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Old 06-05-2010, 08:51 PM
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Default Marantz 2245 Back in Action

I just got my 1975 vintage Marantz 2245 back from Marvin Electronics in Ft. Worth. It had been sitting in a box in my garage for the last ten years, so when Marvin Electronics came down in April to install my new projector upstairs, I sent the 2245 back with them to give it a thorough going-over. We finally made it back to Dallas last weekend for a wedding, so of course we had to stop off at Marvin's on the way! They had replaced all of the display bulbs and three capacitors, plus they did a general cleaning of all controls, interior, etc.

I just got it hooked up today in my study with my new GODAR FM1A antenna (thanks, Dan & Ivan for the recommendation! Excellent!), a Sonos ZP-90 (my fourth), and my B&W Nautilus 805's (which were recently replaced in my downstairs Den zone with 805 Diamonds). I'm still waiting on my new B&W stands for the Nautilus 805's, so no pictures until the stands arrive. I promise I will post some as soon as the stands are in place. For now, a couple of high tech paste-board boxes are doing temporary duty as stands (advanced vibration damping properties, no doubt).

This is so cool to be using one of my first real hi-fi components again (I bought the 2245 new in 1975). The study system sounds outstanding!
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Houston Upstairs - C1000C/T, MX170, MC1.2KW x 4, MC501 x 2, MC252, MVP881, MCD1100, MDA1000, MEN220, MPC1500, XRT1K's, XCS1K, XLS320's, Gotham, Sony VPL-VW675ES, Sony XBR-55X930E, Panasonic DP-UB9000, Apple TV 4K, Kaleidescape Strato C, Roon Core on Nucleus & MS600
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Austin Den - Marantz AV7701, MM7055; Paradigm Studio 10 v5 (2), Studio CC-590 v5, RVC-12SQ, SA-10R (2); Sony XBR-65Z9D; Apple TV 4K
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