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In Reply to: Marantz 10B for rack mounting in black ? posted by Balazs on September 21, 2010 at 08:18:47:
Hi, Balazs:Perhaps I can assist you.
I own three 10-B tuners. One is equipped with an original factory rack-mount faceplate (which I purchased from its original owner years ago through the pages of Audiomart magazine, to which I had been a subscriber for many years). My unit features handles with support rails underneath the tuner. Incidentally, the rack handles on my unit are not high-polish chrome, but rather seem to have been finished in satin nickel plate.
I believe that the black anodized version you may have seen somewhere is an after-market product. In all of the years of my collecting Marantz tube gear, I have only seen one such image of a black faceplate-equipped unit and the image was available on the web. So, unless it was custom-made at the factory in that finish for some reason, it must be an aftermarket creation. The Marantz Company was known to do custom faceplates, however. Perhaps the 10-B "guru", Tom Cadawas, would possibly know more about this issue.
The other aspect to look for is to see whether or not such a unit featured a black-anodized support. This mechanism is needed to properly support the tuner, due to sheer weight. Look for a "basket" or frame underneath the unit.
By any chance, is the lettering on the surface of the black faceplate photo-etched (below the surface of the faceplate) or is it silk-screened on the surface?
Richard Links
Berkeley, CA
Edits: 09/21/10
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