captouch
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Makes sense. I can visualize it now. Thanks!
My Hot Rodded Marantz 1060
- Thread starter ictwoody
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Makes sense. I can visualize it now. Thanks!
It's a lot easier to do than is it to describe.
I assume these are the binding posts used on the 1060 above?
http://www.parts-express.com/parts-express-dual-binding-post-1-red-1-black--090-475
Would these work as well, they are fancier and we know that's important.
?
http://www.parts-express.com/spring-loaded-speaker-terminal-pair-nickel-13-16-tab--091-1142
I'm actually working on a 2230.
http://www.parts-express.com/parts-express-dual-binding-post-1-red-1-black--090-475
Would these work as well, they are fancier and we know that's important.
?http://www.parts-express.com/spring-loaded-speaker-terminal-pair-nickel-13-16-tab--091-1142
I'm actually working on a 2230.
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
Here are the ones we used... I ordered them from Amazon. I'm sure they are the same as many other sources.
- Woody
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D6AICR4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00
- Woody
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D6AICR4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00
Willeve146
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Your rebuild looks great and I'm glad that the sound turned out to be all that you hoped it would be. The 1060 was the first "real" amp that I bought for myself and I second your assessment of how capable it is.
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
Not likely! I got this one to replace the one I mistakenly sold. The 1060 was the first piece I bought that got me into hifi... About 6yrs ago.
this one is in awesome shape and has the original box and packing. Don't get me wrong. It's not my best sounding amp by a good bit... But it is the best sounding piece of vintage kit I own. Maybe have ever owned... My Supreme 500 was pretty damn good. And it just puts a big smile on my face.
- Woody
Deon Cuyler
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Hi Woody, I have recently unpacked my original 1060 amp I bought as a youngster way back in the early 70's! I am currently looking at some really nice speakers to compliment this amp (mostly for my music from that era) and I see you mention that you hooked yours up to some Klipsch speakers - exactly what I'm looking at! I just need to know which model of speakers you are using - I have been warned that I cannot go too big (strong) as the 1060 delivers only 30RMS/channel? I was looking at the Reference 24's?I felt like this forum was an appropriate place for this.
I've always felt like the diminutive Marantz 1060 was a special amp in the lineup. The 30wpc is enough to power a good variety of speakers, and there is just something really "right" with the way is sounds.
The very first piece of gear I bought when I got into this hobby was a Marantz 1060. Being a designer by trade, I just saw a picture of one online somewhere, probably on some architectural interiors blog, and the perfectly symmetrical face just hooked me and I needed to get one. I purchased a nice example off of eBay back in about 2007. That's when I got hooked on audio.
I really liked the Marantz house sound for a while. I considered my self a "Marantz guy." I owned a 2230, a couple 2015's, a 250M/3600/120 stack, another 1060, some Marantz speakers, 6100 and 6300 turntables and probably some other pieces I'm forgetting, before venturing into the world of Kenwood, Pioneer and some others.
After sliding down the slippery slope that is hifi for quite some time I've kinda settle down... mostly in slightly higher-end, "high-value" modern pieces. But there was part of me that REALLY missed that little 1060 which I had sold off to fund the next thing. Well not too long ago I came across a fair deal on a really clean 1060 with the original box and packing, but with what the previous owner told me was a weak channel. I got the unit and it proceeded to sit in its box for over a year, until just recently.
Through some round-about conversations on AK, I decided that I wanted to have this amp FULLY restored. I had sold off two other 1060's and I decided that this one was going to stay, so I wasn't too worried about getting "upside down" in it by spending the cash to have it done up. I chose AKer and super-nice dude Bill Hirsch to do the work. Bill has been awesome and would 100% recommend him to anyone needing stuff worked on.
I got the amp back from Bill last week and today I finally hooked it up to my big Klipsch speakers and it sound AMAZING. This amp has one of the lowest, if not the lowest noise floor of any vintage pieces I've owned. Simple fantastic.
The reason I put this in the "Vintage Gear - Performance" forum is because of the restoration, and more importantly the mods.
