Marantz 2270 Receivers
Marantz 2270 Receivers
[Jun 22, 2006]
Chuck Knight
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
The 2270 powers 4 as well as 8 ohm loads with no difficulty.
Weakness:
None. Nothing compares today in the way of high powered receivers Back in 1974, I was 2 years out of high school and hung around with a friend who had purchased a Marantz 2270 receiver along with a pair of EPI (Epicure) 400's. The EPI 400's were commonly referred to as EPI Mini-Towers. They consisted of 4 - 1" tweeters and 4 - 6" woofers mounted in a tall, square, column. They were very power hungry and inefficient. The Marantz 2270 easily powered them to staggering volume levels with extremely tight bass and clear crips highs. The amp and apeaker combination was among the best of the day, and is on par with my bi-amplified system today running 1000 watts RMS per channed and Infinty Kappa-8 floor standing speakers that I currently own. The 2270 was bullet proof and would run easily at high volume levels for hours and hours. You cannot buy this grade of equipment today without spending many thousands of $$$$. This and other old classical gear of the 1970's such as Phase Linear, Crown, Dynaco, etc etc have no equal today in durability, quality, and tremendous power reserves for the money. |
[Jun 13, 2006]
kennyb9000
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Quality of build, aesthetics without equal. Never had to replace any of my push button switches, including the power switch.
Weakness:
Yes, the panel lights and the indicator bulbs burn out, but maybe that's because they see so much playing time. The panel lights are easy to replace... the indicator bulbs are not. But its a small price to pay for that famous blue backlit display. I bought my 2270, ( which I still have ) in 1971, for the astronomical price ( to me) of $500. Mine was among the first thousand units to be produced. When the 22xx series debuted, they were heralded for having the "famous Marantz gold anodized front panel", with etched lettering that would not wear off. When I first saw the golden Marantz display amidst the sea of everyone else's silver components, it was like looking at $20 gold pieces next to a pile of quarters. It was love at first sight, and I was hooked on Marantz.
Similar Products Used: Many other Marantz pieces, Carver 900, Pioneer QX-949, Kenwood receivers and M-2 amps, Phase Linear 4000, and others. |
[Jun 06, 2006]
Craig Chester
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
More power than most will need,Sweet on low power,Sweet at full boat, Built like a tank, You s/o could not only enjoy the music, but, fall in love with that sexy blue lighting, due try to get the Walnut case ++++++++.
Weakness:
No real weakness, If you like a lot of that CD BRIGHT COMPRESSED SOUND, You won't like it, But, how cool to open up some young minds? Heavy,Heavy,Heavy......Buy it place it leave it, You will have it forever.
Hey y'all,my Marantz 2270 came yesterday 6-5-06, I can't tell you, Just buy one. A word about 24hrs with it. Prime system is: Thorens TD125MKII,SME tonearm,Joeseph Grado Statement cartrige, SME A202 power amp,SME P102 pre-amp,MARTIN LOGAN the sequel speakers.
Similar Products Used: I haven"t heard any old recievers in 25yrs |
[May 16, 2006]
mark007juiceman
AudioPhile
Strength:
I don't play concerts in my house. It's hugely powerful.
Weakness:
other than it being 35 years old.... none. it is what it is...
It was a big pain getting it here... from San Diego and working... and I've learned a lot.
Similar Products Used: Onkyo, Yamaha, Sony,....
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[Apr 17, 2006]
Reese
AudioPhile
Strength:
great LOW end, wonderfull power
Weakness:
needs new bulbs and pots need cleaning I got it from my dad to use for casual listening when I was younger. Now I use it in my recording studio to sample finished products. Its absolutly wonderfull especialy compared to alot of other units out there. |
[Feb 27, 2006]
Frank Braswell
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
sound quality brings new life to old records, cd's or anything you throw at it. build quality is top notch none better, thats why it still kicks "A "after 30 yrs.
Weakness:
I wouldn't call this a weakness, just like an older porsche or vw it needs a little mechanical treatment once in while, pots cleaning, lamps need replaceing, this unit is easy to work on compaired to alot of the other vintage unitm and if you need adjustments or repair there is quite a few marantz techs out there. I have been looking for a 2270 on ebay for a while, preferably one here in Ca. to minimize shipping damage. the one I got is in very nice condition inside and out. I was impressed by the sound, warm robust and plenty of punch when you need it. the fm section is quite nice pulling in the weakest stations with great seperation and minimal background noise, the phono section is the sweatspot of this gem lp's never sounded so good, I now know why this particular model is highly sought after and ranks right up their with the era's best. if you find one get it you won't be dissapointed and will find new excuses to listen to it over your current hifi gear. hands down a real audiophiles pick. Similar Products Used: marantz 2325, 4300, 2252b, 2238b, 2238,2245,2015 |
[May 07, 2005]
SAL887
Casual Listener
Strength:
Beautiful wood verneer cab,sexy looks,picks all stations where I live,power reserve more than enough,Forgot to turn unit off last year in closed wall unit for 5 days. Well didn't affect anything. And this is a 30yr old unit. SOUNDS as SWEET as TUBES. And best of all it is a very versitile unit as they all were back then. WANT one! GO ON E-BAY.EVEN IF IT NEEDS WORK, BUT YOU HAVE TO SEND IT TO A REAL TECH.
