The Mellotron Group

I had two home made crystal radios tuned to two different signals with an  
earphone from one in my left ear and one from the other in my right. It 
wasn't  stereo but it was hard to listen to. 
 
 
In a message dated 8/31/2011 11:43:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mellotronmadness@yahoo.com.au writes:

 
 
 
I had an old Philco radio and a Grundig tape recorder, but that was back in 
 the days of John Peel and Radio 1 in concert. Thankfully I have forgotten  
"Dark side of the Moon"

Mark

--- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  fdoddy@... wrote:
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> I didn't need good speakers to make  "Dark Side..." an experience to 
remember. I just..well...lets leave it at  that.
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> -----Original  Message-----
> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@...>
> To:  newmellotrongroup <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) >
>  Sent: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 8:07 pm
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re:  Marantz 2230 restoration
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> Clay, I used to have a set of Quads w/amps and they were great. Not a  
high SPL design but bow what a nice transparent sound. 
> I am working  on rebuilding a studio for a guy and he had a set stored in 
his equipment  room. I was tempted to see if he would 
> sell them but I need to make  money these days as opposed to spending it 
J. I miss those days of hi fi….I  was constantly buying 
> and selling gear to try different combinations.  I even had the huge 
Klipsch corner ho rns at one point. They were the most  efficient 
> speakers I have ever seen…..They really made Dark Side of  the Moon an 
experience to remember! ….those were good times….. :)
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> Gary
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> From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ]  On Behalf Of ClayE
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31 , 2011 2:59 PM
>  To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
>  Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
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> Gary:
> I assure you that I was  aware that I wasn't restoring a California built 
Marantz. I have owned  Pioneer, Denon and Sony stuff and it all went in the 
trash. The fact that the  70's Marantz stuff is still functioning today, 
(usually without any lights) is  a good indication of the quality.
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> I don't care what they sell  for. It sounds good, it's nice to look at 
and I needed some practice  soldering.
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> You might be interested to know that I have a pair  of Quad II power amps 
with Quad ESL 57's. I temporarily wired the Marantz  receiver to the ESL's. 
(I know it's a shitty combination and will stress the  receiver!) BUT it 
sounded pretty damn sweet.
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> Clay 
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> --- I n _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  Gary Brumm <gabru@> wrote:
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> > Hi Clay,
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> > The 2230 is worth $200 on a good day. Why would anyone  invest the time 
and money to restore one of these receivers. These  were
> > Sony Superscope products made in Japan long after Saul  Marantz had 
sold off the company. They are a typical receiver from the  70's
> > and are on par with several other manufacturers (Nikko,  Pioneer, 
Sansui, etc.) of the era. I used to sell and service these things  back in
> > those days so I know them inside and out. Now if you can  find a good 
deal on a Marantz 10B FM receiver you have something  special.
> > The 10B and the McIntosh MR71 receivers are probably the  best designed 
FM receivers ever produced.
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> >  Cheers,
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> > Gary
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>  > From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ]  On Behalf Of ClayE
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:39  AM
> > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
>  > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Marantz 2230 restoration
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> > Gotta love the Internets. This  restoration job was a breeze with 
step-by-step instructions from  irebuildmarantz.com. These old receivers are well 
built. Far better than the  SHIT they make now.
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> > _http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/_ 
(http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/) 
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> > _http://www.irebuildmarantz.com/restoration/2230.html_ 
(http://www.irebuildmarantz.com/restoration/2230.html) 
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