VINTAGE MARANTZ 2285B RECEIVER WITH WALNUT CABINET
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Reference Number: Avaluer:546717 | Non-Domestic Product: No |
Custom Bundle: No | Model: 2285B |
MPN: 2285B | Modified Item: No |
Brand: Marantz | Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan |
OWNED THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS ---TIME TO DOWNSIZE---WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MASSIVE BEAST SHE IS---COMES FROM A SMOKE AND PET FREE HOME---------------------SO LET`S GET ON WITH IT.<...br>FIRST OFF IT IS IMPRESSIVELY CLEAN.
ORIGINAL OUTSIDE WALNUT WOOD CABINET SHOWS VARIOUS WEAR--SCRATCHES ---SCUFFS---A CHIP OR TWO IN THE BACK VENEER ON TOP OF THE CABINET /CASE --WITH A LIGHT SANDING AND SOME VARNISH --IT WILL LOOK LIKE YOU WANT IT.---CABINET HAS ALL FEET AND I ASSUME THIS WAS MEANT FOR THIS UNIT AS THERE IS NO METAL TOP CASE AROUND THE RECEIVER. THE RECEIVER HAS BEEN BLOWN OUT WITH LOW FLOW AIR --FREE OF DUST ---THEN DEOXIT -------TO BE HONEST NOT MUCH TO CLEAN.
RECEIVER------------ ALL INPUTS IN AND OUT HAVE BEEN TESTED--TAPE 1--TAPE 2--PHONO 1--2---SPEAKER SYSTEM 1 AND 2 ALL RESPOND--AUX WITH A CD PLAYER----------------HEADPHONES WORK. DUBBING HAS NOT BEEN TESTED.
SAME AS FM/AM AND ALL OPTIONS---ALL STATIC FREE------GYRO DIAL MOVES LEFT AND RIGHT SMOOTH AS SILK----EVERYTHING RUNS JUST FINE..
MULTI-PATH-BUTTON WILL NOT STAY DEPRESSED---BUT WHAT I NOTICED WAS WHEN YOU DEPRESS AND HOLD IT --IT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUND OF THE BEAT ON THE SIGNAL STRENGTH --IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE---NEVER HAD A USE FOR IT------ SO THE BUYER CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
YOU DEFINITELY NEED AN ANTENNAE ---I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND THE BEST I COULD GET FOR A SIGNAL WAS 2 1/2 %--SO I CANNOT VERIFY THAT THE STEREO LIGHT WORKS OR NOT --IT STILL GOT THE STATIONS THAT I WANTED BUT MY 2238B WILL NOT PICK UP THE STEREO LIGHT EITHER BUT I STILL GET A CLEAR RECEPTION WITH OR WITHOUT THE STEREO LIGHT ON.
AS YOU CAN SEE 2 OR 3 LAMPS ARE OUT. THERE IS NO FM DECODER PROVIDED---BUT WHEN YOU SWITCH ALL LIGHTS FM/AM---PHONO--TAPE--AUX---THE RED LIGHTS ON TOP---LIGHT UP---THEY ARE THE TOP RED LIGHTS--IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS--------- IT WILL MAKE SENSE.--IF NOT PLEASE INQUIRE.
IF YOU HAVE HIGH VOLUME SPEAKERS IT WILL BLOW YOU OUT OF THE ROOM--IF NOT DO NOT TURN YOUR VOLUME BEYOND 1/3------------------------------------------------ COULD BLOW OUT YOUR SPEAKERS------------ AND AT THIS AGE --THAT`S IMPRESSIVE.
THE LAST PIC SHOWS THE COMPONENTS/TAPES--/RECORDS--- I USED TO TEST--( THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED)-PRIMARILY THEY ARE PICTURED TO SHOW I HAVE UNITS TO TEST THE RECEIVER.
PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PICTURES AND ENLARGE FOR A BETTER INSPECTION.
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFO OR PICS FEEL FREE TO REQUEST---- I HAVE PLENTY OF PICS ON HAND.
OVERALL A GREAT UNIT TO PROVIDE SOMEONE WITH THE PASSION FOR THE ORIGINAL.
THIS UNIT WEIGHS CLOSE TO 50 LBS.
I WILL HAVE THIS PROFESSIONALLY PACKED AND SHIPPED BY UPS.
I ONLY SHIP WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL US
On Jul-31-19 at 10:07:17 PDT, seller added the following information:THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FROM A VIEWER AND INFORMED ME ABOUT THE MUTI-PATH BUTTON ----New message from: