Marantz 2500 From The Garbage! The Best Ever? Repairing & Restoring This Classic Vintage Receiver.

[@dcjdinmn1]

As a 30+ year technician, you're like going back to school, in a good way. Great editing. Fantastic video!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@garygomez1896]

WOW! thank you, I rarely subscibe, like, or comment. wathed this great video this morning while cooking breakfast and was glued to it. I have 2500 sitting in a srorage unit that is 500 miles away. I have been trying to decide what I was going to give away, sell, and trash in the unit. it has a bunch of old stereo equipment / sports memorbilia, old mags, books & comics. over the last 20 years I have given away some real nice vintage pieces to family and friends. I am not trying to brag, when I tell my nephew at a family reunion, 30-40 yr ago I paid thousands for the turntable with moving coil ruby carttrige upgraded tone arm and aftermarket CNC milled aluminum stablizer feet is state of the art high end audio. My nephew started to collect rare records, I thought I'm going to give hime something so special. I gave my cousin a Nakamichi Bx-2 cassette deck and Denon Power amp. both retsored and in great condition, He was the only person I knew that still had all his old cassettes. I know between the 2 units I had spent over 3500 40 yrs back. The deck was considered top notch not Nak dragon (I still have).but a good unit. He said thanks, almost complained i had not sent a pre-amp to go with the power amp! I sent him a yamaha I had just to make sure the equipment would be used! Sorry to write a book here, your video got my juices flowing and I'm going to take the challenge on of going through my 2500 and restore it just like you did. I am like you do vit while you can and the best you can. you really did a great job on this and hoit a grand slam. thank you thank you!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thank you for watching. There was so much great gear produced back in the day but as you know it wasn't inexpensive. Good luck getting your 2500 restored and making music again! It's a wonderful part of audio history.

[@ronbatson1960]

I'm learning a lot about the units. I bought my first and only marantz in 1977 in Germany. I still use it and try to keep it working. It's a 2285.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

It's great that you have had her all these years. The 2285 is a fine receiver.

[@billymania11]

Excellent video. I like the concept of rehabilitating old hardware and putting it back into service. It's history we deserve to keep.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching.

[@808v1]

Enjoyed the backstory portion re Marantz as well, interesting story re the husband/wife both contributing in (for the time) counter-intuitive ways. Just a great video all around. Thank you.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

As I mentioned in the video, I like searching out the history behind the companies and the individual pieces in my collection. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching.

[@MichaelCooley-se7sb]

You didn't say marantz 2500..

[@georgezahorcak7764]

Thank you so much. I watched this entire video. I was in college in 1973-1977. Marantz was only a dream for us. You are great.

[@ppg19782]

Wow on the background you have a reel to reel...that's gold and collectors item.. Superb! 👍

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you for watching.

[@billwalck1324]

Nice to see someone who looks at quality with due reverence. I have a model 4400 from 1974. No tubes with the much desired "warm" sound, whatever that means, but lots of very compentant circuitry. Great sound, lots of inputs, green scope instead of blue, built in dolby, 50 watts into each of 4 channels or 125 watts per channel in stereo. one of about 200 units made. This unit was displaced by a Pioneer VSX-95, mainly because of its lack of video switching capability. A couple of years ago, I sent it to United Radio in Syracuse for refreshing. $600.00 later, it's back and perfect. I really don't have an application for it, which is really terribly sad. It needs to go to where it can be loved again. Loved the vid.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your 4400 is a wonderful piece of audio history. With the attention you gave her she most likely will be operating on her 100th birthday for someone. Thanks for keeping her going and for watching the 2500's video!

[@FuturesPast1]

We had the Pioneer SX-1250 when I was a kid! It was so good to see it again @26:46. I know nothing about electronics, but yet I sat here and watched from the beginning to the end with much interest. You sir are a national treasure! As having been a child when we had amazing electronics like this, I am glad there are people still out there saving these pieces of amazing history. I just subscribed and am looking forward to more videos. I will think twice when I see these on the side of the road next to the garbage pails of my neighbors. I have passed these by before and now I will try to rescue them and get them to people like you who can fix and appreciate them.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for subscribing. I very much appreciate it.

