Scoring a Marantz 2330. A extremely, uncommonly, exceptionally, mighty and ultra rare monster.

Just try to find if there was ever sold a 2330 in your country. I can tell you that when you try to score one you will not succeed. It will be more easy to score a 2330b, 2325, 2385b, 2500 ore a 2600
In the 70s, Marantz was seen as the brand that produced the best quality and sound. In addition, many also liked the appearance of Marantz better than the rest, but that is purely personal taste because Pioneer, Sansui and a few other brands came with equally beautiful devices. Since 2005 The prices of most top of the line models doubles in price every 5 to 7 years. In 2005 a 2330 costed about 400 euro, In 2010 it costed 800 euro in 2016 1200 euro and today about 2000 euro, That is why a receiver like the Marantz 2330 has become so expensive. Some think that people buy and collect Marantz for the nostalgia and the appearance, but what many still don't understand is that the sound that Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui, Akai and a few others could make was exceptionally good and matched between the neutral and tube sound but it was more like the tube sound than the modern neutral sound. Connoisseurs who spend so much money on a Marantz know that they are not only buying a beautiful sound, but also a device that cannot be broken and can always be repaired. With modern equipment it remains to be seen whether it can be repaired and because modern equipment is more complicated, not all can be repaired without shipping them to the manufacturer what is very pricey if it is out of warranty. Modern devices are often unreliable and many high-end brands of today will not last 50 years and will still be repairable after that. Accuphase is one of those few brands that still produces on quality, but an accuphase itself is sometimes very difficult to repair if the wrong part breaks. Accuphase produce a beautiful sound but not as warm as the Marantz sound. A new Accuphase with 2x130W power costs many times more than a this Marantz 2330, so in that respect a Marantz is not too expensive because when purchasing, people also look at whether the appearance suits them and in terms of appearance, modern equipment cannot compete with the equipment. made in the 1970s. This explains the current high price and why it will continue to rise in price. After all, the demand is bigger than supply.