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Model 18

The receiver that took Marantz from a tube specialist into the receiver market that later made the brand.

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Catalogue code
Model 18
Years
1967–1970
Type
receiver
Valves & speakers
The first Marantz receiver - solid-state, with "gyro-touch" tuning
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Technology
solid-state
Channels
2
Inputs_outputs
phono, FM tuner, line
Safety

Solid-state: check autoformer/Power Guard boards and the original output devices; re-professional recap is expected at this age.

How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Chassis / platter stamp, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1967; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $153, good $510, excellent $770 USD · 7 sold listings (thin sample — indicative only) · as of 2012-08 – 2013-12. Classic Receivers eBay SOLD-price table (https://classicreceivers.com/vintage-receiver-values), 7 completed listings; fair/good/excellent here are the observed minimum / median / maximum of those sold prices, not condition grades.

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Evidence: Marantz — official site · AMK Products — Marantz production numbers