MARANTZ HD880 SPEAKERS – PRE-ORDER LISTING

Professionally Restored by HQaudios – Fully Tested – Backed by Our 1-Year Warranty

This listing is for a pair of vintage Marantz HD880 High Definition speakers currently being prepared for sale by HQaudios. The Marantz HD880 is one of the larger and more desirable speakers from Marantz’s classic High Definition series, featuring a 4-way driver design, strong bass response, clear midrange, and smooth extended highs.

These speakers will be professionally inspected, serviced as needed, fully tested, and carefully prepared before shipment. They are an excellent match for vintage Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui, Kenwood, Yamaha, and other classic stereo receivers and amplifiers.

What Is Included

• Pair of Marantz HD880 vintage speakers
• Professional inspection and service by HQaudios
• Final testing before shipment
• Professional packaging for safe delivery
• 1-year HQaudios warranty

Key Highlights

• Classic Marantz High Definition speaker design
• Large 4-way speaker system with strong full-range performance
• 12-inch woofer for deep and powerful bass response
• Dedicated midrange, tweeter, and super tweeter for detailed sound
• Excellent match for vintage receivers and amplifiers
• Professionally inspected, serviced, and tested by HQaudios
• Backed by our 1-year warranty for buyer confidence

Specifications

Sound Character

The Marantz HD880 delivers a big, full-bodied vintage sound with strong low-end presence, open midrange, and detailed high frequencies. The 4-way design helps separate bass, midrange, treble, and upper treble duties, giving the speaker a spacious and dynamic presentation.

These speakers are well suited for classic rock, jazz, blues, vocals, acoustic music, and full-range vintage stereo listening.

Cosmetic Condition

Final cosmetic condition will be documented with detailed photos before shipment. As vintage speakers, normal age-related wear may be present, including minor cabinet marks, veneer wear, grille wear, or small cosmetic imperfections.

Technical Condition

This pair of Marantz HD880 speakers has been professionally serviced and restored to ensure optimal sound performance and long-term reliability. Each unit underwent a full inspection and precision tuning process by experienced vintage audio technicians.

Driver Inspection & Service

• Woofers refoamed with professional-grade surrounds for airtight bass response.
• Midrange and tweeter domes cleaned, aligned, and frequency tested.
• All drivers confirmed fully functional and matched within ±0.2dB tolerance.
• Crossover Network: Crossovers recapped with high-quality film capacitors for accurate frequency transition.

Cabinet & Finish

• Cabinets detailed, cleaned, and hand-polished to restore luster.
• Veneer conditioned with wood oil to preserve natural texture.

Grilles & Badges

• Original grilles cleaned and reattached securely.
• Marantz badges are polished and verified authentic.

Ohm Verification

• Impedance measured and matched across both speakers to ensure balanced stereo output.
• Confirmed 8Ω nominal load for compatibility with modern and vintage amplifiers.

Final Testing & Calibration

• Full frequency sweep, distortion, and dynamic range tests completed.
• Playback testing with reference recordings for tonal accuracy.

Result:

The Marantz HD880 now performs with crystal-clear highs, rich mids, and thunderous bass — preserving the iconic Marantz sound signature with modern precision.

Suggested Pairing

The Marantz HD880 pairs very well with powerful vintage receivers and integrated amplifiers. Recommended matching models include:

• Marantz 2270, 2325, 2330B, 2385
• Pioneer SX-950, SX-1050, SX-1250
• Sansui 7070, 8080DB, 9090DB, G-8000
• Yamaha CR-1020, CR-2020
• Kenwood KR-9600

For best results, we recommend using a clean, stable amplifier or receiver with enough power to properly control the large woofer and deliver full dynamic performance.

Trade-In Welcome

HQaudios welcomes trade-ins of vintage audio equipment. If you have vintage receivers, amplifiers, speakers, turntables, cassette decks, or reel-to-reel machines, please contact us through eBay messages.

Trade-in value may be applied toward this purchase when approved by HQaudios.

Combo Discount

Purchase this speaker pair together with a qualified vintage receiver, amplifier, turntable, cassette deck, or reel-to-reel unit from HQaudios and receive a $100 combo discount.

Please contact us before purchase so we can confirm the combo discount and adjust the offer when applicable.

Video Test & Sound Demo

Please contact us via eBay messages if you would like to hear a video test of this unit before purchase. We are happy to provide additional video, sound demo, or photos upon request.

You can also visit our HQaudios YouTube channel to hear sound demos of vintage audio equipment that we have restored and prepared.

Shipping

These speakers will be professionally packed for safe delivery. Because vintage speakers are large and heavy, proper packaging is very important.

Packing may include heavy-duty boxes, protective foam, corner protection, internal support, and careful wrapping to help protect the cabinets, grilles, and drivers during transit.

Final shipping method will depend on buyer location and the safest available carrier option.

Warranty

This pair is backed by our 1-year HQaudios warranty. The warranty covers proper functionality of the serviced speaker components under normal home audio use.

Cosmetic wear, shipping damage, misuse, abuse, modification by others, or damage caused by overpowering/clipping is not covered.

If any issue occurs, please contact us first through eBay messages. We are here to support our customers before and after the sale.

Important Vintage Audio Note

These are vintage speakers and should be used with proper vintage audio care. Please connect them to a clean, properly working amplifier or receiver, avoid excessive volume, and avoid amplifier clipping.

We want every buyer to enjoy these speakers with confidence and peace of mind.