Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto??

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Posted by ASHRA (A) on July 15, 2012 at 06:04:41

Which one to have fully restored?
Hi Marantz pros.
I have 4 Marantz units in differing states of working order. They are:
1. 1060 Integrated Amp (noisy, bad on/off switch smokes)
2. 2250B Receiver (lights up no sound)
3. 2270 Receiver (sound intermittent, bad on/off switch smokes)
4. 2285 Receiver (works, pots need cleaning, stereo lamp out)

Each unit is clean cosmetically (they're all pretty). I'm really partial to the 2285 (power/sound) and the 1060 (sound). I haven't heard the 2250B or the 2270 properly set up.

What is your opinion on which unit would be worth shelling out mucho dinero to bring up to specs? I would like a unit that would give me great performance and longevity. I want to down size but have one of my Marantz units functioning for the foreseeable future. I also have a model Twenty Six which works but I'm not enamored of the tuner section and lack of power.

I listen to vinyl 95% of the time and have an ADCOM GFP-565 for phono duties. The Marantz would need to push anything from a JBL ARC 70, Infinity RS2, Totem MITE, to a Mission MODEL 70.

Thank you for any advice.

ASHRA
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Topic - Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - ASHRA 06:04:41 07/15/12 (17)

RE: Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - TedR 15:29:24 07/21/12 (0)

RE: Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - sanman 09:28:17 07/18/12 (0)

Thank you for your responses, - ASHRA 12:51:59 07/17/12 (2)

RE: Thank you for your responses, - airtime 13:03:48 07/19/12 (1)

DO IT RIGHT!!!!!!!! - ASHRA 13:16:12 07/19/12 (0)

Heretical answer but the shortest path to great sound! - Crazy Dave 09:00:52 07/16/12 (0)

RE: Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - Alpha Al 07:12:06 07/16/12 (0)

RE: Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - giantnutz 21:03:11 07/15/12 (0)

I can only tell you this... - Skylab 14:46:14 07/15/12 (2)

RE: I can only tell you this... - ASHRA 14:57:45 07/15/12 (1)

RE: I can only tell you this... - Skylab 15:19:46 07/15/12 (0)

RE: Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - tbcblues 10:51:59 07/15/12 (0)

RE: Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - airtime 09:08:30 07/15/12 (0)

RE: Which Marantz to refurb and hold onto?? - Neff 06:45:36 07/15/12 (3)

I should have said........ - ASHRA 07:17:03 07/15/12 (2)

RE: I should have said........ - Bold Eagle 17:50:19 07/20/12 (1)

BINGO! - ASHRA 18:55:06 07/20/12 (0)

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