Radio Road

Which tuner to get and getting the most from it. Thank God, for the radio!

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

RE: Marantz 10B for rack mounting in black ?

Posted by Marantzguy on September 21, 2010 at 09:39:06:
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