My Marantz 1550

I fix the power cable on an old Marantz model 1550 and decide to use it as my main receiver. This old thing works great!

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[HAL4400]

Whaha extremely heavy!! no it isn't amplifier MOSFETS?? no MOSFETS inside! Just normal transistors.

[MN12BIRD]

@HAL4400 Okay I'm no expert and never claimed to be. I know it's only a 15 series and it's nothing to "brag about" but it's the best old SS receiver I've ever had and I like it. I guess saying it's "extremely heavy" was much though. Oh well live and learn?

[bluetech7753]

For some reason the old school stereo recievers sounded better and they would catch radio stations much better.

[MN12BIRD]

I agree they pick up radio stations WAY better than anything new I have or have had. I use my old Japanese Nikko in my room at night and FM radio sounds surprisingly good on that.

[Flarbleflarb]

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[youtubasoarus]

One of the tricks i've seen in old speakers i've pulled apart is that they knot the main cable inside the housing so that it cannot be pulled out (without untying it from inside). Then the chord is either soldered on the board or ties in with another cable. Awesome equipment though, my dad had all Marantz equipment. Awesome gear.

[Wlmitch1]

The Marantz 1500 line was Marantz's "B" line of more affordable receivers from 1978-1980. The were still very sturdy and quite heavy, but not as much so as their 2200 line. I remember them from my late teen years. Phillips bought Marantz America in 1980 and the quality declined starting with their SR line of receivers. By 1990, ALL Marantz America electronics were junk. Marantz has come back very strong since Phillips sold Marantz America to Marantz Japan in 2000. Marantz is all high-end now.

[HAL4400]

@MN12BIRD whaha yeah that is the way! nice machine!!

Tip! do you see those purple capacitors 3x replace them!!

they are of very BAD quality and could short circuit everything!

[MN12BIRD]

@misterintellivision Yeah this thing still rocks. It sounds awesome on my Infinity speakers too.

[Nakkels1]

i have marantz 1070, and i have to agree they are built solid, but a few months ago the preamp blew, so i am remaking it into a power amp.

[hydrolisk1792]

The cord you showed with the "3" prongs is a 16 gage wire.

[Enfeeblement]

Nice stuff. I really like old school receivers like this. One day I might buy an audio/video receiver that has tons of composite/s-video/component/hd­mi on it. It would be cool to have like 15-20 consoles hooked up at the same time to the same TV.

[oldgamingfart]

We used to have a receiver like that, made by German company ITT (now part of Nokia I think). The radio dial lit up a nice green colour, and it could do 80W into 4ohms without even breaking a sweat. Boy was it LOUD!!!