Marantz 1060 Rebuild - Intro

[@peterbustin2683]

I love old Marantz gear. I have an old SR4400 6.1 surround. I run my Rega P1 through it. Sounds really good.

[@mikecampbell5856]

I am looking forward to this project! I bought my first piece of audio in 1975 when I was in the Navy and had my first real spending money. 168 bucks every two weeks! Since then I bought many amps and receivers from many companies but I never Marantz because the specs never "measured up to the others". My son gave me a 2220b about 10 years ago and I kicked myself. I never knew what I was missing. I love the Marantz sound!

[@PossibleAudio]

I was listening to my 2245 last night. After the restore, it really is special.

[@alanwatson3367]

One of my first pieces of gear when I was 15 wish I would have kept it

[@PossibleAudio]

It's never to late to get another!

[@wstagner]

I'm glad you're rebuilding this amp. When we sold the Marantz 1060 in our stores, back in the 1970's, it had an unacceptably high failure rate. I don't remember exactly why. It was built like a tank though. That anodized champaign gold faceplate was killer. 😃

[@PossibleAudio]

I not 100% sure, but I think it's the resistors behind the heatsinks failing from temps. This causes a chain reaction of other parts failing too. I've seen this concerning the 1060 on Audiokarma a few times. There may be other reasons. I'm replacing these resistors with high quality/temp military spec resistors made by Vishay. I may replace every resistor on the power amplifier board with high quality replacements.

[@quiksr20]

Great machine and good video.. I did a huge in-depth rebuild of one of these on AK ( same name here ).. Best of luck and cant wait to see it done.

[@PossibleAudio]

Yup. I'm taking notes off your build thread. I need all of the help I can get.

[@quiksr20]

@ that’s awesome, reach out if you have any questions and all I can say is when your done your going to be impressed… 1060’s are special, restored ones are even better… noticeable improvements await you!!

[@timbucktoonotforyou.8442]

Thanks for the tour. I have 2 of these in original condition and I've lifted the cover to clear the dust and always wondered what all that stuff is. May I ask what is a suitable lube for the switches as a couple of mine are a little sticky. Looking forward to your next video on this one.

[@PossibleAudio]

2 of them must be nice! I'm going to do a separate video on cleaning and lubricating the switches. It will come out in about 5-6 weeks.

[@LawsonsStudio]

Why would anyone want a mono just left or right?

[@PossibleAudio]

@@LawsonsStudio That’s a good question and I don’t have an answer for it.

[@Geoduck.]

NOS for sound. Yea, I'm subscribing. Seriously, I came to view the lamp and vellum video and couldn't stop watching.