Guess what I just found in my attic...

[STONER1]

A vintage Marantz Model 1060. What can you guys tell me about it. Its very heavy and after spending some time in the background here this thing may have more value to it than I know.

 

[JML]

I had one many years ago... Nice integrated amp with a good phono section, currently highly sought-after by many people. Good headphone section, I believe. Search the web for more info!

It probably needs new caps, given that it was first released around 1972 or so.

 

[SilverTrumpet999]

I have a Marantz 2230 sitting right beside me, and its amplifier section is reputed to be identical to the one in the 1060. It's a capacitor-coupled amp, which gives it a very nice warm sound (cap-coupled amps are often compared to tube amps as the closest solid state has gotten to that sound), and the headphone out is connected to the main amp section with resistors - it drives pretty much anything, and sounds good doing it.

Remember, 30 watts / channel back then is a hefty amount of power... the rated power draw on my "60 watt total" receiver is 220 watts, which should give you some idea about how under-rated the thing is. In comparison, a "500 watt" (Best Buy fare) home theater receiver these days rarely draws more than 300.

Since it's cap-coupled, you will also never have to adjust the DC offset at the outputs; this is taken care of in the circuit design. If you try to adjust it, you'll get some really ridiculous readings out of your DVM (like a 20V+ offset) since you're in actuality bridging the capacitors. Thus the maintenance is low, and the amp is really robust. Re-capping might help the sound a bit if it hasn't been in a fairly constant temperature environment, but listen to it first. It probably sounds just fine.

Enjoy the amp, it's one to keep!

 

[soloz2]

that's a great integrated. clean it up and see if it still works. I just sold my 1030 for $100.

 

[Gopher]

I had a 1060B. It was well made and had a decent headphone out. I actually drove some Magnepan MMGs with it for a while with decent results. Its a great integrated for a secondary/bedroom speaker setup with the versatility of headphones.