Hey Bill,
You and I should talk all things vinyl and jazz sometime.
Scar.
Funny thing is when I moved 10 years ago the turntable and all was boxed up and has yet to be unpacked. That includes the 70’s Marantz receiver with a very small CRT oscilloscope. I Guess I’ll have to unpack and set up to see what’s still there. I was into Charlie Parker, Towner, Mingus, Metheny and others.
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… Nice! Don’t let go of the Marantz! How early a model? 14, 18, 2500, 2600, or the Grail … the Quad 4400 
Absolutely! Get that sucka out and crank! If it’s one of the earlier models what preamp(s) are you running? I add the (s) because one can never have too much equipment. If you’re still interested in the vinyl … the next RecordCon nearest you will be in Austin next May 6-7.
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It’s this one…
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Love it guys…makes me feel like it’s the 70’s once again and analog rules. I still have my old Rotel amp/receiver, as well as a similar NAD amp. I also have a system my first wife won on a TV show…a full Luxman system - power amp, pre-amp, tuner, CD player and Cassette player, plus a seriously good turntable and high-end speakers. That one needs some attention - over 30yo and whilst it all works, it needs ‘cleaning’, some VU meters replaced and perhaps other ‘stuff’ that could bring the whole system back to best performance, including new speakers… The trick is to find someone here in Manila who can attend to high end audio ‘servicing’. The next trick is to find the money…hahahahahahaha I do have a load of vinyls though (yes, including Jazz, Funk, Latin, Pop, Rock and Classical), so who knows, maybe one day I will bite the bullet and attempt to resurrect the whole system. But I would be in agreement here that analog is simply ‘better’. lol
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One feature of high-end receivers was the tuning knob. They had flywheels attached and were such a smooth, elegant and dare I say, pleasant, way to zing up and down the dial.
Even some of the lever switches had such a solid and weighted feel to them; nothing plasticky, just a smooth action up/down into the detent.
One of the benefits of being stationed in Asia during 80’s was the availability of high-end sound systems in the post exchanges. Greater selection, lower prices and all tax free. I went with Carver.
The downside was lost sleep as many a system could be heard and felt long after 2200. Ah, to be young again.
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