[@FuturesPast1]

@@vintageaudioaddict You are welcome 😊

[@mr.recruiterp3583]

Wow @FuturesPast1! Where do you live that you often see these in the garbage? I always have my eye out for those types of finds!

[@FuturesPast1]

@@mr.recruiterp3583 Long Island. A lot of baby boomers are dying off in my neighborhood and their kids are throwing these out. The nights before bulk pick up from the garbage men can be sweet, except for when you have to argue with a lot of men driving around in pick up trucks looking to take anything tossed out for scrap metal to sell. It can end up in a fight as one of them threatened me one night because I got there a few seconds before he did and found some awesome things that he wanted too. I told him to phuck off, lol. The metal scrappers here are quite aggressive and strip all the metal from these types of things for money.

[@mr.recruiterp3583]

@@FuturesPast1 Boomers, that makes sense. Forgive them for they know not what they are tossing, lol. And yikes, them scrappers ain't playin! Good for you for holding your ground! From So. Cal but love New Yorker's. I look for fun and have often found many valuable items but nothing like a vintage receiver. It's a shame some of these end up in the landfill, like my brother-in-law who tossed a fairly new Denon AVR in the trash and told me about it later. Ugh!

[@tjsmith5413]

I dare anyone to take a shot every time dude says the word "Knob" !!! I didn't get 4 minutes in before i passed out at my desktop!! Thanks for tutorial very well presented. Cheers.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks for watching.

[@Gabrielishere]

This is the best channel I have found on audiophile level restoration, after finding one of the best repair guys I have found today, here in Los Angeles. 2 for 2 today. Thanks so much for your awesome channel and presence.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching.

[@Amp497]

I've been doing vintage Audio Repair recently since 2011. 40 years ago I was working on these units when they weren't vintage. As a result of time-lapse today's issues are different many times from what I dealt with back then in college. I find it much more difficult to repair these items today. The problems can be more complex, and there's a heck of a lot of cleaning and maintenance. This is a great video. It's definitely one to save. All the older units can be a can of worms, unless one has the service manual and photographs of everything, and tags on wires. Even then, it can get confusing at times. That is why it costs what it costs. Thanks for the video!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thanks so much for sharing your experience. Many of these older audio units will outlive us all with some maintenance.

[@nelsonnichols922]

It is truly amazing the time and effort and care that you put into these videos the attention to detail it’s really quite amazing. There’s nothing like it on KZbin.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you so much for your kind words.

[@bpalpha]

Man, what a classic. Thanks for putting this machine back into working condition. Absolutely love this machine.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you for watching!

[@welderfixer]

Chris, Again you saved another great receiver. I hope that you can pass on your knowledge to a young electronics tech Jedi. Wishing you all the very best!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks 👍and same to you.

[@welderfixer]

@@vintageaudioaddict Chris, I repair welding power supplies for a living - if only I had your knowledge and testing gear like yours....... I do repair what boards I can, but I sure would like to repair much more. Such a waste tossing boards and machines that could be repaired for just a few bucks. I'm getting more into audio and would like share the sonic enjoyment with others and bring rustic gear out of the basements and back to life to enjoy again. New Class D amps are good and some great, but a quality tube rig must be soooo nice and easy on the ears. Again, all the very best to you and yours, Kevin

[@tomtom_0815]

Finally, a new restoration video! The 2500 is as excellent as your work. Thx so much, Chris. Greetings from Germany 🙏👍

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Greetings from the USA. My pleasure! Thank you for watching.

[@MrDoneboy]

Once again, thanks so much Chris, for sharing your wealth of experience, in restoring these classic stereo components. Hope all is going your way!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching.

[@MichaelYates]

Very nicely done video and fantastic job.. What a beautiful Receiver, had 3 of the baby Marantz Recievers, how I would love this 2500

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank You! I have several smaller Marantz's in my collection. They are all really nice looking and sounding.

