@rrog
Marantz has never been owned by Sony. Marantz was owned by Superscope from 1964 to 1980 and by Phillips until 2001. They’re currently a property of D&M Holdings.
As far as Marantz goes, the 2270 gets all kinds of love, but I’m skeptical of the adorations on account of so very few having been restored or given the complicated adjustments they require. It’s also got a just barely adequate power supply.
The 2230 is a reliable example of the better Marantz sound. I’m not sure I’m the biggest fan of the Marantz 3 martini sound though. I have a recapped 2252 that delivers a crisp, lively sound with a healthy punch as long as you don’t challenge it’s ability to deliver most of it’s power. I like that thing. I don’t have a lot of respect for the 1978 and later gear, even the big 2500 and 2600, because they’re quite visibly built to a lesser standard when you crack one open.
When it comes to vintage receivers I stick with Marantz. They never used glue that turns conductive and corrosive and destroys the unit like Sansui and Pioneer did. HK stuff is good, but I’ve seen some odd manufacturing errors in some of their stuff.
The Fisher tube receivers are nice old stuff too. That stuff was all point to point wired and sounded good.
In any event, all the stuff up to the early 80’s absolutely requires work and a complete recap job at this point.
