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I was auditioning the reference gear when who walked in the door? Mr. Ken Ishiwata himself. Plonked himself next to me on the listening sofa. Needless to say we chatted about the gear and the music. What a great brand ambassador! howie |
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Where was this? Ishiwata gets a lot of press in the UK magazines, not so much in the US. Jim |
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At my dealer in Hong Kong. He had like 10 cronies with him but he's the only one who sat down. Very nice chap and very keen to hear comments from potential customers
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Time for a change from Meridian to Full Marantz? Who knows a modern 10B tuner may be in the works and so does a Bluray DVD to complete? I have heard the New 7+9+SACD player. Build and looks first rate, kinda like a distant cousin of Accuphase, sans meters. Very competitively priced too!
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2nd that notion there. The Marantz is good, but the Meridian 808.2 is in another league...
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Isn't the next issue supposed to be ready?
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Marantz's "roots" are Tubes, and the United States of America;
not Solid State and Japan. And "legendary" for Marantz (and McIntosh) is 1957 to (maybe) 1975 at the latest. Last edited by nsgarch; 06-11-2009 at 12:32 AM. |
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I found it disappointing that the SC-7S2 Reference Control Amplifier, at $8K, has one left and right balanced input, and one output.
I have to agree with Neil, too. Legendary for Marantz was 40+ years ago, made in the USA. When Sal left, so did Marantz, IMO.
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