[@johnpage2579]

​@@vintageaudioaddict pll

[@bernhardmichaelfux308]

This is that kind of video, i turn on , and if I fall asleep, I let it run through! Then I watch it a second time, to get the next "chapter"... and if i´m falling asleep, I don´t care. Sure, it is immense interesting stuff, but still I fall asleep due to the length! I must stay in Bed most of the day, i´m not 100% bedridden, and I can walk and ride my Motorbike, but still due to my backpain I must lay down for many hours a day! That said: If I fall asleep or not, these Videos I let run trough, just so that KZbin counts it as "complete seen"! And I hope that every time I watch it, it will be counted! So much valuable information, so beautiful pictures to see! And a big inspiration for my own audio gear to refinish! My next project will be a Philips Ah 686 Receiver from 1978! This good old piece of gold I will mode with Banana Binding posts instead of the DIN Outlets, and inside I will build in a streamerboard inclusive a 5V1W Power-supply! One Antenna for Bluetooth and one for WiFi, and the Receiver is fit for the 21th Century! New technology in old clothing! Hehe....😉😉

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks so much for watching and good luck with your Phillips project.

[@magnustorque5528]

What a gem of a find. It definitely fell into the right hands. Now it gets the extended life that it deserves.

[@Rich-h4k]

Thanks for the video. Probably the most reliable tech/reviewer on KZbin. I appreciate that, and many of the techs/reviewers may throw the Pioneer, or the Marantz under the bus because they have an attachment to the receiver, or other piece of audio gear. I have the Marantz 2385 and it was in service for a year. I bought it and although it was recapped and sold as working perfectly, it was anything but. I’m assuming they didn’t take pictures when they disassembled the front panel, and they crossed all the wiring in the front. It was out of balance, inputs didn’t work properly, and it really sounded bad. So a well known repair shop took their time with this, and I just let them go, and it was a year before I picked it back up. Knowing that it is a beast to work on, especially when you’ve got a shop full of other electronics to get done also. This story ended up very well and I am assuming that my receiver works almost as good as new. I also owned the Pioneer SX-1980 that was all rebuilt. I think the Pioneer is a little more refined, but side-by-side I don’t know if you would hear a difference between them in a blind test. The Marantz gets a bad name because it’s a beast to work on, and earlier models were much easier to work on, and have a huge following like the 2270. What’s different about this tech is he takes it as a challenge, he takes his time and admits that the Marantz monster receivers are a bear to work on. Knowing that the end result is what counts. Thanks for taking the time with this video, it was very informative, and I enjoy all of them.

[@dwgwnr1969]

Once again you have made a wonderful video on the importance of restoration with respect..thanks man

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your kind words.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

I had a 1980 pioneer. I bought it from a Vietnam vet when he came home for 400 dollars. I played it up into the mid 70's and was a wonderful piece of equipment. I dont remember what happened to it in fact I may still have it somewhere. I do know around 75 it failed so if I do find it I may repair or try to repair it. I say 1980 because I believe it was 300 watts per channel and at the time it failed we had no KZbin or even internet so I never watched or even considered it repairable but now I do and if I find it somewhere after several moves I will open it and go to Mouser or digikey and attempt a repair. I certainly hope I still have it and it will be a search I know that. I am 76 so mentally I am NOT what I once was and may be unable to correctly find the problem.

[@PerseusSpur]

I have a JVC JA-S22 just sat on the shelf in front of me. I kind of know what it needs but I think you've inspired me to actually open it up and get it going again. Thanks 🙂

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome. JVC made some great gear back in the day. It would be great if you could get her going again. Thanks for watching.

[@victorskunk1]

Nicely done, still have the 9090db from back in the day 1979.thanks for the video.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thanks for watching. It's wonderful that you still have your Sansui from the 70's!

[@hmedina79]

I gave this a thumbs up but only tuned in when I saw it was a 2 hour and fourteen minute video on an old receiver. I only watched it for 2 and a half minutes but still, kudos!

[@darrenbird2526]

Hi from Hobart Tasmania Australia. I have been loving all your videos and tutorials. I listen to them at work, as a podcast and replay most of them when I get home. I love your passionate approach and manner, I am learning so much from you, the major thing is how to really appreciate these me achines! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos and the actual amount of time it takes you to put these videos together. Cheers, Darren

[@josephshields7163]

Compelled to comment as I was browsing when I saw the Marantz signature blue light receiver image that would historically stop me in my tracks, the beginning of a love at first sight unrequited love affair (since I couldn't afford one then) 2 hours later I was at the end of your amazing video. Nothing but praise and respect for your passion, talent & knowledge

[@mistermac56]

Excellent restoration of the "gold standard" of vintage receivers. Marantz built great products back in the day. Clever fix for the missing selector switch shaft. I am still baffled figuring out how the selector switch shaft went missing. Interesting that the receiver has an option for a Dolby FM decoder module. At my local NPR radio station I worked at from 1975 to 1981, we had a Dolby FM encoder that Dolby Labs donated to us and we broadcast in Dolby FM from 1976 until right before I left the station in 1981. With a Dolby FM decoder equipped receiver, the audio quality was virtually noiseless.

