RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile

Posted by Steve O (A) on February 13, 2012 at 13:16:23

In Reply to: RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile posted by Lee of Omaha on February 13, 2012 at 10:08:29:

As you may be aware, the reviewer (Art Dudley) clearly described the condition of the amp and the few parts replaced due apparently to failure (a resistor in an unspecified part of the circuit and PS rectifiers). He also remarked that no other parts were in "obvious" need of replacing and were presumably not replaced. So IMO the review is pretty up-front as regards the amp’s condition.

I don't believe there will be any attempt at "restoration" for a couple of reasons: 1. The amp is the private property of a customer and is probably already in his/her hands. 2. It has been Stereophile's stated policy to NOT get into reviewing restorations of vintage audio equipment. John Atkinson (or someone on the Stereophile editorial staff) explained this after Dudley reviewed a pair of Advent loudspeakers he attempted to restore and got a ton of on-line and letters-to-the-editor grief because he didn't do it exactly as some purists imagined he should. IIRC a similar situation occurred when someone from Stereophile reviewed a relatively unrestored Fisher 500C receiver a few years ago. The reasoning goes something like this; There are so many options for replacement parts out there that no matter what was done, any restoration would be a one-of-a-kind situation and would therefore be relatively meaningless as the subject of a review other than for entertainment value.

Actually, I'm surprised this review was allowed to see the light of day based on the kerfuffle that has occurred with the last couple of vintage equipment reviews.

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Topic - Marantz 8B In Stereophile - rosendds@frontiernet.net 08:24:34 02/13/12 (30)

umm.. that thing looks like a BOAT ANCHOR! - centaurus3200 14:05:51 08/29/12 (0)

Who on earth needs Stereophile????? - johnmil 06:36:24 02/18/12 (0)

Interesting review - Ross 20:33:52 02/17/12 (0)

Restoration vs collecability value - airtime 09:33:45 02/15/12 (3)

RE: Restoration vs collecability value - dls123 13:44:55 02/15/12 (2)

RE: Restoration vs collecability value - rosendds@frontiernet.net 13:59:26 02/15/12 (1)

RE: Restoration vs collecability value - Crazy Dave 08:56:08 02/17/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - moffat 09:00:55 02/15/12 (0)

Great news!! - henrybasstardo 18:37:43 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - Marantzguy 15:38:10 02/13/12 (2)

If I were you... - Crazy Dave 08:49:45 02/14/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - rosendds@frontiernet.net 18:20:14 02/13/12 (0)

Ahh, the 8B (Caution, reminiscing ahead) - 1973shovel 14:51:37 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - airtime 14:40:52 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - Eli Duttman 09:00:13 02/13/12 (15)

OT… BTW, I had the chanced to audition both.... - kootenay 12:38:00 02/13/12 (4)

RE: OT - unclestu 13:30:44 02/13/12 (1)

The Marantz 9 re-issue came in the store brand... - kootenay 14:47:46 02/13/12 (0)

RE: OT… BTW, I had the chanced to audition both.... - rosendds@frontiernet.net 12:44:14 02/13/12 (1)

Yes, it's the output transformers which make the difference - 1973shovel 14:03:10 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B shows - unclestu 11:30:58 02/13/12 (1)

RE: Marantz 8B shows - Eli Duttman 11:54:19 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - Crazy Dave 11:02:37 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - Lee of Omaha 10:08:29 02/13/12 (6)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - dls123 23:24:41 02/14/12 (2)

FWIW, most of the signal caps were early polyesters with a few bumble bees for good measure (nt) - Steve O 19:32:54 02/16/12 (1)

RE: FWIW, most of the signal caps were early polyesters with a few bumble bees for good measure (nt) - dls123 07:19:53 02/17/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - Steve O 13:16:23 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - Eli Duttman 11:47:18 02/13/12 (0)

RE: Marantz 8B In Stereophile - rosendds@frontiernet.net 10:47:10 02/13/12 (0)

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