Marantz 2325 Receivers
Marantz 2325 Receivers
USER REVIEWS
[May 22, 2015]
Bob
Casual Listener
Ok, so it's 8:00 or so and we pull up to a garage sale address, but it hasn't started yet. We walk up and the lady of the house comes out and opens the garage door. As it goes up I spot a Marantz 2325 sitting in the pile of stuff. I step in and pick it up. Well, tried to, it was HEAVY!!! "How much?" I ask. "Well", she say's, "you have to ask my husband, and he's out putting up signs for this sale." So I wait. And wait. And people start showing up. So I haul the 2325 off to the side and hide it between my legs. Some people notice - and I try to glare them away. And I wait. Finally the "husband" drives up and I get his attention. So, he comes over and I ask him "How much?". And I get a long story about how he loves the amp. and he's had it forever, etc. etc. "So, how much?" I ask for maybe the 12th time? "Oh", he says, "How about ten bucks?". I slap a twenty in his hand and blurt out "I'll be back for the change" and hike the monster as fast as I can out to my car.
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[Mar 20, 2015]
gary a. black
Audio Enthusiast
I bought my Marantz 2325 about two and a half years ago for $ 450 with the wood cabinet , before that I owned a 2252b I loved this receiver but when I found the 2325 on Craigslist I had to buy it and believe me I think I scored pretty good , it's probably one of the best purchases I have ever made . The 2252b was great but the 2325 with a 125 watts of amazing power is fantastic . Right now I have my Klipsch Cornwalls hooked up to it and they sound amazing . |
[Dec 09, 2013]
Adrian
AudioPhile
Marantz 2325 - there is very little on the market today, at virtually any price, that will give the pure warm sound of the 2325. I have owned my 2325 since new in 1976 (37 years and counting) and have used nearly every single day. The FM tuner is nothing less than the very best - Marantz was serious here in putting together a near perfect tuner (check out the kudos given today for the even more vintage Model 10B tuner!) Most of the music I listen to is from analog vinyl via a Garard Signature 301 TT. No matter what type/style cart, this amp will deliver the most clear, black background, letting the music shine on through. I've driven very difficult planar speakers to easy to drive Wilson Audio speakers and honestly can say I have gotten out of these whatever they could offer. The headphone amp is very good and I have yet to find headphones the 2325 could not effectively drive. The only parts that have been replaced over the years are the dial and indicator lights. I've taken it out of its beautiful wood case only 5 times for light replacement and/or general cleaning. This thing has been in almost constant use and there is no sign of failure - not even in the various pots that can buildup corrosion/static. My Marantz 2325 has been the work house of my sound system for nearly 40 years - my closest and most trusted friend. |
[Jun 15, 2011]
musicgioni
Audio Enthusiast
I have had the Audio bug since I was a teenager. Back in the seventies, as a teenager I would look at the fancy silver faces of the Mega Receivers like Sansuis, Pioneers and Marantz, drool and dream about having one. A few decades later and I am happy to have in my collection some of the best receivers of a bygone era. In my collection I have among other a Sansui 9090, a Pioneer 1280 and a Marantz 2325. In a nutshell, love them all. They all have their strengths and weeknesses. They do kick the butt of all Best Buy sold junk and so called digital Receivers I have heard. And from all three I mentioned the Marantz 2325 is my favorite. I have it connected to a pair of klipsch Heresy II speakers and a Sansui FR 1080 turntable and I just go back to my youth every time I use it. The sound is warm, inviting, nostalgic! There is plenty of power and the dynamics (micro and macro) are just right. The Sansui has gut wrenching power and also sounds warm and inviting. There is a certain magic with the Marantz that I can not quite describe.
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[Aug 02, 2010]
bogart69
Audio Enthusiast
Not much I can add to the other reviews that are posted except that I noticed not many people have compared these to amps (both integrated and seprate) from the BIG AUDIOPHILE names..Naim, Rega, Krell etc..Thsi thing really BLOWS the doors off of just about anything I have ever owned, Including the likes of Naim, Rega, Rogue, Krell< Cary, NAD etc..It simply spanks them. I am not sure if being an "AUDIOPHILE" means that you need an amp with no remote , no tone, seperate phono, seperate headphone etc in order to convince yourself it is a "High End Product"..LOL. I have Taken My 2325 into MANY High End Audio Salons when auditioning speakers only to have customers drooling over the sound, In fact I overheard one salesmen telling a customer that my amp was "Heavily Modified" which is why it sounded so good and in time the mega dollar amp which will remain namless but rhymes with Coulder will sound every bit as good...LOL My 2325 is plain old stock. If you can pick one up have a QUALITY tech give it a once over, It will bring you decades of Joy !!! |
[Jan 03, 2010]
Doug
Audio Enthusiast
I picked up alot of quality audio componentswhile in the U.S. Navy stationed in Okinawa in 1976. I still use most of those components and have continued to be especially pleased with my Marantz 2325. And no the Bose Wave doesn't even come close. Pleeease you gotta be jokin' |
[Oct 21, 2009]
kapangan
AudioPhile
hooked up to BIC speakers(upfiring tweeter and midrange,downfiring bass)with BIC 15" downfiring powered subwoofer....do you have any idea at all what clean music is all about?...got it from my uncle who was in the USN,stationed in TAIWAN in the '70's...whew...no matter what they say about VERY COSTLY SPEAKERS,yopu should hear the BIC i have,circa early 1980's...they're the best!!!!!!.....marantz 2325 amp...will see me through...in the last quarter....of my humble life! |
[Feb 25, 2009]
Steve
Audio Enthusiast
The Marantz 2325 is still considered the "flagship" and started the post Saul Marantz era. Ten years after the incomparable 7, 8 and 10 valve predecessors, she still holds her own among the RMS receiver HP "wars" of the seventies. I believe Technics (National-Panasonic) dropped da "bomb" with the SA-1000 rated at 330 RMS per side, circa 1978. I wish the ranting and raving would not include that "four letter" speaker brand. Does anyone remember the "other" U.S. speaker brands other than Bose? Braun/ads, JBL, ESS, and Klipsch are a few worthy of mention here. I saved my high school allowance to buy this receiver in 1974. Had the Bose 901 Series II initially with their outboard EQ
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[Jan 02, 2009]
irezumi
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
It gets even better on a good set of headphones. I still my Stanton and upgraded to Grados a few years ago. Marantz sounds even sweeter.
Weakness:
1st generation has their problems with the bulbs other than that who cares.
What can I say that hasn't been mentioned in earliers reviews. I'm the original owner of two Marantz 2325 receivers and 2 pairs of Bose 901 Series II speakers. Bought it back in the day for one reason they would go with me to my grave and why waste $$$ on inferior equipment when all I can say is my loss of hearing is due to my system and going to Winterland (3x/week) for until it closed.
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[Sep 12, 2008]
Tom
AudioPhile
Strength:
Massive Warm Power
Weakness:
When I lost my Father in 2001 he left me his most prized possession .
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