Yes, a Marantz 2265 Bluetooth connection needs no soldering. The AUX input is the standard home for a Bluetooth receiver with RCA output, with the tape loop as the documented alternative across this receiver class. Rated 65 W/ch into 8 ohms by two independent period listings, it sits in the Marantz line between the 2245 and the 2270 documented on this site.
Figures on this page were checked September 2026. Every table row carries its source; the rows that no checked source documents are listed as gaps instead of estimates.
2265 facts and figures
| Item | Value | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production run | 1975–1978 | Period listings date sales from 1977; Reverb runs the model to 1980 | HW, CR |
| Power output | 65 W/ch @ 8 Ω | Two independent listings agree; consistent with the Marantz numbering of the era | CR, Reverb |
| Cabinet | WC-122 | Optional wooden cabinet, documented by hifi-wiki | HW |
| Original price | ≈ $570 (1977) | Reverb lists around $580; 2,198 DM in German lists | HW, Reverb |
| Input table | Not documented | No checked source carries a 2265 input-sensitivity table; connection rows below stay qualitative | gap, disclosed |
Source codes: HW hifi-wiki.com · CR classicreceivers.com · Reverb Reverb listing page. Data as of September 2026.
Choosing an input on the 2265
AUX input
RecommendedAUX is the always-active high-level input and the sensible destination for a line-level Bluetooth receiver with RCA output. Numbers stay off the connection rows here: no checked source carries a 2265 input-sensitivity table, and the family-wide 180 mV / 100 kOhm pattern is a convention, not this model's figure.
Tape monitor loop
Good alternativeThe tape loop through the monitor switch is the documented fallback on this receiver class: attach to the play jacks, choose tape to listen, and move the monitor back to off for the other sources.
Phono input
Not for line-levelPhono wants a cartridge. Give it a line-level Bluetooth signal and the stage overloads, with the turntable losing its input.
From pairing to playing on the 2265
- AUX takes it
The tape loop stays open for a recorder; AUX gets the Bluetooth receiver.
- Wire, power, pair
RCA output of the Bluetooth unit into AUX, its USB power in place, and one pairing with your phone.
- Volume up gently
Begin with the volume low, choose AUX, and lift the level. Where the adapter has a fixed/line output, use it.
Notes for 2265 owners
- Position in the line, anchored both ways (verified): period listings put 65 W/ch into 8 ohms, which places the 2265 exactly where its model number suggests, between the 2245 and the 2270 profiles on this site.
- The B is a different page (verified): hifi-wiki's 2265 entry carries the WC-122 cabinet and the 1975-1978 run, while period coverage notes the 2265B as a later variant with its own specification tweaks; this profile stays on the non-B model.
- A disclosed gap (verified): no checked source carries a 2265 input-sensitivity table, so this page's connection rows are qualitative by design, the same treatment the Harman Kardon 630 profile documents. If a factory table surfaces, the page grows rows instead of guesses.
What you need for the 2265
- A Bluetooth receiver with RCA outs, LDAC or aptX HD preferred
- An RCA cable, 0.5–1 m
- USB power for the adapter
FAQ
Use the AUX input for a Bluetooth receiver with RCA output and select AUX; if AUX is occupied, the tape loop through the monitor switch is the alternative documented across this receiver class. No internal modification is needed.
Two independent period listings agree on 65 W per channel into 8 ohms, which also matches the Marantz numbering of the era. It sits one class above the 2245 and one below the 2270 in this archive's Marantz shelf.
Not part of the documented record yet: no input-sensitivity table for the 2265 has surfaced in the sources checked. The Marantz convention across this archive is 180 mV high-level into 100 kOhm, but that is the family pattern, not a 2265-specific figure.
This page covers the non-B 2265 with the WC-122 cabinet option documented by hifi-wiki. Period listings note the B variant as a later run with its own specification tweaks, so treat the two as separate models when comparing figures.
blafili B3 Bluetooth Music Receiver
RCA + XLR + optical out, LDAC and aptX HD, OLED status display. Matches the 2265 line-level inputs without adapters.
- Production years 1975-1978, WC-122 wooden cabinet, original price approx. $570 (1977) / 2,198 DM: hifi-wiki.com/index.php/Marantz_2265, accessed 2026-09-25; the page's technical-data section is empty, which this profile discloses rather than filling
- Model year 1977, 65 watts per channel: classicreceivers.com/marantz-2265, accessed 2026-09-25
- Produced 1977-1980, 65 watts per channel into 8 ohms, originally around $580: Reverb, Marantz Model 2265 listing page, accessed 2026-09-25