{"id":6536,"date":"2025-04-29T01:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T01:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/?page_id=6536"},"modified":"2025-04-29T03:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T03:39:34","slug":"marantz-2010","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/receivers\/marantz-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Marantz 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Examples of interior restoration results (click on photos to expand)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Beyond the list of standard restoration steps detailed on the main page<\/span><\/a>, here are some added notes for this unit<\/em> :<\/p>

I acquired this receiver from the original owner and was told it recently stopped working.\u00a0 Cosmetics were very good.<\/p>

The 2010 is the “baby Marantz” first sold in 1972.\u00a0 Though very compact (~14 inches wide) it has same high regarded electronics and build quality as the larger members of the early 1970s Marantz receiver family.\u00a0 While only rated at 10 watts per channel, the 2010 can easily drive efficient speakers to very high decibel levels in smaller spaces (workshop, den, etc) .\u00a0 Many rate the 2010 (and the later 2015) among the best sounding Marantz receivers due to its simple\/clean amplifier design.\u00a0 Some examples of this:<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Skylabs : https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F_HBsJ6pxNw<\/a><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Gear Patrol : https:\/\/www.gearpatrol.com\/audio\/vintage-marantz-receiver-buying-guide\/#product-marantz-2010<\/a><\/p>

These are fairly rare.\u00a0 Apparently Marantz cut back on 2010 production as they were cannibalizing sales of the more expensive receivers like the 2215 and 2230.<\/p>

Initial inspection showed some issues :<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No feet (new ones installed)<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Typical greenish dial due to yellowed vellum (new vellum installed with cold white LEDs to get the right blue color back)<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dial pointer slipping (very typical for old Marantz receivers, new string installed)<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vented (ie failed) electrolytic capacitor in power supply (recapped power supply before applying power)<\/p>

Initial functional testing had to be paused to clean the selector contacts which made the receiver spring to life with everything working (though the sound was not great).\u00a0<\/p>

Something to note is that the “stereo” light comes on whenever using phono, aux or tape input modes.\u00a0 When selecting AM, it is off.\u00a0 When choosing FM, it comes on when tuned to a FM station it can receive in stereo.\u00a0 There is a “Tape” position on the selector which is really just a 2nd Aux input.\u00a0 This is in addition to the tape in\/out RCA jacks (with tape monitor mode) – which means there are 3 Aux level inputs for CD players, etc.<\/p>

Recap went smoothly with the sound notably improving when the main amplifier was completed (including installing new Nichicon GoldTune output capacitors).\u00a0 The FM tuner sensitivity is “fair” and sounds very good on stronger stations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Final functional testing complete\/passed.\u00a0<\/p>

Cosmetics are very good.\u00a0 The faceplate is clean with the “M” in FM being partially rubbed off at the selector\u00a0 knob.\u00a0 The 4 large knobs have some light scratches if you look really closely.\u00a0 The cabinet (vinyl wood grain over steel) only has minor dings on the bottom on the sides.\u00a0 Overall a very good example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Marantz spec for the 2010 amplifier is typical for 1972.\u00a0 It states 10 watts per channel with both channels driving 8 ohms with distortion under 1%.\u00a0 There is NO mention of the frequency range for this spec, so I will assume this was at 1000 Hz (typical spec point back then)<\/p>

My results :\u00a0 I always test from 20 to 20,000 Hz (both channels driving 8 ohms) and saw the very typical roll off on power under ~100 Hz with 1% max distortion<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0100 – 20,000 Hz : 12 watts per channel<\/strong> (20% over spec at 1000 Hz)<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a020 – 20,000 Hz : 8.5 watts per channel<\/p>

Repeating that this is plenty of power<\/em> if paired with efficient speakers in a smaller room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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hifiengine\u00a0 :\u00a0 https:\/\/www.hifiengine.com\/manual_library\/marantz\/2010.shtml<\/a><\/p>

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Marantz 2010 $400 Examples of interior restoration results (click on photos to expand) top right left power supply tuner main amplifier bottom phono amplifier Exterior photos Restoration notes Beyond the list of standard restoration steps detailed on the main page, here are some added notes for this unit : I acquired this receiver from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":130,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6536","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6536"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6588,"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6536\/revisions\/6588"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solidstatestereo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}