I WAS going to sell this, but now I can't!

[Reli]

So, I've had this Marantz PMS-3500 sitting around a few years. It's a little small, and somewhat "feminine" in appearance. So I decided to throw it on Ebay. But after taking it apart for cleaning, I saw all the awesome design touches, and it's no longer for sale!! The aluminum faceplate is thick as hell! Seriously, it's as thick as the ones on a 70's home receiver! You don't have to worry about bending it when you take it off. Oh and the gold color is anodized, not simply painted or plated.

Also look at the metal tuner dial, and the metal tape well. And my favorite part, the condenser microphone grills. So incredibly pimp! imp:
















https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn6QAhi6M0s

 

[JustCruisin]

Very solid construction, she's beautiful! Also, it's my first time ever seeing a knob for midrange adjustment..?!

 

[Reli]

Very solid construction, she's beautiful! Also, it's my first time ever seeing a knob for midrange adjustment..?!

Ha ha, yeah it's almost like having a 3-band EQ

 

[Nickeccles]

That IS a 3 band graphic in every way.................

 

[Transistorized]

Literally bullet proof!!! It's a nice looking unit with durable construction to boot

 

[T-STER]

Yeah that is sexy as hell....

 

[Hisrudeness]

Yeah that is sexy as hell....

Didn’t Seb buy one of these from AlanPartridge (Dave) at the meet last year
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That’s the same model?

 

[Superduper]

Hell yeah, that's how stereos should be built! Sell it, what were you thinking, But if it's taking up too much room, I'll hold onto it for ya!

 

[Reli]

Yeah that is sexy as hell....

Didn’t Seb buy one of these from AlanPartridge (Dave) at the meet last year
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That’s the same model?

Actually his looks like the CRS-3504, which lacks the Mid knob and Mic Mixing knob, but adds shortwave and Rec Level knobs.

Hell yeah, that's how stereos should be built! Sell it, what were you thinking, But if it's taking up too much room, I'll hold onto it for ya!

Don't you still have the bigger model, the PMS-7000? Now THAT'S the pimp one. 8" woofers, metal knobs, a tuner light, and a flywheel tuner!!

 

[SLO]

Thats a nice looking box Hans, classy and the build quality looks solid! I woulda bought it

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Very solid construction, she's beautiful! Also, it's my first time ever seeing a knob for midrange adjustment..?!

I thought the same thing. Never seen that before in a Boombox.

BTW. DIBS! It would go nicely with my Marantz home unit.

 

[samovar]

I own its bigger brother, the CRS 8000. I may sell it as I am plannig to dismantle my collection. Pics will follow, pm me if anybody is interested.

 

[trippy1313]

You said "feminine" in appearance, and it's model is a "PMS?" Coincidence?

That's impressive how thick that faceplate is. That could probably take a good bump.

 

[Barb Bush]

That model looks amazing. Wish they made them like this again, quality through and through. I bet they'd sell a ton of them.

 

[redbenjoe]

i remember the sound was smooth & quality

 

[autoreverser]

nice one - how are the speakers - heavy and solid ?

 

[caution]

Superb craftsmanship. I love my 7000. Sort of surprised at how long it took a nice 3500 on the local CL to vanish, must have been months, they were only asking $125.

 

[Reli]

Thats a nice looking box Hans, classy and the build quality looks solid! I woulda bought it

I also have my spare but I think it's going to Tiffany

BTW. DIBS! It would go nicely with my Marantz home unit.

Oh yeah I forgot you have a "Gold series" stack?

I own its bigger brother, the CRS 8000. I may sell it as I am plannig to dismantle my collection. Pics will follow, pm me if anybody is interested.

Chris you should jump all over this! You're right next door to him.

You said "feminine" in appearance, and it's model is a "PMS?" Coincidence?

That's impressive how thick that faceplate is. That could probably take a good bump.

Yeah Marantz already had suppliers making nice faceplates, so to them it was no big deal to put one on a boombox.

That model looks amazing. Wish they made them like this again, quality through and through. I bet they'd sell a ton of them.

There definitely is room in the market for a box that actually LOOKS good. The DJ Tech is the only one to have succeeded IMO, but it's long gone.

i remember the sound was smooth & quality

It is....It's not loud by any means, but it's very easy to listen to. Better than you would expect for something so small.

nice one - how are the speakers - heavy and solid ?

Nah, just generic lightweight plastic. But at least it's a less brittle plastic than most use. And they put little pads between the speakers and the main unit.

Superb craftsmanship. I love my 7000. Sort of surprised at how long it took a nice 3500 on the local CL to vanish, must have been months, they were only asking $125.

To be honest, $125 is usually what these things get.

And you have a 7000? Dibs!

 

[ford93]

Kinda nice when you re-discover a box you already have in your arsenal!!

That box has build quality all around.

 

[floyd]

That's a very impressive boombox it's basically a miniaturised portable house stereo ,awesome.