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Well...I have been a Carver fan for over 30 years but ever only owned one piece of equipment.  Of which, I will be applying the BillD mod minus the blue LED in about 17 weeks (parts are backordered).  Prefer to be as true to the original as I can.  I will post my project when complete.  Don't know how active I will be here but I love the resources.  Great work!!!
 
My system is as follows (will post photos to this site when I figure out how to):
 
Amps:
NAD C275BEE (main)
NAD 216 (rear)
NAD 214 (center: bridged mono)
 
Speakers:
Sapphire ST3 MKII (main, bi-wired)
Polk Monitor 5B (rear)
Cambridge Soundworks Center Channel Plus
Martin Logan Dynamo 700W SWT-2 (sub)
 
Cables:
Audioquest (rca)
Monster (speaker)
 
Preamp:
Carver C-1 (with 9db gain reduction)
 
Signal Processors:
ROTEL RSP-1572 (surround w/parametric eq for each speaker)
HUGHES AK-500 Retriever (used for monaural to 3-D imaging)
ART HQ-231 (eq)
 
Sound/Video Sources:
Sony CDP-C445 (multi cd)
Sony CDP-19 (single cd)
Onkyo T-404 (tuner)
Sony K890ES (cassette deck)
Pro-Ject DEBUT III (turntable w/Denon DL-103R)
Sony BDP-S370 (blu-ray)
ChannelMaster DVR+ (antenna dvr)
Panasonic TC-L42U25 (tv)
Hitachi F391 (vcr)
XBOX360
 
Accessories:
Sony MDR-7506 (headphones)
Logitech Harmony One (universal remote)
American Recorder SPL-8810 (spl meter)
Salamander Designs (component rack)
1,500+ album collection
200 to 300 movie collection
 
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Awesome list Kelly!
 
Some real cool audio pieces there. ...and welcome to the CarverSite my friend.
 
How do you like that Cambridge Center channel speaker? 
 
 
Btw, we love ALL audio (&video) here--but of course we have an affinity for Carver creations.
 
Yes, please post pics. Dancing
 
And welcome aboard the Carver express!! You'll fit right in with us audiophile nuts.Beer! 
 
 
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You have found the place to be!  Welcome.  Love that list.
 
Don't forget pictures.  
 
Use the 4th icon from the right at the top of the editor, to insert. 
 
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Welcome to the site! I find the resources here very helpful, plus the members here are very friendly. Our techs are excellent if you run into trouble or have tech questions!

 

Hang around , kick your shoes off, turn up the volume and grab your favorite beverage! This is a nice place to hang out!

 

BarryG

 

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Hello and welcome, Kelly,

 

Nice gear you have there. A C1 is fine pre-amp and even better with the BillD mod. Speaking of; if you read through some of the old posts here you will come to appreciate the reverence we hold for our departed friend Bill Dibble.

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aslan7: I like the Cambridge Soundworks Center a lot.  It is about 20 years old but still sounds and looks great.  I really like the flat, neutral response for voice reproduction.  I definitely could improve things with a newer and larger center speaker that has more punch but I also like the size.  Since I programmed the ROTEL to have the Sapphires take up the slack on the low end for the center channel and I do not play my movies with the volume at "11" (which allows the Sapphires to be more than capable), the Cambridge Soundworks Center is perfect for the job.

everyone:  I took photos with my phone last night after posting but they came out like crap.  I will play with the camera settings and lighting tonight to get some posted.  As for updates on my BillD upgrade project, I will try but may forget by the time I get the parts (about 17 weeks out).  I plan to do the upgrade in one day.  Unfortunately, I do not own or have bench equipment available for measuring the various specs people seem interested in.  Besides, I am mostly interested in reducing the background hiss that has grown louder over the years.  I suspect new speaker wire might help with that also.  And, I may post photos of the project but there are so many photos already, it is a little overkill.  Maybe I could come up with some "really good" photos that show the process in better detail and improve upon those that have already been submitted.
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Welcome to the site. Best group of guys on the net. I remember a few years back I found this site when I needed repair advice on my M500t. I believe it was Daddyjt who welcomed me and asked me to stick around. I never forgot that and 1500 posts later I'm still here loving these guys.

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