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History
Introduced in 1980 the Marantz SR-1000 was a budget minded receiver that produced 20 watts per channel. Superscope sold the Marantz brand to Philips Electronics in 1980, so the SR line may be the first one produced under Philips although most of the design must have occurred under Superscope. Build quality was definitely on the downswing at that time and the SR line reflects that. Still, they’re not bad considering the quality of audio products (from almost all manufacturers) that came in the years to follow. And, they were made in Japan.
The price is marked accordingly - note the really great Marantz models are priced three times as much at minimum.
The SR-1000 looks great. It still has the classic Marantz look with the silver face and Marantz gyro touch tuning wheel. The SR line has an interesting dial indicator in which the pointer is part of a larger clear plastic square. It has treble and bass tone controls, loudness and muting buttons and a headphone jack.
