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from Recovered at Christm Summary:
My brother gave this receiver back to me at Christmas. I bought this unit in 1979 while in high school and kept it until I let him have it in 1985. I did not realize how much I missed its rich sound until I hooked it back up and played it again. After 19 years it still works great. I use it in my office at work with 4 Bose 100 bookshelf speakers and an inexpensive KLH subwoofer. I use it to monitor mixed radio spots some, but mostly use it to enjoy music.
There is plenty of information available on the Marantz 2325 on the web that can be located through the Google search engine including reviews, manuals, and service and repair options. All this points to one important thing: this receiver is a great piece of equipment: according to some Marantz collectors, it is the best receiver ever put out by Marantz during the "monster receiver" era of the "70's.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, so the proof of the equipment is the hearing. The Marantz 2325 makes your recordings come to life like no other receiver, even compared to the modern equipment available today (unless you go after the expensive high end equipment). If you have one of these, keep it. If it is broke, get it fixed. If you do not have one and can get one, get it!
This unit has on-board Dolby encoding which comes in handy with reel-to-reel tape decks which have no noise reduction. You can also listen to your FM stations with Dolby encoding. The phono pre-amp is excellent. There are two tape inputs which have monitoring features for both. There is also a pre-amp out/ main amp in set of plugs which make it handy to add a graphics equalizer without tying up a tape input/output, or even a powered subwoofer. All controls are on the front, so if you want more or less bass or treble, you simply turn the knob instead of hunt the controls in a menu somewhere. This unit also has a mid-range control which is very handy. There is a controller knob that lets you select between two sets of frequencies the bass and treble knobs control. For the 70's era listeners, the loudness button is very nice to have.
I listen to CDs and iTunes with my Mac notebook or Compaq PC. I use my Peavey as a digital audio converter so the sound from the computers is very clean with virtually no noise, even with 20f lines running from it to the Marantz. With this setup, you can hear the difference between mp3's, acc's and lossless formats.
This unit sounds great with my Bose 100's and my KLH subwoofer, especially with classical music. I do miss my JBL 4311 monitors I had in high school: they were much sweeter, but with limited space for speakers, and limited funds to upgrade, what I have is great! Strengths:
The pure, clean warm sound that brings your music to life.
Front knobs that make adjustments easy.
Versatility with tape decks and equalizer hook-ups.
It looks impressive in your audio rack or entertainment center. Weaknesses:
No remote control. Gotta get up to adjust it.
Has only one Aux input.
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