Vintage gear aficionados will know what this is at a glance: the fabled Marantz Model 7 preamplifier, one of the most iconic audio components of all time. Revered for its sound, the Saul Marantz-designed vacuum-tube preamp was introduced in 1958 and offered a full complement of features including a choice of phono EQ curves, bass and treble controls for each channel, multiple inputs and more.
Marantz had become quite a different company by 1973, having moved into solid-state and in the case of this Model 4300, quadraphonic capability. While 1970s Marantz receivers have become coveted and some sound excellent, none have attained the legendary status of the earlier vacuum-tube designs. At $899, it would cost about $6,800 in today's dollars.
In 1964, they knew how to keep records clean! Here's a young lady demonstrating the use of a dust-bug-type auxiliary arm to clean a record on a Bang & Olufsen turntable. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Jan Voets/Anefo/public domain.
Here's a later-issue Acoustic Research turntable, probably circa 1970s. Surprisingly, we could not find anything about it online, other than this beautiful image. It's a classic spring suspension design. Your editor knows this because he bought one in a garage sale about 20 years ago for $15. He gave it to a very appreciative friend. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Jacques from Cape Town, South Africa.
There's nothing like a 1960s Teppaz turntable for sonic perfection! Well, maybe, but there's no denying it looks great.
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