Believe it or not, this may be the typical asking price on eBay. These monster receivers from the likes of Marantz and Sansui are worth some big bucks ...
I tend to cycle through vintage receivers on a regular basis for my home office rig. I've had Marantz, Harmon/Kardon, Kenwood, Technics, Pioneer, Realistic, NAD, Carver, Revox, Sansui and the list goes on. I buy them on a deal and if I like them I keep them for a while and a few have even gone into my "keep" pile lol. My favourte so far is a NAD 7155 (1985) receiver. I like it so much I actually sprang to have it serviced. It's now my primary receiver for my secondary system and I'll rotate receivers into that system but I still end up going back to NAD every time .... so far
NAD used to make very good gears through early 2000 until it outsourced all manufacturing to you-know-where. That was when I stopped buying anything NAD ... The 7155 is supposed to have a decent tuner. Any good radio stations in Halifax?
My wife had this receiver when we got married. I sold it in a yard sale, and she was not too pleased about it - especially when I needed a new receiver later on. So I actually found one locally and bought it. I used it for years until I picked up the HK 330.
The build quality of NAD gears today is no match with what it made 30 years ago and we all know the reasons ...
This is true when I compare my 30+ year old 7155 to my new NAD T-787. The only reason I bought yjr 787 is that it does sound nice and I got it for a rediculous deal. There's no way I'd pay full price for it. In fact, I'm working a deal to sell it for slighly more than I paid for it and move into something else for that rig
To keep up with the digital age while keeping your vintage receiver, all you need is to get a quality outboard DAC to do all the necessary decoding. This is pretty much my plan. To get a piece of audio gear with good build quality these days will require a mid to high 4-figure budget ...
I have a Marantz 2220b. I paid $89 for it. It needed a protection circuit fixed and I had all LED lighting and new vellum installed. The repairs cost $400 but I am happy with it and plan to keep it.
I'd never seen the black face. Theres a "regular" 4440 like above on my CL for $900 Others quads.. 4240 - $795 4230 - $400 4270 - $550
I've always wanted to hear one of these. Supposed to be the amp section from the MA6200 and the Mr75 tuner all in one convenient package. Prices have been steadily on the rise.
A Marantz 2225, circa 1976... Took a lot of effort to get it to look like this, (why did so many Marantz buyers in the 70's have to be smokers??). Absolutely great sounding... from my upload at HiFi Engine
I picked up a 2220, and spent the good part of a Saturday cleaning it out. My hands and office smelled like an old Vegas hotel room. I still get a whiff when using it.
Yea, that smells about right. Its weird how I've come full circle with this hobby. As a kid, I subscribed to Stereo Review, would anxiously wait for the Tech Hifi catalogs to arrive and would read it till it fell apart. I Started with a low end Realistic receiver, graduating to a JVC, a Pioneer then full stop. I jumped to convenience with a minidisk, MP3, iPod, Sonos and here I am back to the beginning. Best experience I've had in awhile just sitting down and listening, good to be back...
