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Thread: Marantz 6300 - Is it's beauty only skin deep?

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    Default Marantz 6300 - Is it's beauty only skin deep?

    Spotted one of these on Ebay, then had a look on the Vintage knob, which doesn't rate its sound very highly, and wondered why people would spend big money on a TT just for cool 70s styling, so has anyone got/heard one?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-M...53.m1438.l2649

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikeandvan View Post
    Spotted one of these on Ebay, then had a look on the Vintage knob, which doesn't rate its sound very highly, and wondered why people would spend big money on a TT just for cool 70s styling, so has anyone got/heard one?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-M...53.m1438.l2649
    why?

    1) it does look pretty cool in a 70s sideburns, tia maria with your prawn cocktail kind of way.
    2) probably sounds pretty good too to most people who haven't heard a proper high end turntable (which is most people)
    3) it'll likely be used by such people in a system where a high end turntable would be a waste anyway.

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    Oh wow, yeah, seriously cool.

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    In the 70s, even Spock was a cool dude


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    .... says the guy with vintage-look Tannoys.
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    My System:
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    Nice looking turntable but I wouldn't pay that much for it, that doesn't mean it's not worth the money. My denon DP80 was a money pit but it worth it for the sound quality.
    People are asking stupid money for standard lenco's.
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    The Marantz is overpriced in my opinion. I don't recall them quite matching the build quality of the best Japanese makes.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Actually, I've seen those Marantz tts 'in the flesh' and those pictures don't show quite how cheap and poorly made they look.
    As Robbie says, the Pioneers look much better.

    Edit: Oops, overlapped with Geoff saying something similar.
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    Funny how much people buy stuff on 'reputation'. I mean that's where 90% of the LP12s profits come from!

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