[@giuseppevitucci4641]

Thank you Chris for all your efforts, much appreciated. I really enjoy all of your videos, you explain well so folks like me can understand the nuts & bolts of it all.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome. Glad you like the video's and that they help you understand what's "under the hood".

[@maxpower78-15]

Missed ya bud. Glad for another video. What a gorgeous unit

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks! These video's take a while to put together, lol.

[@nothingincommon]

It's amazing the way they used to build things. Now everything is just plastic.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

That's for sure. You throw most electronic devices away when they break.

[@ProlificInvention]

I had a very similar metal case Marantz that was not the same, been looking for one for years and haven't seen one. Later in life I had an Onkyo setup that blew my mind for the time. Thank you for the video, it is excellent.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thanks for watching.

[@ronilif]

Fantastic video. I started watching it and couldn't stop until the end. It is hard to shoot and compile and edit such a wonderful piece, but you did a superb job. Many thanks!!!

[@1skinnypuppy]

Wow this the first time I’ve had the chance to see your show, ya it was long, but it is great. Thank you. Thank you very much. I think I’ll look to see one of your simpler projects. Thanks again.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thank you for watching!

[@MrDirect23]

So glad to see your back making these awesome videos. I learn so much from you !! Thank you 😊

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Glad you like them and thank you for watching!

[@mkpleco]

I don't own a soldering gun and an oscilloscope or a bench to work on anything like this. However I do own a Realistic STA-2080, and yes I left it at a shop to be worked on a few months ago. I just find this video more interesting to watch than any movie I watch with my wife. Thanks.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

LOL....Don't let her know. The 2080 is a very nice receiver. Radio Shack had some really good gear back in the day. Thanks for watching.

[@Asian_Connection]

Your videos are amazing. It is so much better than some of the other audio repair videos which tries to hide all their methods.

[@CraigHollabaugh]

I've always loved that smooth Marantz tuning dial, what a design! I looked over the schematic, that's quite a drawing done by a draftman for sure. FYI, for finding parts beyond DK and Mouser, use octopart and/or findchips. Thanks for the video.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you very much for sharing and for watching.

[@Mrsteve4761]

Great, thanks for the parts vendor recommendations

[@CraigHollabaugh]

@@Mrsteve4761 you're welcome, good luck finding your parts.

[@gold27b]

7 beers later… Yeh, I watched it to the end. Well done. I’m also a hobbyist, and would have enjoyed restoring that. Although the birds nest wiring is a bit frustrating.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks 👍

[@andrewlisenby9693]

Enjoyed all the work you put into restoring your equipment and videos.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Glad you enjoy them. Thanks for watching.

[@PrimeHiFi]

Fantastic restoration. Superb work. Thanks for putting the video together. Glad to see you’re still at it restoring gear. You are a very thorough and comprehensive resource for technicians old and new. Lots of useful information that can’t be taught with anything other than good old fashioned experience. Too bad that the Marantz 2500 and 2600 are put together so poorly. Truly terrible internal layout and quality.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching. I'm still working on my collection of gear and trying to get some video's together. It takes me more time putting the video's together then to repair/restore the equipment, lol.

[@blugoose86]

Excellent piece of equipment. I had one in my early days. Wish I still had it.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you. I feel the same way about some of the equipment I parted with years ago also.

[@vinnyjr7029]

Really lovely video, love your passion for restoration of beautiful vintage audio equipment.. Yes I watched the whole video.. Very interesting.. Cheers Godbless Kind regards Vinn 😎 🎸 👍

[@miguelpuntocl5787]

Excellent videos and I understand electronics, and even though you are not a professional in electronics, you are even more professional. I devoured all the videos, and my corresponding likes to all. Greetings from Santiago de Chile.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Greetings from the USA. Thank you so much for your kind words.

