Just scored a: Marantz 1120 integrated amp for...

[MikeMike]

$81 on ebay, $25 shipping, but the thing is worth $120 no problem. thank god. after being screwed out of so many for so long.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5755375998

i screwed myself out of $1 when i uped my proxy to $123.84 but o well.

MIKE

 

[radioouman]

I love old receivers. Very nice find.

 

[MikeMike]

no ones interested but i like to be happy about my good find it took like 2 weeks but i finally got it.
MIKE

 

[myusername]

is it a receiver if it doesn't have a tuner?

 

[MikeMike]

its an integrated amp. edited for accuracy. and heres the stats

Retail Price -449.95, October 1st 1974 Marantz Dealer List
First Year -1973
Last Year -1975
Wood Case -WC-1
Silver Face -Yes
Model Legend -Console Stereo Amplifier
Channels -Two
Speaker Connections -Two sets
Chassis Ground -Yes
AC Switch -Yes
Fusing 4 amp 250 volt BUSS MTH
Switched AC Outlets -2 x 300 watts
Unswitched AC Outlets -1 x 300 watt
Power Consumption -120 watts at full power

Physical
Width -15 3/8
Height -5 3/4
Depth -14
Weight -32.5, shipped

Amplifier
RMS Power Per Channel -60
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) -0.15%
Power Bandwidth 10 Hz to 40 kHz
Intermodulation Distortion (IM) 0.15%

Preamplifier
Multiple Bass Adjustments -Left, Right
Multiple Treble Adjustments -Left, Right
High Filter -Yes
Low Filter -Yes
Gain Control -Yes
Balance -Yes
Number of Tape Monitors -Two
Tape to Tape Dubbing -Yes, via front panel jacks
Auxillary Input Source -Yes
Tuner Source Input -Yes
Source Microphone Input Left, Right
Source Tape Input (as opposed to a tape monitor) -Yes
2nd Source Tape input (as opposed to a tape monitor) -Yes
Tape Monitor -Yes
2nd Tape monitor -Yes
Headphone Jack(s) -Yes
Speaker Selection Nomenclature -Main, Remote

MIKE

 

[Freejack2]

Transistor or Tube? There are people who swear that nothing beats the sound quality of old tube based amps.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: Freejack2
Transistor or Tube? There are people who swear that nothing beats the sound quality of old tube based amps.

you wont find a vintage Tube amp for <100 if you tried.it costs $100 on ebay just for replacement tubes. they will run about $200+ if you want a decent one. this is trans. just for that fact. and vintage tubes will need replaced at some point.

MIKE

 

[spidey07]

nice find.

 

[Freejack2]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1

Originally posted by: Freejack2
Transistor or Tube? There are people who swear that nothing beats the sound quality of old tube based amps.

you wont find a vintage Tube amp for <100 if you tried.it costs $100 on ebay just for replacement tubes. they will run about $200+ if you want a decent one. this is trans. just for that fact. and vintage tubes will need replaced at some point.

MIKE

My father still has a tube amp but it's been relegated to the stereo in the basement. He replaced it with a Harmon Kardon amp a few years ago. I know he really liked the tube amps sound, not sure why he replaced it, maybe tubes were getting expensive *shrug*

 

[Zim Hosein]

Sweet deal!

Congrats nourdmrolNMT1 :beer:

 

[MikeMike]

tubes are expensive to replace and the older runs will die slowly and normally you need to kepp all tubes matched.

MIKE

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: myusername
is it a receiver if it doesn't have a tuner?

No

 

[MikeMike]

bump for my helper throughout my search.

MIKE

 

[ribbon13]

Congratulations you lucky bastard! No praise for me?

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Congratulations you lucky bastard! No praise for me?

i like the fact that whoever bumped my bid up to $80 has to be kicking themselves right now for not going after it more. the thing wasnt bid on but 7 times in like 6 days. and most of those were me.

o yea, thanks for helping me find stuff on ebay. but so um.... my next purchase... in a few years wanna help me find a tube amp?

MIKE

 

[EvilYoda]

Very nice, probably a great second system int. amp there.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Very nice, probably a great second system int. amp there.

its my main system amp currently. im a cheap college kid.

MIKE

 

[Zenmervolt]

Love Marantz. Excellent products.

ZV

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
o yea, thanks for helping me find stuff on ebay. but so um.... my next purchase... in a few years wanna help me find a tube amp?

MIKE

Tube amps are great, and hardly prone to failure contrary to what everyone would believe. The Dynaco ST70 is legendary.

Eli is modding his speakers sometime. He gave me the dimensions to his box and these put out a nice curve and are the same ones used in the Lyra's so he can reuse them later to upgrade his kit.

Dayton 10" Treated Cone

Yellow, acoustic suspension 3400in³. Green, bass reflex 3400in³, port 1- 2.875"x5"
Response curve

 

[Eli]

Wow.

You got a really nice deal.

To quote ribbon13, "if he gets that for $80.. that would be... incredible."



Congrats.

 

[Colt45]

no toobs no fun

I should get started on a bigger tube amp when i get some cashflow for output transformers...

 

[Koing]

Nice buy

You can actually find some good stuff on ebay for good prices

Koing

 

[MikeMike]

well tubes can be unprone to failure but most of the tubes that were in my price range all had fuzzy output caused by one or more tubes. and a set of tubes go for ~80+.

MIKE