Best vintage Marantz receivers?

While I love the sound of my Marantz 2252B/Klipsch Heresy and Quartet combo, 80's and 90's Denon integrateds sound fantastic with my Klipsch. Very neutral with fast punchy bass and fine detail.

Bill

I have a pair of 1977 Klipsch Cornwall speakers with the Bob Crites cornscalla midrange horns. Prior to adding the corscalla midrange horns, I drove the Cornwalls with a Cary preamp and a pair of Cary SET 8 WPC amplifiers. This had a very nice sound but was lacking in the midrange. Then I upgraded the Cornwalls with the Crites midrange horns and crossovers. The Cary SET amps no longer could get these speakers off the ground. I then tried some of my older Pioneer receivers (SX-850, SX-980, ans SX-1080). These drove the Cornwalls much better but sounded just a little on the bright side. Then I got a Marantz 2270 reciver and tried it. Wow. The Cornwalls sounded just right. The midrange and bass opened up nicely. I also picked up a Marantz 2252B and a 2285B. The 2252B and the 2285B have more detail than the 2270 does, but the 2270 has a nicer midrange and is a tad more musical than the other Marantz receivers that I own. It just amazes me how good these 30 - 40 year old receivers sound yet. To my knowledge, these receivers are all original yet.

Here are my choices for my first vintage Receiver. Let me know thoughts. I'll be pairing with a set of Allison Four's or Allison 7's.

model 2270
Model 2235B

I suggest you the 22XX' models. I had a 2215 bought few years ago and I just bought a vintage marantz amp 2230 and totally recommend this model.

They are all good and not expensive. I found mine on this website Vintage Marantz, quiet interesting for thoses who are looking for vintage marantz receivers.

Agree. I own a Superscope 350, which is probably best related to a 2275, but in Quad. A pleasure to listen to and the build quality is second to none. I only see this in Luxman products in Japan and they are luxury priced.