[@70smarantz61]

Beautiful unit! Congrats

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you!

[@No_Quarter]

Another excellent restoration and video. Thank you!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.

[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

I have vintage audio repair people I deal with regularly. If you drop a piece of vintage gear off and have them source the parts for you then that doubles the cost of the repair. I took in my pride and joy Pioneer SX-1980. Just to get all the parts it needed to be properly repaired was just under $1,000. Because the Pioneer SX-1980 is a complex beast to work on. My repair people are replacing all of the capacitors and other electronic bits. I'm paying $3,000 just for "Labor" WOW! Imagine what the price would be with the 100% or more mark up on supplies they source. A total recap takes like 4 months to complete because they work a little at a time.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

You are lucky that you even have someone that can work on your gear. Technicians are getting hard to find that will work on the older equipment.

[@PrimeHiFi]

I wouldn’t restore an SX-1980 for less than $3000 either. People don’t realize the immense amount of work that needs to go into them. Good work isn’t cheap and cheap work isn’t good!

[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

@@PrimeHiFi That's why I just told them I go ahead and repair my Pioneer SX-1980 because it's a big job to replace boards, capacitors, transistors, main filter caps and more. I've had my Pioneer SX-1250, SX-1280, SX-950 restored by my techs. Their past work satisfies me. I knew it would be expensive to have my SX-1980 restored. I don't want unskilled techs touching SX-1980 for peanuts. Just so you know I'm NOT complaining. I'm just telling folks how expensive this hobby can be. I did not walk into buying my SX-1980 thinking I'd just take it home plug it in safely without quality work. Restoring an SX-1980 is expensive.

[@jeffconley819]

I have some pieces in my basement from the mid 70’s through early 80’s that are still sitting because of the repair cost. Right now isn’t a good time to spend money on my vintage gear but some day they will be revived.

[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

@@jeffconley819 I hear you. I have 8 vintage receivers which together cost me easily $25,000 just to buy them at fire sale prices. I easily invested another $25,000 in repair costs over the last 13 years. That's $50K in ten years. I was lucky at the time I could afford it. BUT I'm retired now. and while I live well I can't go on spending money like a drunken sailor. I think I've collected my last vintage receiver. now that I have my 8 unit collection up and running. The market is too hot for me now. There is a Marantz 2500 on Ebay with an asking price of $12K and Pioneer SX1980's routinely sell for $8K. High Watt Silver Face Reecivers are a rich man;s hobby now in the Major 100 Watt + Marantz or Pioneer High SX-Number 50\80 lines. You can still snag a High RMS Watts Onyko TX8500MKII or Sansui G9700 for peanuts if lucky but they tend to need specialist work. The Sansui G 9090 and its DB flavor prices are going up. Finally as the gentleman who runs this channel says. "You are lucky if you can find techs able and willing to work on vintage audio gear as they are retiring and dying more each day!" My collection of 8 fully fleshed out sets of vintage receivers connected to lots of unique equally vintage working components gives my home a Norma Desmond vibe. I enjoy when young adults come over stare wide eyed at my collections having no clue what they are looking at. My all time favorite comment was a delivery dude who upon seeing both my living room units said Wow a Real Reel to Reel. He quickly added I saw one of those in a museum. (In my head he likely was saying I should have been standing by that one too!)

[@rjonzun5828]

Absolutely loving this so far.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you for watching.

[@davefox8948]

Dude! Thank you for this. The 2500 was my favorite piece of gear ever. I listened to for nearly 20 years without a single issue. These were really great examples of early high end Japanese audio gear.

[@donjaun540]

Really amazing and I hope the rest of the world including the United States is paying attention.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks for watching.

[@peterdevreter]

Found a luxman 309 on the fleamarket way back in 2004. 50 euro's and some soldering and cleaning of the switches and it played very well for 10 years. I traded it for a broken technics rs-1500 reel to reel player. That last beast is still working to this day :)

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Nice Trading!

