Marantz Model One Consolette Mono Preamplifier
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Single Marantz Model ONE Preamplifier from 1958. Model 4 power supply. All Original parts and was never worked on see pics. The only service was to clean all control module. Re-glue the Board due to the age of the glue (common issue from dry up glue). Original 3 Vintage Telefunken Tubes. The Preamp is in perfect working order and excellent cosmetic condition. This unit is in Immaculate cosmetic condition for age.
About this model
The Model One grew out of the Audio Consolette, the preamplifier Saul Marantz first built himself, and it was the product the company was founded on in 1953. Marantz's own history describes it as the first preamplifier to offer the new RIAA phono curve alongside the Columbia and 78 curves. It is a mono unit, and it needed a separate power supply; this one came with a Model 4 supply.
The seller dates this example to 1958 and describes it as all original, with its three original Telefunken tubes, the board re-glued because the old glue had dried out.
The archive's Marantz preamplifiers run from this consolette to the solid-state 3300 of the Superscope years.
| Maker | Marantz, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Model | Model One (Audio Consolette) |
| Type | Mono preamplifier |
| Power supply | Model 4 (listing) |
| Phono curves | RIAA, Columbia, 78 |
| This unit | 1958, three Telefunken tubes (listing) |
Questions collectors ask
What was the Marantz Model One?
The company's first product: a mono preamplifier developed from the Audio Consolette that Saul Marantz built himself.
Why does a Marantz Model One need a Model 4?
The Model One has no internal power supply; the Model 4 supplied it.
Sources: Marantz: Audio Consolette story; Wikipedia: Marantz.
