Again, thanks to everyone for being so helpful and kind.
I just ordered the circuits and concepts 4 cap upgrade. It looks like a good way to get my feet wet into electronics again.
i'll try in the next few days to get some pics on here.
the reson I went with the bose and carver was that I had a very nice Yamaha system driving kef speakers. I thought it sounded great. Bose turned up at my base in england showing off their new acustimas speakers. Not impressed. So they hooked up their 901s turned out the lights and played strawberry fields. It brought tears to my eyes. I didn't feel like the Beatles were in front of me on stage playing, I felt like I was standing in the middle of the stage with the boys playing all around me. Mind you, I was 20 feet from the speakers. Talk about unbelievable.
when the song was over, the lights turned back on. I wiped the tears from my eyes and asked how much. While I was writing the check I asked what they were running the speakers with? They pulled a little panel off the wall, and there they were. A carver c-1 and a m-1.5t they said all bose had ever run for demos was those 2 pieces. After the 901s were loaded in my car I went AAFES and bought my Carver. KEF is gone Yamaha gone.
sorry to bore you to death, but that's my story