Marantz Model 2600
(1978 - 1980)

Minor update to the sought-after Model 2500,
adding Quartz Locking tuner circuitry,
the rest is the same,
not as lavish,
but just
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A rather rare unit because in 1979
the market was looking for
simpler (to make),
cheaper (to sell),
lighter
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The Model 2385 is only shown here because it couldn't fit on the Model 2500 page ; the 2385 survived the Model 2500 by a few years, even seeing an x-rare black version.
It is the european models which are shown here although, from a frontal point-of-view, they are identical to the USA versions.
Strangely enough, the USA models still bore the slot for the Dolby FM back adaptor which was in 1978 already buried as deep as can be...