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MARANTZ MODEL 10 TUBE AMP/ TUNER AND MARANTZ 7 TUBE PREAMP

Hello,
I am about to acquire Marantz model 10 tube amp (NOT 10B) and Marantz 7 tube preamp. The amp is very rare because they made only 100 of them and I've seen one on Ebay for 13k for sale and it is from Europe. Does anybody know the value of these? They are also rack mounted so I think that makes them even more special. Any suggestions will be appreciated .
kostek52
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Hold on to them in 50 years they will be worth  a fortune.
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atmasphere
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Have they been refurbished? If not, I would only plug them in long enough to see that they light up; any longer than that and the power transformers are at risk due to failing filter capacitors in the power supplies.
If they have been refurbished, what sort of warranty do you have? The power transformers will likely have to be re-manufactured should one fail, which is not cheap.
kostek52 OP
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The owner told me that amp and preamp was used from time to time and they stopped using it when they removed their ceiling speakers recently.
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almarg
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Are you sure the Model 10 is a "tube amp/tuner"?  I believe it is just a tuner, like the 10B.

Good luck.  Regards,
-- Al
 
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