Marantz 2238BL

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General

  • Manufacturer: Marantz
  • Model: 2238BL
  • Years of manufacture: 1977 - 1979
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: silver, black (wooden cabinet WC-122)
  • Remote control: no
  • Power consumption: 170 W
  • Dimensions: 440 x 137 x 365 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight: 12,5 kg
  • New price approx:


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • 2x Phono: 1.8 mV / 47 kOhm.

2x Tape In, Aux: 180 mV / 20 kOhm

    • Main In
    • Antenna FM (75/300 Ohm) / MW
  • Number of outputs:
    • 2x Tape Out
    • Pre Out
    • Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
    • 2 pairs of loudspeakers


Technical Data

Amplifier

  • Continuous power: (20-20,000 Hz, <0.08%, RMS).

8 Ohm: 2x 38 W 4 Ohm: 2x 48 W

  • Dynamic power:
    • 8 Ohm:
    • 4 Ohm:
  • Total harmonic distortion: 0.08%
  • Attenuation factor: 50 (8 Ohm)
  • Frequency response:
    • Aux, Main In: 10 - 40,000 Hz (±1 dB).

Phono: RIAA ±1 dB Signal-to-noise ratio:

    • Aux: 90 dB

Phono: 76 dB

  • Stereo Channel Separation:
  • Tone control: (each L/R separate)
    • Bass: yes

Mids: yes treble: yes

  • Loudness: yes
  • High Filter: 5 kHz (6 dB/oct)
  • Low Filter (Subsonic): yes
  • Mute: FM Muting
  • Direct/Line-Straight: no


Tuner

  • Reception: FM, MW, LW
  • Frequencies:
    • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
    • MW: 525 - 1,605 kHz

LW: 150 - 350 kHz

  • Frequency Response:
  • Input sensitivity:
    • FM: 1.6 µV
    • MW: 25 µV

LW: 250 µV

  • Distortion factor:
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Signal-to-noise ratio FM: 65 dB (mono), 58 dB (stereo)
    • Signal-to-noise ratio VHF: 68 dB (mono), 62 dB (stereo)
    • MW:
  • Channel separation:
  • Selectivity:
  • Co-wave selection:
  • Spurious wave selection:
  • IF attenuation:
  • IF attenuation:
  • AM suppression:
  • Output level:
  • RDS: no
  • Station memory: no


Special Features

  • Wooden cabinet: WC-122


Remarks[edit]

  • A Dolby FM decoder can be added to the American version.
  • As 2238B also built without long wave tuner.

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