I just added a new member to my Marantz collection. I'm up to 5 Marantz's now.
So here they are, I labeled them so you can see the models and size differences.

I like the miniboombox one the best!

Sweet!!

nice one skippy!!

love em all!

OMG !!!

skippy --are you always surprised at how really good that 3500 really sounds ????

Everytime someone posts a "family" photo it gives me greater appreciation for those boxes. Something is special about seeing them altogether.

It is an interesting way to collect. (As opposed to "only grails" and "childhood favorites" etc. as a way of collecting) I don't think it is any secret I collect JVC. I wonder what other "family" collectors we have here and are most "families" represented?

Excellent family portrait my friend!

As a proud owner of one of the monsters (CRS-7810), I can say with pride these things are amazing!

I tried to go the family route once... Anything that was a big empty black and chrome box. Lasonic 931 and the like, et all...

I got several before I had a switch in direction and wanted quality sound, not just looks!

spud --i think there are more sharp 'family' collectors here than JVC --
a few members have almost EVERY GF number !

Wow, the ones at the bottom are huge!!!
Awesome collection!!

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Originally posted by redbenjoe:
spud --i think there are more sharp 'family' collectors here than JVC --
a few members have almost EVERY GF number !

I think I have a couple Sharps myself.... one of which is a 777.

ONE box of skippys fine Marantz collection has a variable MIDRANGE control knob ---

any guesses ?

OOH OHH !!!!! I know I know

skippy --this ones 'above Jens'

WHOA,that's heavy....

whoa nice. Hows the little one on the top left sound?

Impressive!

Looks like they get along well with each other...

Wow, they look incredible all together. A sure hallmark of quality is making such a classic design style and making it work so well on a full range of radios.

I bet they sound even better than the look too.



Rock On.

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Originally posted by jerryjg:
whoa nice. Hows the little one on the top left sound?

The PMS-3020 sounds pretty good Jerry. It has seperate bass and treble controls so it has a nice clean sound pretty loud, but not a lot of bass as you could imagine for it's size.

Thanks for the nice comments Mono and Gluecifer!

skippy --you have that many AIWAS --
will you post up an aiwa family shot, sometime.
thanks

I will Ira! I have 5 Aiwa's right now.
I would have had 7 but I traded My CS350 to you and recently traded my CS770 to JLF.
I'll get that shot for you soon my friend.

no rush

i think all aiwas have great designs --

but there might be no groups of box brands that look as well thought out //matched as the Marantz brand

Too late ,check the collection post. I think you'll b pleased.

WoW That is awesome pic of some really really beautiful boxes.

I'm not really as familiar with Marantz as a boombox manufacturer as I am at home audio - if they have the same high quality they have to have amazing sounding!

Great job with the pic!

Johnny

Thanks Johnny. The larger portable components "IE" PMS 3500,PMS-7000 and the CRS-8000 are made jut like the home systems. Lots of steel and aluminum,large component connectors etc.... Here is a post I made a while ago on what the PMS-7000 looks like inside,the CRS-8000 is pretty much the same. Inside the PMS-7000