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In Reply to: RE: Well I just won a vintage... posted by Brian McGowan on July 31, 2014 at 16:43:19
BTW, the series was made from '77 until '81 and appear to be with the exception of McIntosh the last US produced receivers. They were designed by a dedicated engineering team at Magnavox after the success of the 1500 series of receivers. When you open the 1500 and yourself up it is easy to see they are closely related. After the final design signoff, before production started Philips bought the company and simply rebadged them. More impressively these engineers also got through management the series tuner, power and preamp. The sonic signature of the receivers and the separates was very close. IMHO, Philips would have been smarter to have retained that team and used them to design the Marantz line after they bought the company as what they had was far better than what the receivers they made under the Marantz moniker.
Are you planning to use the JBLs or Fishers on the receiver and why you listed them. They have quite different voicing and I think it will be more which voicing you like than the receiver that will affect your preference. The receiver is quite neutral in its presentation. Not like the Yamaha I have that are more sterile in their presentation and seem quite lifeless by comparison.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
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I listed both of those(XP 5's & Lancer 44's) because I feel they are my best speakers that I own that mate well with what else I have,& the type of music I listen to.Although I have others such as my vintage Pioneer CS -811A's,which may work very well with the Philips?I also own some vintage
Marantz Imperial 5's the first versions with the cloth surrounds!So nothing really high end here in speakers like most have!But none the less are not Crap either!As I have said before I mostly Listen to Lawrence Welk,Tony Bennett,The Rat Pack etc.so I am trying to build a system that sounds good with that kind of music @ moderate volume levels!Thanks again for your help!
Nice little collection of speakers. I remember the Marantz 6 as they were seemingly an attempt to reach those buying the high end Marantz separates bit, less Bout the other models. In the Boston Market their speakers could not seem to get any traction as the market was pretty controlled by the NEW speaker companies and Dynaco. Try them all, it is half the fun of it. I would definitely try the Fisher and Marantz but I could not get used to the early Japanese sound, so have a bias.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
That's what I was planing to do!But I need to downsize & weed out the not so good speakers as I have way to many & use that to invest in one really good pair of speakers!
If you were close, I would loan a few sets to you to try. Better to have one or two really good sets than a dozen okay ones. I am still in process of getting rid of some 3-4 pair and then will be down to my keepers. And, a lot more room.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
I hear you. I am still about 2 - 3 pair too heavy. 1 set is committed to someone out of the country until year end and another I will dump as soon as possible while the other is on loan to the ent who is out until the end of year and then when and if returned will also be dumped.
Trying to get down to the ADS L300 and either the KLH Fives or Wharfedale W70s. Better one or two good sets than a dozen not as decent. They take up too much space.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
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