[@peterdevreter]

@@vintageaudioaddict I just remembered that I made a demo video back then. Maybe you like it kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX3Ig2ibhpeEmdE

[@dripmaster.g]

Thanks for sharing your detailed journey through this repair. I recently bought a 2500 in much worse cosmetic condition and originally thought I'd just be fixing it to sell. But, now that I've got it all cleaned up and repaired ... I'm pretty sure I won't be parting with it! They are pretty rare and special receivers!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome. Enjoy that 2500! Thanks for watching.

[@lstefans]

Love the video both for the technical how-to but also for the philosophy and attitude. I totally agree on cleaning the case but not refinishing or fixing the flaws. A receiver is much like a person, doctor's can fix the inside, repair or replace those parts. But most cosmetic things done to the outside to try make us look young again are best avoided.

[@MickeyMishra]

I have the youtube autoplay on. With youtube plus, I don't have to worry about those stupid solar commercials. I wake up and fall asleep to this. It feels great to wake up to this. Use to noise when I'm sleeping Quiet rooms bother me. These long videos are great for that.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you very much for watching.

[@georgegermain740]

Missed the comments about the Sony speakers originally. Thanks for sharing what I really thought might be true

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@frosty4peter]

Thank you very much for posting this sir! I still owe a Marantz pre-amp Model 3200 & amp Model 140 and also the tuner Model 112. I bought em somewhere in the 70-ties and they both work just fine. I'm thinking of let it checked and re-cap. Great video 👍

[@j.t.cooper2963]

I like Marantz but the prices they go for, even in unrestored condition is ridiculous. Great job restoring this one. 👍🏻😎

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Just about all of the vintage audio equipment is pretty expensive now a days. Thanks a lot for your kind words and for watching.

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

People are paying for the looks , For Example I have a mid 80's Yamaha R9 which is a beast of a receiver at 120 wpc @ 8ohms which also has 6 stereo channels and in my opinion is one of the best that Yamaha has ever made . Runs as a class A amplifier up to 35 watts etc... If it weren't ugly " which it is " and had a pretty silver face plate with a lit up huge AM/FM display thats lit up with VU meters it would be a $1,500 receiver . I found mine at a thrift store for $9 , but in general they sell for $300 - $400 in operating shape. The R9 is a bargain at $300 but I guarantee the price of 80's receivers will soon be trending upward as the trend starts to shift to the 80's as people are starting to buy VHS tapes and VCR's again for example . Also these 70's receivers are much like Muscle Cars as they're great when they're running but always need attention . I'm running A/D/S L810'S @ 4ohm that are in near showroom condition off of my R9 and the sound is fantastic . I run Klipsch RP600M's on my B channel when I need to keep the noise down which also sound great running on the R9 . It's also a bonus to have a remote control to regulate volume without having to get up to adjust 😉 unlike most 70's receivers that rarely had a remote .

[@j.t.cooper2963]

@@manchesterexplorer8519 I still own all of my 80's gear and I have a pretty nice collection from the 80's era as well. I can't afford to do the 70's gear. Plus I'm 58 and the 80's were my era anyway.

[@j.t.cooper2963]

@@vintageaudioaddict I watched the whole enchilada! 👍🏻

[@manchesterexplorer8519]

@@j.t.cooper2963 The 80's gear is better in my opinion , it's just ugly as technically the 80's was the peak of stereo equipment as people were still buying the stuff in droves to play CD's and records well into the early 90's . The problem with the 90's is more of the Engineering focus was put towards surround sound receivers which were hot and selling in droves . The main thing driving the 1970's receiver market trend is the looks as they're beautiful .

[@lostbuckeye22]

very Kool...I had no idea that any receivers had an oscilloscope onboard and I am 64 years old.

[@hixyhicks]

Thank you for the effort but more importantly keeping it interesting .Great videos .

[@vintageaudioaddict]

You welcome and thank you for watching.

[@thelunchbox420x]

Thanks for giving me advice about looking at my equipment. I frequently fumble around with wires and controls because I close my eyes while using my hardware. I'll try looking at it next time.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks for watching!

[@HamRadio2]

Great find!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks!

[@damirhlobik6488]

Detailed and interesting video, thank you I got into hi-fi at the end of the 70s, when, IMHO, HI-FI was at the peak of product quality. In my opinion, few audio products today have that "magic" that vintage devices have.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thank you for watching. Yes, the build quality of the 70's audio products were outstanding. I believe much of the 1970's audio equipment will still be operating in the 2070's.

