[caracara08]

can anyone tell me if the Marantz 4430 is better than the 2270?  I am a bit confused regarding quadradial.    I will be using it with bookshelf speakers, phono, hd650.  thanks

 

[Skylab]

Unless you happen to own a bunch of Quad recordings (which I highly doubt), the 2270 is the better choice.

 

[caracara08]

Thank you sir.  As always, you're the best.
 
edit:  Lost out on the 2270.  Decided to go lower budget and went with a 2226b as my first vintage receiver.  

 

[monoethylene]

 

[wualta]

Oo, what is that sleek black beauty?

 

[monoethylene]

Sui AU 7700

 

[wualta]

Gotta love that bank of tone controls. Very nice.

 

[Rossliew]

Out of curiosity, how many of you vintage lovers get your equipment serviced upon purchasing it? Or do you wait till something goes wrong first and doing it up all at one go?

 

[Skylab]

My personal modus operandi is to either buy it serviced/restored, or to have that done after buying, if it ends up being something I want to keep.  Almost all the vintage gear I currently own has been cleaned/lubed/adjusted at a bare minimum, but most of it has been completely restored including a complete "recap" (replacement of all electrolytic capacitors with new, up to spec, and better ones).

 

[monoethylene]

I restore all my vintage gear by own. It makes a lot of fun

 

[ardgedee]

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Out of curiosity, how many of you vintage lovers get your equipment serviced upon purchasing it? Or do you wait till something goes wrong first and doing it up all at one go?

 
Of my two tubed integrateds, both were serviced by the same guy. He sold me one of them (well, the charitable org he volunteered for sold it; he tuned it up on their behalf before the sale). The other one I purchased elsewhere and brought to him for service before I turned it on.
 
Of my solid state receivers, they all arrived in working order, aside from the usual dusty pots and switches. I strongly suspect they will benefit from recapping (at least) and tuneup, but I'm taking my time with that, since they sound fine enough now. The oldest has the most accessible boards and everything is clearly labeled, so I might do that myself once I feel confident enough with my soldering skills. The other, higher-powered ones I'm going to leave to an expert once I find one locally.

 

[Rossliew]

Thanks for the feedback. The one reason I'm very, very cautious about buying vintage gear is the fear that I will be needing major service on them and not being able to find the proper parts for the servicing/repairs/replacements. Got a Sansui AU-317 I'm looking at buying which is priced pretty competitively. Any feedback on this amp? Of course, it shall be used to drive headphones exclusively (Senn HD555 and W3k Anv).

 

[BmWr75]

I replace all the electrolytic capacitors in my 1950-1960s vintage tube stuff, no exceptions.  This has not been done completely for all the 1970s vintage solid state stuff I own, but I wish it had been for long term reliability.
 
Just replaced the multi-cap can in a Fisher KM-60 tuner this morning.  It was the only capacitor the previous owner didn't replace.

 

[Rossliew]

So, basically, would it suffice to just replace the caps and leave everything else untouched? (assuming the gear was in working order before any servicing was done).

 

[ardgedee]

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Thanks for the feedback. The one reason I'm very, very cautious about buying vintage gear is the fear that I will be needing major service on them and not being able to find the proper parts for the servicing/repairs/replacements. Got a Sansui AU-317 I'm looking at buying which is priced pretty competitively. Any feedback on this amp? Of course, it shall be used to drive headphones exclusively (Senn HD555 and W3k Anv).

 
No matter how good-looking the equipment is, if it's old you should have some budget set aside to get them serviced (or time and parts, if you're doing it yourself). Parts like capacitors will decay with age and need replacement after a couple decades, regardless of how well-kept the receiver is. Odds are pretty good that if the receiver is going cheap, nothing inside it has been replaced recently.