Hello!
I was looking through japanese auctions and found interesting item.
https://zenmarket.jp/pl/auction.aspx?itemCode=m1231528811
Hot bidding is expected, I think dccmuseum might be interested in this item.
Thanks,
Alexander
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I pinged @drdcc via iMessage, let’s hope for the best.
I don’t think we’ve seen this style of prototype before.
I’ve tried to participate in this bidding with 50k yen bid, but was easily outbidden) So someone with more resources should try to save this part of history…
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I suggest coordination with @drdcc and among ourselves to avoid wasting money, but nevertheless thanks for bringing our attention to it.
I am currently working on coordinating a bid in collaboration with another museum site.
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This link in English might be easier to read:
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I have a photo from a German magazine showing a similar protoype, however that version has more buttons:
I guess the prototype on Yahoo auctions is older then the one showing on my website site.
I think the DT84 is very interesting also. I saw a DT84 on ebay at the beginning of this decade, and the DT84 was described in some Marantz brochures, but never saw a very good photo of it. Its the Marantz brother of the Philips DT880.
However, the button layout on the front differs from the layout in the brochure:
I wonder who is selling these items, and where they got it from.
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Based on the seller’s pictures, the DCC prototype was made from a Marantz SD585. I googled for that type number and found out that it’s identical to the FC567 by Philips (which was built by Marantz in Japan).
According to the HifiEngine website, the SD585 was sold in 1989-1990. I bought my (original) FC567 in December 1987 as part of the top-of-the-line stereo set in the Philips catalog. I sold the set before I emigrated but a couple of years ago I bought the FC567 on eBay as well as the CD473 and the FA569.
So the DCC prototype is still a pretty close relative to the modified FC567 for which you have the black and white pictures on your website. The display looks identical.
By the way, for those who are wondering: There’s no way that it will work, even a little bit. Judging from the connectors on the back side, it’s supposed to be connected to a lot of electronics that are of course gone. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s completely empty save for the display and the mechanism. But it’s probably an important archaeological find!
===Jac
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Too cheap, I was expecting at least x10 of this price 
Yes, the prototype is on the way to California.
We are really excited about this one.
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Brilliant! Oh I can’t wait for the video on that one!
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