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Marantz
Model 2500
WIDE,
BIG, LOUD, and HEAVY.
With a scope in it. And DC design. And a cooling system that would
be carried onto the SM-1000
monster. And a toroidal transformer with 2 separate L/R windings.
And a quadruple push-pull output section. And a 5-gang varicap with
PLL, Dual-Gate MOS-Fets and 6-stage IF tuner section. And a Bessel-derived
high filter. And as many as 7-million tone controls possibilities.
And a ±0,5dB 4-gang volume attenuator. And Dolby FM compatibility.
And 27kg in toto.
And - need some more? Yes... more cash !
At 1600$, Marantz didn't sell many.
As
the vast majority of receivers designed and built in Japan, the
Marantz Model 2500 and Marantz Model
2385 were export-only. Bar the oscilloscope, the Model
2385 is essentially identical to the Model 2500.
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