04-29-2020, 10:51 AM
Today I received it.
Coveted by many, the CD880 by
I guess there are two of them, this and Marantz CD94MKII, that are next to impossible to get here. There are more Marantzes in Europe.
I saw this one, the price wasn't right for the condition....I made an offer...it got ignored.....long story short, the price dropped and I took it.
The exterior has some signs of age and usage.
....the seller ... he actually wanted signature, and the mailwoman made me approach her, so I
had to go home, get a pen....she put the slip on the driveway, I took it, signed it....gave it back at two arms length.
The box did not look too good, no obvious damage, but mushed a bit, and the size is totally inacequate.
Inside (the unit is close to 20 lbs) was one layer of bubble at the bottom and one layer of peanuts on top.
I photographed it. Just in case.
Then I took the unit out, washed it with plenty of precious alcohol....
The seller mentioned the door needs "a little help opening".
Well..the little help means "pull with nails of both hands on both sides".
But it does open.
There is a bit of display plastic separation, not mentioned in the description.
But the display seems to work.
The ultimate test, put Lynyrd Skynyrd CD in, hooked up.....the thing plays rather well.
Now I will have to open it, take care of the door opening, see if it might want a recap (over 30 years old.it might).
Gave the seller a piece of my mind about everything.
Coveted by many, the CD880 by
I guess there are two of them, this and Marantz CD94MKII, that are next to impossible to get here. There are more Marantzes in Europe.
I saw this one, the price wasn't right for the condition....I made an offer...it got ignored.....long story short, the price dropped and I took it.
The exterior has some signs of age and usage.
....the seller ... he actually wanted signature, and the mailwoman made me approach her, so I
had to go home, get a pen....she put the slip on the driveway, I took it, signed it....gave it back at two arms length.
The box did not look too good, no obvious damage, but mushed a bit, and the size is totally inacequate.
Inside (the unit is close to 20 lbs) was one layer of bubble at the bottom and one layer of peanuts on top.
I photographed it. Just in case.
Then I took the unit out, washed it with plenty of precious alcohol....
The seller mentioned the door needs "a little help opening".
Well..the little help means "pull with nails of both hands on both sides".
But it does open.
There is a bit of display plastic separation, not mentioned in the description.
But the display seems to work.
The ultimate test, put Lynyrd Skynyrd CD in, hooked up.....the thing plays rather well.
Now I will have to open it, take care of the door opening, see if it might want a recap (over 30 years old.it might).
Gave the seller a piece of my mind about everything.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
