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Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by Sir Henry » Thu Jul 23, 2026 9:54 am

I have a rebuilt Marantz 2230 receiver/amp with ADS speakers. For a long time I played CD’s however I only had about 60 CDs. With Pandora I have access to thousands of songs but until recently I couldn’t match them up. Then I bought a UDFINE audioLink.

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This stereo/speaker combination produces a warm sound even though my room leans towards the hard side. Its not the most powerful yet it’s perfect for the room its in.


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Re: Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by Hatchdog » Thu Jul 23, 2026 10:09 am

Nice, takes us back to the 70’s. Love that era of stereo’s.

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Re: Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by daytime dave » Thu Jul 23, 2026 10:46 am

That device should sell very well. It makes good use of your equipment for sure.
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Re: Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by markiver54 » Thu Jul 23, 2026 11:03 am

daytime dave wrote:
Thu Jul 23, 2026 10:46 am
That device should sell very well. It makes good use of your equipment for sure.

Yes, it should.
Also..hang on to that old Marantz. It's a gem.
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Re: Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by Sir Henry » Fri Jul 24, 2026 8:42 am

daytime dave wrote:
Thu Jul 23, 2026 10:46 am
That device should sell very well. It makes good use of your equipment for sure.
For $15 its saves a $1,000 system. I was suspecting it might trim some of the highs and lows but it doesn’t. I get the full spectrum and sounds better than MP3. Far better.
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Re: Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by daytime dave » Fri Jul 24, 2026 11:22 am

Glad to hear it sounds good too. I got rid of my stereo gear a few moves ago. It was not much above entry level, but it wasn't junk, just outdated.
I recently got a new tuner that pairs with Mary's old Bose speakers and does Karaoke for the grand daughter. Of course it has a remote control too.
A bargain at $15.oo.
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Re: Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by JVogler » Fri Jul 24, 2026 10:31 pm

Can't beat the warmth of the sound from an old Marantz 2200 series reciever. I have a 2215B that is paired up with Radio Shack speakers that are the size of 8-10 paperback books. Big sound from small speakers, made back when products were built to last.

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Re: Old Fashioned Stereo with Pandora

Post by Sir Henry » Sat Jul 25, 2026 12:18 am

JVogler wrote:
Fri Jul 24, 2026 10:31 pm
Can't beat the warmth of the sound from an old Marantz 2200 series reciever. I have a 2215B that is paired up with Radio Shack speakers that are the size of 8-10 paperback books. Big sound from small speakers, made back when products were built to last.
I also have a 2215 with a Technics CD changer and Radioshack MC-1000 speakers.

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