1980 Marantz Stereo Receiver

[Dirk]

Ok this may not be the place to ask but its worth a shot. I have a 1980 Marantz SR 8000 stereo receiver that worked before it was put into storage (replaced by 5.1 surround unit.) Now after a few years i have tried to use it again. There is no audible sound coming through the speakers. The digital display works, the pre-amp works as its radio works when output through my other receiver, and when at full volume very quit sound can be heard through really sensitive headphones. As far as i can tell the pre-amp is fine but both channels have no sound and the headphone out is virtually silent. Does anybody know what would kill both amp channels at once while the thing was in storage and how it can be fixed. Or if you can point me in the direction of help, that would be nice too. I really hope i can get this thing working as it was a super high end system new and would be a cool receiver to use now.

[PotshotPolka]

Probably broke something on the receiver's board itself dude. It's hard to troubleshoot stuff like that simply because there's so many things that could be the culprit.

[Dirk]

Yeah thats what i was afraid of. I m gona try to fix it anyway. Any idea what at problem might look like or what kind of things i should look for?

[PotshotPolka]

Well, this may sound crude but before opening try shaking it, if anything sounds loose that might be your problem, lol. Bad capacitors or broken lines are basically KOs because I doubt a 30 year old capacitor is compatible with the 3rd party replacement ones you can buy now, but don't take my word on that I'm no expert there. Your best bet is hoping that the wiring inside is loose in the I/O area on the back. Best of luck.

[Dirk]

ok thanks for the help.