[@RicardoPenders]

I've had a Rotel vintage receiver, I don't know how many watt the output was of that but that thing just kept going. I was 16 at the time and building my own speaker enclosures, I remember making the biggest and loudest speakers... lol I believe I had 15" Woofers in the box and when I turned up the volume on the other side of the wall by my sister her fotos fell off the wall. Compared with the fluff audio systems you have now for the mainstream the old Rotel was really in a different class to my opinion. I liked watching this video, very satisfying to me.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks for sharing. Rotel made some really good audio gear back in the day. Thank you for watching.

[@bobnevala5218]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEO'S!!! I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM!!! THANK-YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.

[@bruce2081]

I think I had the Marantz 2200 and I loved the sound. Nothing like it.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Marantz made a lot of great gear back in the day.

[@bruce2081]

They are lazy now I boughht a Marantz Double Cassette Deck and it is terrible a Dual with no remote and no Auto Reverse. One of the dacks no longer works. I will throw it away soon.

[@jamestorres5582]

You're Amazing . I appreciate you n these products . Timeless n I miss the sound these produce

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching.

[@lornespry]

I would like to more more about LOAD RESISTORS ... what, when, why, how. THANKS!

[@808v1]

fantastic video - really appreciate your wisdom/experience.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching.

[@somenamelessdude8095]

Holy crap that's a lot of power, and wow a built in o-scope

[@chriskowalski7038]

I still have my pioneer and Yamaha systems from the early 80s and they work and sound great...I paid $1000 new for my pioneer system in 1982 with receiver , cassette, equalizer and turntable.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

The old gear is very reliable.

[@AudioElectronicsChicago]

wow, beauty, one of the best

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you very much.

[@deejay696]

Awsome as usual Chris,Still the best most informative resto guy on the Tube,All the best from Ireland (hic) :)

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Greetings from the USA. Thanks so much!

[@vorpeman]

I really enjoy watching the old equipment getting saved! I recently purchased what I thought was a working Yamaha c-50 pre amp. Unfortunately, there are some problems and I no longer want it. It’s in great cosmetic condition and works if output is route through the tape out. I would like to send it to you in hopes that it might get featured on a video someday. Absolutely no strings attached, I’ll send it and it’s yours.

[@alexandermikhailov2481]

I'm with you on not using the mode switch. I had issues with one, I didn't bother to clean the contacts and just bypassed the switch in the Stereo mode. I don't ever use the balance knob either, so when one became scratchy I disconnected the pot, kept it in the front panel for cosmetic purposes and soldered several precision resistors to emulate the balance in the center position.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

There is usually some method that you can use to work around an issue. Thanks for sharing.

[@kylesmithiii6150]

Kudos to you! This is a fantastic work! Thank you.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you very much for your kind words and for watching.

[@arunta5]

Marantz made good HI-Fi equipment. I have a Hi-FI Tuner-Amp I bought from Tandy Electronics (Radio Shack in USA) and I am pretty sure its a Marantz. Still works perfectly.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks for sharing. Yes, here in the USA Radio Shack carried a lot of good audio equipment. A lot of great gear was manufactured back in the day from many different companies.

[@jrose-xp6tf]

I had this exact unit, the gyro-tuner always needed a bit of tuner-spray but was an awesome receiver.

[@razorback7158]

Omg what a find , what a story 😮So cool

[@bruce2081]

Love your show...great work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks Bruce

[@robertbayer7935]

I had Marantz 2500 unit transformer burn out during heat lighting one summer evening. It took out a big resistor.

[@andmoreagain]

just discovered you and love your channel man. you and all the other knowledgable people who document their work and wisdom on vintage equipment are keeping the machines we love alive. thank you so much for putting in the work, i really appreciate it. one suggestion: i feel you should roll off some high end and dip the higher mids on your voice a bit. just a thought!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks so much for the kind words and for the suggestions. It's much appreciated.

[@RicardoPenders]

Man that oscilloscope does look cool.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks for watching!

[@adaboy4z]

1977 the Yamaha B2 would do 135watts @8 ohms, I have one fully restored. Love your videos!! Im learning a lot.

