rdamor wrote:

Hi Jose;

I'm surprised that none of the responses you received recommended that
you purchase a vintage Marantz receiver, one made in USA or Japan before
1980, after which even the Japanese companies went "offshore" in order
to avoid the high labor (and other) costs that drove electronics
manufacturing out of USA.

The Marantz Model 2330 receiver, for example, was made in USA in 1977,
and it cost $790! That was a whole lot of money then, and if this
receiver was made in USA today, it would have to sell for over $3,000.

Um, most of that would be incorrect. The 2230 had an opening suggested retail of
$349 which dropped to $299 after a year. It is rated, per the manual, at 30
watts per channel into an 8 ohm load. It was also manufactured in Japan. The
receiver in that lineup which cost in the ~$700 range was the 2270 which was
rated at 70 watts per channel. There was a later model, 2325, which was rated at
125 watts per channel and sold in the ~$1,200 range. Whether these are a good
purchase these days is dicey due to their age and need for recapping. YMMV. You
could also read the specs at the URL you linked. All of this is covered there,
too.

LN
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