Bill recapped the entire unit including replacing all of the electrolytic caps, replacing the main filter cap with a larger 6800mfd unit. He replaced all of the transistors in the preamp and tone control section with upgraded versions. The transistors in the phono section were replaced and he also changed the loading resistors from 100k to 47k which is more appropriate for current MM carts. He said the 100k was a late model change Marantz did because of some quad carts that were in-vogue at the time. The power supply diodes were replaced with ultrafast soft recovery diodes to reduce the noise floor. All of the signal path ceramic caps were replaced and all the signal path resistors were as well. He de-soldered and re-soldered all the joints on the amp and preamp sections as well as giving the amp a thorough cleaning, dexoit bath, 20+ hr burn in and fully adjusted it back to spec per the Marantz service manual. Whoo. That's a lot.
At it's rated output of 30wpc he said the distortion numbers are immeasurable, and at it's rated distortion this baby is cranking out 41wpc. Not to shabby!
The last of the mods that have been done are that I had swapped the cover with a black cover off of a Marantz 110 tuner I had for a more modern look, and Bill replaced the crappy factory binding spring clips with some 5-way posts I provided. He then removed the stock power cord and installed a new IEC connector. He also added some softer rubber feet which add just a bit of height and I'm totally sure they isolate the unit in a vastly superior way than the factory feet — but mostly cause my factory feet were missing.
These mods are awesome cause it makes this amp more like a modern integrated in the sense of how fast swapping it in and out of a system can be by using the power cord and banana speaker cables that are already right there in place.
Okay... I've rambled on enough. Here's the pics... I know that's all you guys clicked on the thread for anyway.
- Woody
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
I've used only a few models of Klipsch. The older KG series are great speakers. I've had KG2.5's and KG4's. The 4's are what I would look for. The Klipsch KPT-904's I have been using the rebuilt 1060 with are GIANT. Two 15" woofers and a horn tweeter in a 2-way config.
With speakers, and especially with Klipsch, bigger is better. Meaning more efficient and needing less watts to push them. My KPT's are somewhere in the neighborhood of 104db/1w/1m. For the 1060 in a normal size room you should be happy with it's power as long as the speakers are in the low 90's at 1w/1m, or higher. The Klipsch R-24's your looking at are 95db/1w/1m... so you should be fine with the 1060 there.
- Woody
I recently went all out on a 1060 and liked it so much after i did another and gave it to my son. He
uses his as a preamp for a model 140 power amp I restored as well. My 1060 does duty at my bench. Even though its rated for 30wpc, (mine speced out close to 42wpc) the 1060 is still one of my favorites. I have other much nicer Marantz equipment but im very fond of the little 1060.
uses his as a preamp for a model 140 power amp I restored as well. My 1060 does duty at my bench. Even though its rated for 30wpc, (mine speced out close to 42wpc) the 1060 is still one of my favorites. I have other much nicer Marantz equipment but im very fond of the little 1060.
+1
I had a cherry, recapped 2230 that I regret selling. I don't listen to the radio and I got on a "tubes only" kick.
( having more than one amp or speakers is tough for me....if you prefer one over the other, why keep #2 ?)
I really love the blue glow of a 22xx, but the 1060 has the benefit of an un-cluttered chassis and simplified functions.
I think I'd choose the 1060 over the 2230 for that reason.
Congrats, thanks for sharing and happy listening!
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
It really sounds great. Maybe I'll bring it to the next twang fest for a demo.
- Woody
restorer-john
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The 1060 is aesthetically gorgeous in its symmetry. I sold all mine a while ago and kind of regret it, but I just bought myself an 1152DC which is just as symmetrically pretty.
ictwoody
I like vintage gear — my preamp is from 2007.
I'd put it up against a lot of modern amps under $1k. It's really that good now with the mods. It has a looser sound than a lot of modern amps, I think cause of a lower damping factor, but it gives a sound similar to really good tube amps. Not overly rolled off like some tubes. Just a little romance added in. It's not going anywhere.
- Woody
AudioBugged
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Really nice work and you can see the IEC is grounded to the chassis by the bright screw on the right.
