of a preamplifier dealing effectively with the many disparate phonographic equalization curves utilized by record labels at the time. So, he took it upon himself to design one incorporating multiple EQ curves, and following the DIY success of the Consolette, the Marantz Model 1 was created. While several other components preamps, power amplifiers and electronic crossovers followed the Model 1 in quick succession, it was the Model 7 Stereo Preamplifier which came to market in late that would garner the distinction of being one of the most legendary components in the history of home audio. Saul Marantz has been referred to as one of the most passionate advocates of high fidelity in its history. The oldest of three children, he came into the world on July 7th, in Brooklyn, New York and from a young age showed glimpses of the creative talent that was to come — building microscopes and experimenting with crystal radios. Despite being accepted into a NYC public school program for advanced students, he had to drop out in Grade 8 to get a job and help support his family financially. Continuing his training at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, he ventured into commercial art and represented clients like General Electric and Hanes.

Smith quickly proved his worth; he modified the existing Model 1 circuit to generate less noise.

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The Model 7 was a breakthrough in preamplifier design at its introduction in In The front panel featured an array of four knobs on each side flanking four toggle switches. The right-side knobs provided independent bass and treble adjustment for each channel. The center toggle switches were tape monitor, a three-position phono equalization switch 78, Columbia, RIAA , and high- and low-pass filters. Minimalism in preamplifier design had clearly not yet taken hold. The front-panel layout was created by Mr.

Marantz 7

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O no es un seguidor de catodo? Think of this like an online subscription. Welcome to global capitalism. You must log in or register to reply here. By Sec. They Japanese are also buying out art, and our classic 60's and 70's muscle cars. One local Korean guy just brought back a bunch of Mac from Korea. How about the motorcycle buyers from Brazil? Hang onto the old gear people.. Now, I don't think anyone could gripe about the latter just shows good taste.

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I used to own a McIntosh C20 a few years ago. EBY shield cap 6 piece Marantz 7 etc. At that point remove the garbage then post it. The sound is better than ever. If you're not willing to pay a price that a seller wants for his goods, what business is it of yours to tell him who to sell or not sell to? And all of these places were more than happy to welcome a person off the street, sit them down and play them records until they tapped out. I pulled out the Telefunken tubes and sold it. More options. So you want to keep these things in American hands? Last edited: am. Simply put, they marantz built the top of the line components in the late 50's and early to mid 60's.