Weakness:
KEEPING THOSE CONTACTS CLEAN. IF YOU THINK ITS TO HEAVY THEN GO BUY YOURSELF A BOOMBOX. YOU DONT KNOW WHAT HEAVY IS IF YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE SEPRATE COMPONETS TO COME CLOSE OR GET BETTER SOUND! My intrest in audio started in early 60's listening to my dad's valve console with garrard changer and telefunken tubes and speakers.The sound from the cabinet would fill the largest of rooms. My own finanical exploits didn't start until 1970. Then in 1973 my first highend componet was a 2270 from Marantz. Well let me tell you a lot of equipment has changed hands since then between friends and family but my 2270 will be with me till the day I die. My current system consist of all refurbished Marantz valve componets.My livingrm sys consist of fisher valve units all refurbished.Turntables,casette decks,open reel recorders, and OH YEAH!I almost forgot 2 cd players.Thousand records,4 track reel tapes, OH AND YEAH! a collection of cd. What I'm getting at is dollar for dollar the MARANTZ 2270 was the best audio investment I've ever made! Yeah I have or had other recievers and they cannot compete. My current solid state collection is Crown and Pioneer of vintage (powerfull heavyweights. And great performers in their own wright.BUT AGAIN the MARANTZ 2270 IS THE SWEETEST SOUNDING OF ALL. Never been serviced just sent in to be re-spect and cleaned. Yeah my tubes sound better but at a price. And as far as anything made today weather it be so-called highend or computer store junk we'll se another 30yrs from now who'll be reaping the rewards of HIGH-END AUDIO. MARANTZ 2270. My best investment 30yrs and about 40grand ago. Similar Products Used: TANDBERG RECIVER FORGOT #,PIONEER SX1050 MUCH HEAVIER MORE POWER, NEEDS FAN TO KEEP FROM OVERHEATING.FISHER 500B,LAFAYETTE 4CH RECIEVER FROM SAME PERIOD AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT SOUNDS THE CLOSET TO THE MARANTZ. WHY! INSIDE ALL THE BRAND COMPONETS (CAPS)ARE THE SAME.YES BELIEVE IT OR NOT. |
[Nov 15, 2004]
bbarlow
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Just a great sounding all around machine. Puts the new stuff to same.
Weakness:
none Found? Yes found! I was in the middle of moving one Night and needed a few more boxes so to the local strip mall dumpsters I went.Just as I entered the back of the mall a heavy down pour started,so needless to say the boxes were out.Turning the car around my headlights caught something sliver sticking out of one of the tops of a dumpster,so I got out of the car and looked and there it was a soaking wet Marantz 2270.Knowing what Marantz was I wraped it in a shirt I had and put it in my back seat and raced home.I got home and whiped it off and took the cover off and this 40 pound baby was clean not one bit of dust and beside from a burnt out lamp or two it worked perfact. So why would someone abandon there baby in a dumpster on a cold rainy night? Your guess is as good as mine but now I'm proud to have it in my family... |
[May 19, 2004]
coolcoupe00
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Warm and balanced soundstage. Great detail, enough power for critical listening to anything I have in my collection. CDs sound better than they do on my main system at home. Control feel, materials, front panel design, and the wonderful sound all scream they-don't-build-em-like-that-anymore quality. As does the weight. No B&E artist financing a drug habit is going to run down the street with this boat anchor (38.5 pounds without cabinet or carton).
Weakness:
Tuner section lacks resolution and sounds a little "fat", even though the Gyro-Touch tuning mechanism is so cool. Subject to big-time multipath distortion. If you must have radio, try a separate antenna or tuner. Heavy. You'll want to put this in one place and leave it there. I bought this baby new in 1975; I can't remember the price I paid for it here in Canada, but it was a floor demo and I remember being pleased with the deal. The carton said Marantz by Superscope, made in Japan. I first used it to drive big home-built Radford Studio 90 speakers (British kits), and it sounded magnificent. I had a succession of turntables, tape players, and then an integrated amp and tuner separates took the 2270's place in 1980. The Marantz went to the basement, then it went to my daughter for a few years, then back into my basement storage for many years. I hooked it up last year to new Totem Hawk speakers, using a Marantz CC4300 5-disc changer as input. Lordy, what a treasure this old receiver is! I expected to hear woody old sound and nearly fell over in wonder at the detail and balance in the Marantz' warm, accurate, musical, soundstage. House guests immediately notice the vintage look of the big Marantz, especially with its Walnut cabinet. I'm surprised at how many seem to think old Marantz receivers are the stuff of legends and admire them still, and the sound this one produces is marvelous, especially when fed some of the new recordings by artists like Dianna Krall, or the Verve re-masters of Ben Webster or Coleman Hawkins to name but a couple. Wonderful, wonderful sound, better than I remember, capable of reproducing the best that the best recording producers out there can put on a CD. Similar Products Used: Only receiver I've ever owned. Everything else has been separate components. |
[Apr 30, 2004]
gmunch
AudioPhile
Strength:
Beautiful styling & very good performance, a legend in audio electronics
Weakness:
Its 30 years old & doesn't have a remote control My brother bought a new Marantz 2270 back in the mid 70's & it was an excellent receiver. We listened to it for years. He still has it & it still works well. Its never been serviced. I replaced a few dial lights, but thats it. I recently decided to buy a 2275, the successor to the 2270. The 2275 was manufactured around 1975 and has some technical improvements, but looks much like the 2270. I watched eBay for a few months & found a 2275 that had been "restored" by a guy that sells vintage equipment that he services & cleans up. I'll tell you, the unit I bought was in excellent condition. It looked almost like a new 2275 & it plays perfectly. The seller aligned the tuner, set important voltages, cleaned the tone control board & pots so that the controls were clean & quiet, replaced all lights & included an owners manual & antenna. I paid $400 for it, but it was worth it to have a fine 2275 that did not need servicing. I searched eBay for months looking for a mint walnut case. Eventually, one showed up & I grabbed it. The 2275 looks great with the flawless walnut case. Its a beautiful piece of equipment & fun to listen to. Similar Products Used: AR Receiver, Marantz 2270, Dynaco FM-5 & Stereo 70 |