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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
why?Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
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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Pioneer did more than a few with a similar appearance ie wood and steal finish that appeal to me more - probably as good or better
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pi...AAwTaQqpWw4CM:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=pi...zSBotxmgZIGYM:
http://www.audioaffinity.co.uk/archi...box=image_1u2e
http://www.pilotsw.com/make-vinyl-vi...urntable-work/
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It'd be a damn sight nicer without that horrible label plastered onto the left-hand side, spoiling the lovely wood veneer... Whoever's idea that was should be shot, for being guilty of aesthetics indecency!Oh wow, yeah, seriously cool.
Sonically, I reckon it'd be comparable with the likes of a Pioneer PL-71, and therefore more than decent, although the auto shut-off mechanism may spoil the party slightly.
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.... says the guy with vintage-look Tannoys.
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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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