4/1/2024 0 Comments Zorrilla video filter![]() ![]() Pioneer’s SX-1250, another contender, topped out at 160 watts a side.Īs Marantz explained in its 1977 brochure, the 250-watt spec was “minimum continuous watts per channel, with no more than 0.05% total harmonic distortion, both channels driven in to 8 ohms.” Drop impedance to 4 ohms, and output jumped to 330 watts with no appreciable increase in distortion. Indeed, the Marantz 2500 outperformed the best flagship receivers of the day, delivering twice as much power as top competitors like Sansui’s 125-watt 9090DB. Produced from 1977 to 1980, the Model 2500 is noteworthy not just for its engaging industrial design but for its front-panel oscilloscope - novel then and now - distinctive, free-spinning “Gyro-Touch Tuning” dial, dual phono inputs, and (then) unheard-of power output of 250 watts per channel, which prompted Pioneer, Sansui and other top brands of the day to respond with their own monster receivers. Emblematic of flagships from the mid to late 1970s, the 2500 is an evolution of the iconic ’60s-era Model Eighteen and was hailed as “The World’s Most Powerful Receiver” in magazine ads of the day. ![]() Marantz discontinued the Model 2500 more than 40 years ago yet this stunningly beautiful stereo receiver is still a commanding presence. ![]()
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