newriverrat Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Way back in time, there was this young hillbilly that was completely obsessed with listening to music. He attended a party (circa 1977 or '78) where the tunes were being played on a Harman/Kardon 730. Impressed, he went and bought a H/K 430 and loved it for about 10 years. Then the bug bit and he went through all kinds of separate components. The 430 got lost in the crawlspace of his mind. Now he's an old hillbilly that has regaled himself to simplifying his equipment to a few components. A set of RF 3's, a Fluance RT 85, and added yesterday, a dreamy vision from the past. A beautiful, one owner H/K 730. Near mint, unmolested. He spent the day connecting and bi-wiring, then spent his evening listening and being transported. Some days it's good to be him.... . 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricktate Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I agree they sound awesome. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewg Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I also agree. The 730 just sounds right. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Regardless of how nice it looks, I highly recommend you have the unit serviced and re-capped. It is definitely due for an update. Nice Marantz by the way! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glens Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Not only do they sound right, they look and feel right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhound Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I know what you mean I have the smaller 430 like you once had. I have not found a better pairing for my 70sumthins heresy decorators than that receiver. @HDBRbuilder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newriverrat Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 5 hours ago, jimjimbo said: Regardless of how nice it looks, I highly recommend you have the unit serviced and re-capped. It is definitely due for an update. I'm debating on starting a gofundme page for that....🙄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, newriverrat said: I'm debating on starting a gofundme page for that....🙄 Where are you located? Members here can recommend reputable service people. You're looking at $200 to $300 for that. Well worth it to get the unit performing for another 20-30 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newriverrat Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 42 minutes ago, jimjimbo said: Where are you located? Members here can recommend reputable service people. On the VA/NC border, between Roanoke VA and Winston-Salem NC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewg Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Regardless of how nice it looks, I highly recommend you have the unit serviced and re-capped. It is definitely due for an update. Nice Marantz by the way!Thanks@jimjimbo! I had that Marantz serviced by our friend at Stereo Rehab. Funny thing is I also took in my HK 430, and he said he didn’t want to take my money because it wasn’t a quality enough receiver to spend the $$ updating. I disagreed, but didn’t argue, so I took it back and will look to update both the 430 and 730 someplace else that won’t cost as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Well, although our friend can be a bit eccentric, I don't know many other places that will do the quality work that he does. He's done other pieces for me that I know he didn't really want to work on, but he did a great job and was reasonable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Well dang, if you got to be stuck up a holler, coal dust raining down on your head, drunken dear hunters drilling holes through the cabin, not to mention wild turkeys crappin on your truck, then you should have a source of succor and relaxation. Silver-faced HK and Klipsch? Sounds like you traded in Muhlenberg County for "almost heaven". Congrats and welcome to the Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Well, although our friend can be a bit eccentric, I don't know many other places that will do the quality work that he does. He's done other pieces for me that I know he didn't really want to work on, but he did a great job and was reasonable.I was just there yesterday.....first time at his new location. Pretty cool. Much bigger than the old location. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattner Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Love your system beautiful and vintage !! Enjoy it my good friend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newriverrat Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 I have just cleaned the rotary controls and was amazed at what I found: Not too nasty for a 43 year old piece. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newriverrat Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Here is what I meant by full circle. From 1977/78. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted January 7, 2020 Moderators Share Posted January 7, 2020 On 12/14/2019 at 3:59 AM, newriverrat said: Way back in time, there was this young hillbilly that was completely obsessed with listening to music. He attended a party (circa 1977 or '78) where the tunes were being played on a Harman/Kardon 730. Impressed, he went and bought a H/K 430 and loved it for about 10 years. That hillbilly was right, that line of HK's sound great. I only have one the 930, it will eventually be updated instead of getting rid if it, it just sounds amazing. The only slight problem is it has is the speaker wire connections on the back is slightly loose, but new caps would also help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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