Arny Krueger wrote:
"Trevor Wilson" wrote
in message
gil wrote:
Just got one of these at a garage sale and from what I
read it has 26 WPC.
**The actual power ouptut was more like 30 Watts @ 8
Ohms. Additionally, the Marantz could deliver somewhat
more power @ 4 Ohm loads. At 1% THD, the 2226b was rated
for 53 Watts/ch @ 4 Ohms.
How is it that this unit can rock and pump my power
hungry ADS L300 the way it does?
**Maybe your speakers aren't as power hungry as you think
they are.
I know this is no high end unit but many amps and
receivers have come through here with two to three times
the power and none have sounded as powerful.
Any thoughts?
**Yep. You've compared it to some pretty crappy amps. I
suggest you comparre it to a modern Rotel or NAD
sometime. For 1978, the 2226b was OK. It 2007, it is
barely adequate.
At the time, I think the 2226 was the Marantz entry level receiver. I think
they later went even lower. 2215???
**Close, but no cigar. The entry level receiver was the 2216b. The
lineage of Marantz receivers went roughly as follows:
2215 (Blue/blackout dial)
2220 "
2225 "
2240 "
Etc
2216 (Blue/blackout dial, with gold trim below dial)
2218 "
2226 "
2238 "
Etc
2216b (Gold dial/blue backlit)
2218b "
2226b "
2238b "
Etc
As a general rule, the move from the eariest listed models (which are
not the earliest Japanese Marantz recivers) to the later models involved
a substantial technology leap. However, the move to the even newer
models involved no substantial technological improvements, but did
involve (IMO) a significant drop back in construction quality. Extruded
heatsinks were replaced by folded aluminium. These changes were to
reduce costs, rather than provide better value for consumers. SOP.
Trevor Wilson
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