For Sale: Tested and working classic Marantz home stereo receiver.
Works 100% and does not show much wear. I cleaned it up, can use a little additional detailing but it's not necessary. Sound quality is excellent, gets good FM stereo and AM reception. Has phono/turntable input as well as Aux. for CD player, and tape deck inputs/outputs. The backlights all look like they are working, tuning/signal strength VU meters and their backlights are good, FM stereo indicator light is good. Has all the usual receiver controls plus a midtrange tone control and a High Cut filter switch.
Some info from the web:
Marantz' MR-235 is a re-badged Phillips-era Model 1530, and as such flys under the Marantz collectors' radar. Making it an ideal, inexpensive unit for audio hobbyists lusting after 35-watts-per-channel of classic Marantz lateral-mosfet-powered direct-coupled amplification.
These units would probably be desirable to Marantz collectors (like the similarly lateral-mosfet-powered 2226B) if they had gyro-tuning, instead of its' still handsome chrome tuning knob. MR-235s have outstanding f.m. performance, both in fidelity & selectivity/sensitivity factors. It has an analog signal meter, along with a center-channel meter, for fine-tuning away co-channel interference, or quieting distant signal reception. And, as a reminder of a bygone era, the a.m. section has impressive hi-fi quality reception. So if you have local a.m. musical outlets, you're in for a retro tonal treat. With its' single conversion topology, however, this unit will disappoint a.m. dxers.
Then there's that aforementioned amplifier section. Being direct-coupled topology, it excels in bass replication & valvesque midrange clarity. Treble is smooth but not shimmery. MR-235s are mod friendly units, for those willing to really unleash this unit's clarity-n-clout. 100 volt replacement caps will add clarity, and half-watt resistor replacements will deliver additional clout. Add an outboard pre-amp of choice to go that tape monitor route, and you've got a faux Model 8B replica! Herecy, thou sayeth? Those are Klipsch speakers, and sound astounding when driven by a modded MR-235.
Width 17 1/4 Height 5 3/8 Depth 14 1/8 Weight 26 lb, 2 oz
RMS Power Per Channel 30 @ 8 ohms, 33 @ 4 ohms
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) 0.08% @ 30, 0.15 @ 33
Power Bandwidth 20 Hz to 20 KHz
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