2x Marantz CD-63

[system11]

I've been cleaning out a lot of my stored 'stuff' from back in the day, and the digging has reached the last remnants of my vintage hi-fi stuff. After a clean they're both working fine (after being in storage for 20 years this was a surprise), does anyone know what a realistic price is for these? I've seen them on ebay for £200 give or take, I thought I'd find an enthusiast forum to offer them to first because honestly ebay is a nightmare half the time and they're more likely to get a good home this way. The CD-63T has some self adhesive feet attached to the bottom, presumably supposed to be acoustic, I left them on since the felt bottoms leave no marks on anything underneath.

http://www.system11.org/temp/Auctionpics/cd63b_1.jpg

http://www.system11.org/temp/Auctionpics/cd63b_2.jpg

http://www.system11.org/temp/Auctionpics/cd63b_3.jpg

http://www.system11.org/temp/Auctionpics/cd63t_1.jpg

http://www.system11.org/temp/Auctionpics/cd63t_2.jpg

http://www.system11.org/temp/Auctionpics/cd63t_3.jpg

I'd prefer collection but happy to use an insured shipping service - I collect/buy/sell a lot of very delicate electronics so packaging isn't an issue. There are no transport screws present but I imagine the laser would be safe enough with some cotton wool carefully placed either side to stop it swinging around. Poor quality videos of them working here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvvWFYzm4AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLIoWcvgngM

The black one could do with cleaning better, the finish has marks from where the heaviest dust settled and there are a couple of small marks, the 63T is much cleaner.

[system11]

Picked a price - £300 for the pair if anyone is interested :)

[system11]

Now £250 for the pair.

[Gordon Steadman]

Oh how I wish I had some spare dosh. I had the Philips version of this and whilst aural memory is unreliable, I could see why CD seemed so good to some at the time. Battleship build and worked logically.

[The Barbarian]

Those CDM0/1 Lazer mechs are bullet proof.

[nat8808]

By all means nice machines. The champagne CD63 being particularly nice.

I've a couple of Meridian versions from back in the day when you could pick them up cheap :) My Philips CD101 is in the hands of a friend (and I should ask for it back...).

Just a thought, people might see the thread title and assume they are the relatively boring later CD63s, the bitstream players from the the 90s.