Questions about Marantz receivers

boston1450

If you were to have a 1 hundred plus watt marantz receiver could you hook them to sda's that need common ground? Thanks in advance

Glen B

You should have no problem connecting a Marantz or any other brand receiver to a speaker or switchbox with a common ground. It is only amplifiers that are natively of bridged design or stereo amps operated in bridged mode that must not be connected to a common ground. The unit's owner's manual would always include such a warning. I don't know of any mass market receivers that are of bridged design.

boston1450

Thanks. I was just windering if anyone has ever used a big Marantz on SDA speakers. And if it would work from what i remember they need to be a common ground amp & at least 50 watts....so i was wondering how they would sound if someone had lets say the Marantz 2375 which i think is 175 wpc & how it might work. I wasnt sure the receiver was a common ground. Just a thought--thanks---randy

pglbook

Boston, I have never owned Marantz receivers but I currently use a Yamaha CR 2020 receiver (105 watts) to drive my SDA 2B TL speakers and the Yamaha does a wonderful job.

boston1450

Thank you. I like the Marantz receivers and i like the SDA2bs..i use to have sda's and i might look into a bigger receiver and the thought of using sda's on that. But ive heard different thoughts on this topic before & i couldnt remember. That must be some receiver there. I like YAMAHA's----thanks. Randy

boston1450

I ment 2385@185 watts. Lol. Im not sure if they make a 2375. My bad

SDA SRS 1.2

2385 and the Polks would be a great combo. I've played my 2325 with my SDA's and they sounded great.

boston1450

Attachment not found.Thanks. Im trying to get some idea's because i may be buying some sda2b's. and i want it to be vintage stereo vs amp set up

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NOT SURE ABOUT THAT MARANTZ BUT THAT WAS FOR SALE LOCAL BUT IT WAS CHEAP & I think its gone. But i may have the opportunity to buy the speakers today

cnh

boston1450 wrote: »

Attachment not found.Thanks. Im trying to get some idea's because i may be buying some sda2b's. and i want it to be vintage stereo vs amp set up

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NOT SURE ABOUT THAT MARANTZ BUT THAT WAS FOR SALE LOCAL BUT IT WAS CHEAP & I think its gone. But i may have the opportunity to buy the speakers today

Didn't you have a set of SDA 2Bs a while back? And if so, what gives? Why did you get rid of them only to buy another set just like them? Usually, people trade up when the sell SDAs or they move on to something they like even more?

cnh

boston1450

Yes. We had 2 houses. We sold the Augusta house and most of the contents. We had the Klf's in our house now and i made a mistake and sold them. Along with the rta15tl's. im sure you recall seen those for sale..YES and i should not have. I have to say im not much of a HORN lover. But i have talked my wife into getting rid of them..so im waiting to hear back on the sda's....i missed out on a local sale of a NICE marantz 2385 that sold for 700.00 which i couldnt believe.....

Sprags

pglbook wrote: »

Boston, I have never owned Marantz receivers but I currently use a Yamaha CR 2020 receiver (105 watts) to drive my SDA 2B TL speakers and the Yamaha does a wonderful job.

That's a classic. I had a CR2020 I purchased in 1977 or 78.

mhardy6647

Sprags wrote: »

That's a classic. I had a CR2020 I purchased in 1977 or 78.

probably 1978.

PolkieMan

they are like..... you don't know what you got till you lose it.

cnh wrote: »

Didn't you have a set of SDA 2Bs a while back? And if so, what gives? Why did you get rid of them only to buy another set just like them? Usually, people trade up when the sell SDAs or they move on to something they like even more?

cnh

boston1450

I lost my first relationship to my first wife 22 years ago. After 7 years of hell. best lose i ever had