[@MisterManiac777]

I grew up with this one, along with some custom 15 inch JBLs with horn tweeters and 2 Monoblocks. Incredible sound.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Sounds great! Thanks for sharing.

[@tbsschiro1393]

I remember as a kid I wanted one!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

I know when I was growing up it was way out of my price range.

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

I found a Marantz ESOTEC ST-8 tuner at a flea market for 40 bucks. Oscilloscope worked and everything. This was back in 2003 and couldn't find anything on the net about it. Turns out they're rare. Sold it on eBay for 1200.00....and that was way back then. Should've kept it. Thing was gorgeous.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

You got a great deal. For me, it's a lot easier to buy then to sell even if I could make some money.

[@kennethmccloskey6883]

Chris, fantastic video and work. What a great piece of audio gear. I am curious about the large filter caps, on equipment this old I would think it would be wise to change them also. I would be happy to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you and keep the videos coming Ken

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Ken, thank you for your kind words and for watching. Yes, they should be replaced/restuffed or something. Getting to those filter caps is difficult in the 2500 unlike most units. I had struggled enough with the 2500 during the repair/restoration so I tapped out for now.

[@tomkoetting5954]

Great score - there's a Marantz 2500 on eBay right now with a starting bid over $11,000USD. Buy low, sell high.

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks! Yes, vintage audio equipment has gone up in value over the last few years. This is just a hobby for me so the value is secondary to me. I just like the stuff.

[@tomkoetting5954]

@@vintageaudioaddict Normally I wouldn't normally say anything, but the pricing now is so insane if you needed fun money for travel, grandkids college, etc - timing.

[@RUfromthe40s]

In my opinion one of the best receivers from marantz ,i almost bought it but something that i wanted more apeared and i didn´t bought it, this in early 80´s

[@arcsound]

$1200 for a toroidal transformer?! Waaa! That's crazy. It might be more difficult to find, since it is 2 transformers in one case. I'd just get a single transformer of the same voltage and total current of both L +R OEM sections, and power both sides using the same transformer. The "dual" thing was mostly hype. I had the 2385 beast, bought new for like $900 in 1981, and it did sound good, but after about 10 years, all the controls got noisy. One thing I forgot, but your photos reminded me of, is that Marantz used a lot of wire wrap connections, which is a PIA to undo and redo. The OEM wire typically breaks when you go to re-wrap the wire, so you end up having to strip more insulation to expose a fresh piece to wrap. Now the wire is too short. Like I said, PIA. When I think back about the Receiver Power Wars, it really seemed pudd'n headed to jam what should be separate components into 1 case. Much better to get Preamp/Tuner/Amp separate components, much easier to fix when things go south. All said, I don't find this generation of Marantz very desirable, they were just not very well made. Great video, though! Thanks!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome. Yes, I think if the 2500 had just a little more slack in the wiring it would have been easier to work on. Thanks for sharing and for watching.

[@alvalle1206]

Good stuff Chris. Thanks again for the education .

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thank you for watching.

[@A.A.A2222]

It's a fun thing to watch and explain.🎉

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Nice production thanks

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Appreciate that. Thanks for watching.

[@jamiesmith6838]

👍 Luv your channel. However, The most Iconic Reciever is the Sansui G-33000. 😊

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Wish I could find one. I've never even seen one but I glance at my BA-5000 power amplifier from time to time. Thanks for watching!

[@jamiesmith6838]

@@vintageaudioaddict Yes. The G-3300 Is magnificent. Lol The closest component to rival that bydone era would by the Big and Bold McIntosh MA9500!!

[@bradbooth6256]

Very cool I remember my uncle had a Marantz 2600

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thanks! Your uncle was a lucky dude. Someday I hope to have one in my collection.

[@orjanwerner9696]

Thanks for a well made video including good photos.

[@Manhattanman52]

Thanks so much. Watched the entire video. Really great!

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Your welcome and thank you for watching.

[@sebastianhoffmann1362]

Nice Marantz 2385. 2500. 2600. Nice ❤

[@vintageaudioaddict]

Thank you for watching.

[@biggstile]

Obviously audio repair is your passion. What did you do for a living? How did you learn?

[@vintageaudioaddict]

I worked at General Dynamics when I got out of school. I learned a bit about electronics there.