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Deep Purple The Battle Rages On

So I finally got those Amazing speakers silver edition to the repair shop, so at this time I have to rate them "no score" one woofer needs reconning the others new foam surround and one ribbon there is no sound coming from the uppermost part of the ribbon can see where the magnet has shifted. I have a pair of ALIII that been sitting in my storage shed for the past 10-15 years may use one of the ribbon to repair the amazing speakers, or I may try and get the bad ribbon repaired, if/when they are up and running I will post pictures and get back to the community.

I will also go along with @Sk1Bum for the C-4000t because of the addition of the Digital Time Lens function.

I would go with this preamp, Its a Carver C-4000, it looks smart and classic old school. It is available here, last one in the list, https://soundsclassic.com/preamps.html Next one after that would possibly be either a c-1, c-11 or c-16 Tuners as suggested by @Sk1Bum

Pre amp: Carver 4000t, C-1, C-11 The 4000t is big, double height of the C-1 or C-11. All can be modified to play evenly with pre's that cost thousands more. The C-1 can have a champagne or anthracite faceplate, and the C-11 has a black faceplate. There are other differences in the C-1/C-11, but one of the techs would have to chime in to explain them. I think gain has been reduced a bit in the C-11. Tuner: TX-11a, TX-11b Both tuners are excellent, with the obvious difference the 11a has the anthracite faceplate, and the 11b has a black faceplate. The 11b has some improvements over the 11a, but again one of the techs will have to explain them.

It’s nothing that I want. I just wanted to see the connections. It is a unit I would not buy. Thanks for your close inspection. I appreciate your input. In the end I just want to have a solid stereo carver setup. What would you suggest for a separate Carver tuner and Carver preamplifier if I were to go that route?

take a very close look and I mean a very close look at the RCA connection points for the tape input and output and for the pre outs for the front. For me they look broken as the outer shell is missing.

Welcome!!!!

These are pictures from eBay. The person selling it listed it as a CT-23 for sale. Thanks for the heads up on that. I zoomed in and see that the model number on the back

The Everly Brothers Problems (1958)

Mitch Miller March (From The River Kwai) 1958

The Playmates Beep Beep (1958)

Jimmie Rodgers Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (1958)

Are the pictures that you posted are they of the unit you are thinking of purchasing?

They are different because what is shown is a CT-26v. What I show is a picture that represents the model you mentioned in your post, a CT-23.

Not sure why my pics are different than yours

For me this is another gem. The band is called "Red Clay Ramblers", I'd call them Blue Grass. This comes from an album titled "Twisted Laurel". The album has been paired on a single CD with their other album titled "Merchants Lunch".

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Moonlighting (album)

April Smith and The Great Picture Show - You might remember this tune from a 2012 Lowes Commercial. AllMusic calls it Pop/Rock and to me it has a burlesque and vaudeville feel. The whole album "Songs For A Sinking Ship" is wonderful! april smith colors youtube - Google Search

I didn’t see that in the pic I had. Thank you

Many of us use paint.net. It's available here: https://paint.net/ It's very useful freeware, and it's pretty simple to use. It's also available as a windows app at the Microsoft story too. To resize a photo, click on Image on the menu bar, and then click resize. Be sure to check the keep original ratio box, and then decide how much to reduce the photo. If you're using a Mac or a phone, I have no idea... I hope that helps.

Earl Grant The End (1958)

@Scott Andrew On the back of the 23 you use the audio out to go to the input of the amp.

https://thecarversite.com/manuals/mandir/Carver CT-23 Preamp Owners Manual.pdf https://thecarversite.com/manuals/mandir/Carver CT-23 Preamp Schematics.pdf