[Texasrocker]

Congrats music! Things that go "Thump" or,..."Hum",.. and other Things,.... that make you want to go "hummm" ,..show up in the strangest places sometimes!!! Enjoy your vintage Marantz! Im staying busy in what little spare-time I have to commit to the vintage-tube tech "hobby", that I highly enjoy on the sidelines of real-life,called my boring... ( day gig)! Im currently under construction,.. building (2) both,.. from "scratch",.. all tube compressor/limiters for a Rec Studio customer in Austin. Awaiting some "ultra-linear" specially built input & output transformers to arrive from the UK.Both trans exact replicas of the old vintage Peerless brand, that even the new owners of magnequest cant do unless I pay much more. Us co Jensen trans can build em, but the waiting list is much to long, ( very similar to the UK & Canadian healthcare systems)!! The Studio owners really liked my "prototype", so wish me luck in future success!?? Do you happen to know where I can find some pre-manufactured 3- space rack-type all aluminum ( pre-punched chassis for 4 minitubes, & ac trans cutouts?)anywhere on the net for under $75.? Any your suggestions would be appreciated indeed! Until then, my greenlees will have to do. Enjoy your Marantz, Ive owned several, and repaired many, of their vintage tube type hifi items in the past also!! I recently sold a (pair) Mc Intosh vintage C-8s ( tube pres) in pristine cond to a customer! Both still had all orig Telefunken tubes also! Lordy mercy,... tone tone maximus!! I also enjoy restoring vintage hi-fi!! Recheck your "thump-factor" on initial powerup in your Marantz, I dont think is was a bad cap causing that?, but I will standby just in case. Personally speaking, I would advise you to "hold off", on the Philco 70 chassis restoration until your sure your ready to tackle its full- electronic needs! 2 totally different "hobbys" indeed when restoring vintage 60s type integrated electronics items, than those of the 1930s era! Just my .02, however. Theres "books" out there, to read, & understand, ALL different types vintage electronics restorations! You can do it!! Enjoy your new tube-electronics hobby!! Finding good tube-techs are getting harder to find everyday indeed!! ol Tex