This past spring I was fortunate to pick up a Marantz Model 15 which I'd wanted for quite a while. It is in nice cosmetic condition and seems to function fine in the brief testing that I did. My intent was to have this restored before using it too much but am now considering using it for a while with a pair of AR 90's I'll be getting this coming Sunday.
As most of you know, it's an old amp, Marantz's first solid state stereo (dual mono) amplifier and as such should no doubt at least be recapped to expect to get the great sound these are known for. The question/concern I have is am I putting speakers (or any other component) at risk using an amp this old that is all original or am I just risking passive component failure in the amp itself? Should wait at least until I can recap the power supply?
Another option I have is to use my Tandberg 2055 receiver to drive the ARs but that hasn't been recapped yet either and though it's not as old as the Marantz, it's no spring chicken either. Thanks for any advice regarding this "experiment".
As most of you know, it's an old amp, Marantz's first solid state stereo (dual mono) amplifier and as such should no doubt at least be recapped to expect to get the great sound these are known for. The question/concern I have is am I putting speakers (or any other component) at risk using an amp this old that is all original or am I just risking passive component failure in the amp itself? Should wait at least until I can recap the power supply?
Another option I have is to use my Tandberg 2055 receiver to drive the ARs but that hasn't been recapped yet either and though it's not as old as the Marantz, it's no spring chicken either. Thanks for any advice regarding this "experiment".