Marantz 7

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, 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.

Marantz 7

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I'm sure many people here know the entire history of audio development since the time of the Marantz 7. One local Korean guy just brought back a bunch of Mac from Korea. The other preamps I own are in the shelf. Does a Japanese industrialist paying an outrageous price for one of these cars jack the price up more than an American industrialist paying an outrageous price? More options Share this page Share this page Share. Regards Tom Brennan. Everything in the Marantz equipment of the time was of the best quality that they could source, and the workmanship was consistantly 1st rate. There are better places to spend for better results. Very well put, Kevin. Some of the reissued tube gear guitar and hi-fi seems pretty dubious. 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. To my horror there was a post on the Corral which is a big web site for 5.

This is a fully restored Marantz Model 7 fitted with the best vintage tubes you can get.

He would buy a Scott amp or something, and as he was carrying it back to his car, would be accosted by people he passed, asking "Oh, you like that stuff? Scott radio you know what I mean. 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? Schmitz77 said:. There are better. The myth legend of the brand is because of their early tube amp products. What sickens you? Finally had to make it clear to one and all that nothing was for sale or trade and they finally quit. By Sec. As far as I'm concerned ,my wife can call me whatever she likes, "panson","guero","gringo" At that point remove the garbage then post it. Read the whole sentence, and it makes perfect sense. All sites. Personally I think it would be a fair trade if we all gave back everything we bought from each other and called it square.