jfjacques Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Hello - Long time Klipsch owner and lover - just inherited an incredible gift of (2) Marantz model 2 tube amps and (1) Marantz 7T Pre. They had been in storage for over 30 years, so they are at my local trusted shop to be brought up properly and serviced. I plan to hook them up to my Chorus 2's and turntable setup - is there anything special I should be cautious of - I remember reading once about a specific sequence of power up/power down that should be followed either with separate amp/pre or tubes? Will post pics of them cleaned up once its all back and set up. Thanks in advance! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Amps are the last to be turned on and the first to be turned off. Never break or make a connection with the amps powered. Never run a tube amp without a load. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwjones Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Edgar is correct and wait a few seconds before turning off the pre to let the caps drain. But you won't like them; I'll pick them up next week when I visit my brother in Yarmouth. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicSeeker Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Wow, what a score, how great is that. Beautiful. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 7 hours ago, Edgar said: Never run a tube amp without a load. Yes, meaning, without speakers connected...... Beautiful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 14 hours ago, jfjacques said: they are at my local trusted shop to be serviced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I see bottles of wine...maybe I'm drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Landau Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Great score! Here are mine 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfjacques Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 Thank you everyone - eager to get them back and hooked up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve. Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Thats some holy grail stuff for sure. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealMarkDeneen Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 What an inheritance! It's seems a little odd that the preamp is the "T"ransistor version of the 7, and not the tubed version. Of course, who would quibble when it is inherited? A great design with that very cool balanced phase inverter. It's worth whatever it takes to get them in primo working condition. Please post more when you get them back! ^5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfjacques Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 hour ago, RealMarkDeneen said: What an inheritance! It's seems a little odd that the preamp is the "T"ransistor version of the 7, and not the tubed version. Of course, who would quibble when it is inherited? A great design with that very cool balanced phase inverter. It's worth whatever it takes to get them in primo working condition. Please post more when you get them back! ^5 The gentleman that gifted these to me is my best friends dad - he is in his mid 90s and has significant memory issues. He barely remembers anything but remembers getting the 7T years after the model 2’s but doesn’t remember what he had originally hooked up with them. He vividly remembered me complimenting the amp setup when I first met him at their house near Boston back in 1990’s when I was in college and he remembered it well enough that when they were cleaning out his condo and moving him to assisted living it was literally one of a handful of items he had any care for where ended up - he remembered showing me and my reaction to them and wanted someone that knew how special they were to him to have them. Incredible gift - he also gifted me a set of “Hartley” loudspeakers that he had set up with them decades ago. Given the value of these I have offered multiple times to the family to help sell the pieces and give the funds for his ongoing care but they won’t hear of it. Blessed to have such wonderful and generous friends. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 On 9/2/2022 at 5:01 AM, Guy Landau said: Great score! Here are mine Wow you have a pair of Lowther TP1's????? Amazing... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry4841 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, seti said: Wow you have a pair of Lowther TP1's????? Amazing... Me too. http://www.roger-russell.com/voigt/lowther.htm 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Warren Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 2:28 PM, henry4841 said: Me too. http://www.roger-russell.com/voigt/lowther.htm Roger's been dead for some time now, curious to know who's keeping the website up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Roger passed away in 2021 , The web site registration was renewed in January 2022 . Registry Expiration: 2023-01-13 Updated: 2022-01-13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfjacques Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 Hey all - also curious to others that have Tube Amps such as this - are you using anything for surge protection? in my main home theater I have a Panamax PM-4300 and I've read mixed things about amps being used with these type of devices - though the manufacturers that state to plug in direct are talking about amps that draw major amperage and need dedicated circuits? Any insight to what people are doing here? Im not worried about whether or not its 3db less capable on the top end if its protected? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Yes, there are stories out there. Recommend using one and do. There is a thread here related recently. Do a search. The OP is@Audible Nectar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jfjacques Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, billybob said: Here: Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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