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Case No. 8) Vintage Marantz
8B amplifier
"I recently had my
vintage Marantz 8B amp repaired by Excel
Stereo. Although it was a relatively small job,
Lawrence took the time to meet with me to discuss the
amp, and was able to open her up,
diagnose the problem and give me a quote on the spot.
Although they told me the amp would be ready in a week,
I was happy to receive an email the next day saying that
the amp was ready. When I picked it up, they had it
hooked up to their system and demo'ed it to show that it
was working properly. The amp was all cleaned up and
looked almost new. They also gave me a bag of the old
parts that were replaced. In this day and age its
almost impossible to get great service at reasonable
prices, but they provide both. I would highly
recommend them for any audio repair work." Michael C -
March, '07

This customer brought in a
vintage Marantz 8B amplifier with very high noise and
distortion levels. Upon careful examination, we
discovered the amplifier has previously been serviced
and it had plenty of inconsistencies inside.
All the defective parts were
replaced and the amplifier went through a complete
restoration.

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The amplifier was bench
tested to meet factory specification, with the
elimination of the operation noise and a noted increase
in signal to noise ratio.
Total Cost of Repair: $ 300
dollars
Turnaround Time: 2 day2 |