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Thank you everyone! Going to just do it all. Just ordered all the parts. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. I only Paid $100 for the stack, so throwing another $300 into it is a no brainer! Thank you again!

Welcome to the site Teresa @THammond. Glad you found us. Are you technically savvy at all? My intent is to learn if the help you seek is to find a tech, or to get in there and be the tech. We got both kinds of new members here. The safest is to work with Nelion, as already suggested - that requires sending the preamp to them. OTOH, a power switch going bad is something that a good local tech *might* also be able to source and repair for you if that is all your preamp needs.

Welcome PaulF3rd. Interesting offer - I'm good with the C-2 I have. Pondering Acustats..., but I'm way far away, north midwest!

Welcome to the site - lots of good reading here in the archives, on the m1.0t amps, and fixing them.

Hello Teresa, and welcome to thecarversite.com! Glad you found us. You did great with your introduction, and I'm sorry for your loss. I am certainly not a tech, but I would contact @Nahash5150, the head technical guru here. He also has his business website at https://nelionaudio.com/. He can hook you up. They're located in Michigan. I use a Carver 4000t preamp in my main stereo rig, and I love it. I hope you get your pre-amp going again. What other gear do you have? Again, welcome!

Welcome Paul! Glad you found us. Thank you for your generous offer. Maybe someone in the vicinity will take you up on some or all of these items. I have no need, and I am several states away...

Moderator(s)---feel free to move or copy to a more appropriate forum. Hi All---Recently "found" my C-2 preamp. Original owner, purchased almost 40 years ago. Did some quick testing, pot's obviously need cleaning, not really working well at all (get some audio from line inputs, but very, very poor). Cosmetically in good to very good condition (minor imperfections on case, bottom plate screws show some corrosion, possible VERY minor corrosion bubbling under cabinet/case coating/paint). Faceplate and knobs look very good, maybe a little cleaning to spiff up. Would love to pass to someone who wants to give it a new lease on life, or at least recycle some of the bits. Free for the asking (you pay shipping and, if I have to find special packaging, charged at cost for that). Available for local pickup--I am in northeast Florida (located between Jacksonville and Gainesville). Frequently in Gainesville and will to meet at a mutually convenient time and location. It had a good life for awhile with my NAD amp and Acoustat speakers (also have a set of Acoustat Ones with sub (sub driver replaced and speaker covers replaced--look good from the front, the staples in the back, not so much). Haven't run them up in about 6 years, but were working fine then. Also free to a welcoming home, but I'm not shipping those. Just reply or PM me if imterested in either....trying to declutter a small portion of my life. Paul

I hope I did this right by starting a New Topic to introduce myself. I have a Carver 4000 pre-amp that my late husband and I have owned since approx 1983. He had kept it in condition and has sent it in for repairs at least once over those years. Now I have an issue with the power switch (button) and need some input and direction on how to fix it or get it fixed. I look forward to the expertise on this site. I miss listening to our album collection since the power switch went bad. Thanks, Teresa

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Thump is one thing, but should not be overly loud. I would put a scope on the +/-rails, one set at a time, starting with the highest voltage rails. Do they decay/bleed down at the same rate? They should look about the same, but opposite polarity. Whats likely happening is that the +/-12V decay at much different rates, this causes the input opamp to rail in one direction or the other, creating a large transition at the output. Since the +/-12V are derived from the higher voltage rails, it's likely that one of them is the culprit.

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Welcome from VA! Enjoy your stay! While it's possible it could be something else, it is very likely just the "thump" that is typically found in these amps. Power supply caps can contribute so be sure to replace those with some high quality types.

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A friend turned me on to Louis Prima. Ever hear of him? Pretty crazy good stuff. I guess his Las Vegas recording is good too. Sounds to me that they are having a damn good time playing their music.

Was on quite a Coltrane kick a while back after my Chet Baker kick. Now on a Bill Evans kick. Doing all of these with tubes but the Coltrane stuff and detail somehow sounds better with SS.