Marantz 1515L
The Marantz 1515L is a model where the paper trail has gone mostly cold. What survives comes from period listings and an owner's manual (12 pages, English) that still circulates among collectors. It was an AM/FM stereophonic receiver - a compact companion to Marantz's larger 1970s receivers, though no source explicitly places it in that lineup or gives production years.
Here is what is documented, from a seller who tested the unit. It puts out 15 watts per channel into 8Ω. Frequency response is 20Hz to 20kHz, total harmonic distortion is 0.08%, and damping factor is 25. Input sensitivity is 2.8mV for MM phono and 180mV for line. Signal-to-noise ratio was listed at 72dB for MM and 80dB for line, though the source truncates before confirming the full context of the line figure. Tuning coverage was FM and MW. The same seller described the unit as tested and working well, in very nice condition.
Beyond those figures, the record is thin. A related service manual exists for the Marantz 1515, MR 215, and MR 220 - a 33-page document that suggests the 1515L shared some engineering lineage with those models, but the exact relationship is not stated. One European listing asked €290 for a 1515L. Other eBay listings for the similar "Marantz 1515" (which may or may not be the same product) describe a vintage receiver with AM/FM tuning, a phono input, and outputs for two sets of speakers.
Known Specs
- Type: AM/FM stereophonic receiver
- Power output: 15W per channel into 8Ω
- Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz
- THD: 0.08%
- Damping factor: 25
- Input sensitivity: 2.8mV (MM), 180mV (line)
- S/N ratio: 72dB (MM), 80dB (line)
- Tuning: FM, MW
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