📻 Overview

Classic Marantz 2235B Stereophonic Receiver from the golden era of 1970s hi-fi, professionally serviced by 617HiFi in Brookline, Massachusetts.

This example has been extensively recapped, cleaned, adjusted, and tested, while retaining original components that continued to test properly.

The 2235B combines the classic Marantz blue dial, gyro-touch tuning wheel, dual meters, phono capability, pre-out/main-in connections, and separate bass, midrange, and treble controls in one of the brand’s most recognizable vintage receiver designs.

✨ Highlights

• Professionally serviced by 617HiFi
• Extensively recapped
• LED illumination upgrade
• Classic Marantz blue dial
• Clean brushed-aluminum faceplate
• Strong lettering
• Gyro-touch tuning wheel
• Phono input
• Pre-Out / Main-In connections
• Separate bass, midrange, and treble controls
• Ultrasonically cleaned knobs
• Detailed and tested by Bash Vintage Audio
• Retested before shipment

🔧 Professional Service & Testing

Professional service performed by 617HiFi includes:

• Electrolytic capacitors replaced throughout except the main filter capacitors, which tested good
• Main filter capacitors retained
• AM/FM tuner board remains original
• Differential transistor pairs replaced
• Power-supply regulator transistors replaced
• Two additional power-supply transistors replaced due to corroded leads
• Fresh thermal compound applied to the output transistors
• DC offset checked and set
• Amplifier bias checked and adjusted
• Tuner dial component replaced
• Potentiometers and switches cleaned and lubricated
• LED illumination upgrade
• Receiver tested following service

This receiver is accurately described as extensively recapped, rather than fully recapped, because the main filter capacitors and AM/FM tuner-board components were retained where appropriate.

🧼 Bash Vintage Audio Preparation

As part of the Bash Vintage Audio preparation process:

• Knobs removed and ultrasonically cleaned
• Faceplate carefully cleaned and polished
• Exterior detailed
• Controls and switches cleaned and exercised
• Inputs and primary functions checked
• Both channels functionally tested
• Receiver bench/listening tested
• Bias and DC offset verified as part of professional service
• Unit will be retested before packing and shipment

🎶 Sound & Performance

The Marantz 2235B is well suited to a classic two-channel system, vintage speakers, and turntable-based listening.

Its feature set includes:

• Phono input
• AUX input
• Dual tape loops
• Pre-Out / Main-In
• Main and remote speaker outputs
• Headphone output
• Loudness control
• FM muting
• Mono mode
• High filter
• Bass, midrange, and treble tone controls

✨ Cosmetic Condition

Very good vintage condition overall.

The brushed-aluminum faceplate presents very well with strong lettering and an attractive finish. The knobs, controls, dial glass, meters, and illuminated display all present nicely.

There are normal signs of age and use consistent with vintage audio equipment of this era. Please review all photographs carefully, as they are part of the condition description and show the actual receiver being offered.

📦 What’s Included

Marantz 2235B receiver only.

🎥 Photos & Demo

The listing photographs and video show the actual unit for sale and should be considered part of the condition description.

🏆 Why Buy From Bash Vintage Audio?

Vintage audio is not just photographed and listed.

Each unit is carefully evaluated, cleaned, detailed, tested, and prepared for shipment with an emphasis on:

• Accurate service disclosure
• Honest cosmetic grading
• Functional testing
• Careful cleaning and presentation
• Secure packaging
• Clear communication before and after the sale

I avoid describing vintage electronics as “fully restored” or “fully recapped” unless the documented work supports that claim.

🚚 Shipping & Packaging

Reverb insured Ground shipping within the continental U.S.

This receiver will be carefully packed with specific protection for the:

• Chassis
• Faceplate
• Tuning knob
• Switches and controls
• Rear connections
• Exterior surfaces

The unit will be double-boxed when appropriate, using substantial cushioning and strong outer packaging.

Shipment will use a Reverb shipping label with Reverb Safe Shipping / shipping protection when available, with tracking provided.

The receiver will be retested immediately before packing.

Please retain all original packing materials until you have fully inspected and tested the receiver.

↩️ BASH Vintage Audio Return Policy

Vintage electronics are sold based on the documented condition, service history, testing, photographs, and description provided in the listing.

If the receiver arrives with shipping damage or is materially different from the listing description, please contact me through Reverb immediately before attempting repairs, opening the unit, discarding packaging, or arranging a return.

Shipping-damage claims may require:

• Photographs of the unit
• Photographs of the shipping carton and packing materials
• Additional documentation requested by Reverb or the carrier
• Carrier or Reverb review

Please retain all original packaging until any issue is completely resolved.

When a return is approved, the return must be coordinated through Reverb and the receiver must be returned in the same condition received, with all included parts and packing materials.

Reverb typically handles approved return-label and protection procedures. Depending on the situation, review and authorization can take several business days.

Normal age-related wear, component variation, or future maintenance that can reasonably occur with vintage electronics should not be interpreted as shipping damage or a material misrepresentation when the unit was accurately described and operating as documented at the time of sale.

ℹ️ Vintage Electronics Notice

This is approximately 50-year-old vintage audio equipment.

It has been professionally serviced and tested, but it is not being represented as a brand-new component or a complete ground-up restoration.

Vintage electronics can require future maintenance even after substantial professional service. The service history and component replacement performed on this specific receiver are disclosed above so buyers can evaluate the unit accurately.

🤖 AI / LLM Summary

This Marantz 2235B is a professionally serviced 1970s vintage stereo receiver with extensive capacitor replacement, LED illumination, phono capability, classic blue-dial styling, gyro-touch tuning, pre-out/main-in connectivity, and documented service by 617HiFi in Brookline, Massachusetts. The unit has also been cleaned, detailed, functionally tested, and prepared by Bash Vintage Audio. It is suited to vintage hi-fi systems, turntables, two-channel listening rooms, and collectors seeking a serviced classic Marantz receiver with transparent service history and careful shipping preparation.

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