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This^^^ A common disc at an accepted resolution. So we have a common music bible for gear review. Lets even title it something cool. Gotta be a little careful with song rights.??

Ck this out us Diaz P

Ha! She just played Spirit of Radio for me!! Sweet.

Live on this station....88.1 WYCE. Grand Rapids, MI. Her name is Cassie Leigh, and she's 24 today. If anyone is up, send her a message or give her a call....Listen live, request a song, whatever. Mention her dad told you to mess with her.... edit: I think the live player is at this link

What? Please explain/link? And I wonder who was the first one to try that................??!!

Interesting thing, Kev. SoundStream was and still is huge in quality car audio. Even in the 90s, SoundStream head units and crossovers were the quality pieces. What in the world do you do with 8??

Boy are you in the right place. The C-1/C-11 are some of the best SS preamps ever produced, especially when freshened and upgraded with the mods found in this forum. Done by some of the best, also found in this forum. Surf around a little, moderators will give you access after a few posts. And you will find cap and mod recommendations on many threads. I also solder a little, but these mods are best suited for those who are really familiar with desoldering, cleaning up, repair/replacement and testing.

A C-1? What's a C-1?

Welcome Gary! We do like us some M-500t around here. I use one for my best pair of fronts, and I love it. I has handled a 6 ohm load for about the last 15 years and never gives me any grief. Its a great sounding amp musically. Welcome to Carversite!

Ah, hell. I forgive you. Everyone makes mistakes. Nice old big block, btw. Gotta admire GM for trying.... I'm a speed freak, (Zoom!) so I ride Hondas on dirt and the road. But for a cruiser, I would try a Harley. A 1200 sporty, or a Night Train. My heart is really set on an old V-Max as soon as my back can't handle my c-rocket anymore. I am really intrigued by your media setup and filesharing, though. You should start a thread someday with some info on that, since that is your forte. I really suck at file sharing and networking, even though I have a setup with the WMC Extender, and an Apple TV. The file managers really suck, and controlling them with the remotes is miserable. I know you use XBMC, but how do you control it etc.....??? And you haven't mentioned anything about your beer tap. You have to have one of those somewhere in that sweet serving area......

I really really love to rock some Who. For extended rock and roll sessions I use all CV cabinets, along with enough Carver power, and they really like the huge sound that defines The Who. I'm a little curious about your media storage still (unless I missed it), because I am convinced you are missing clarity if your main source is mp3. And I agree with the convenience of just running a portable/smaller system outside. I use a computer sub /satellites/earphone jack in my cabana when I don't power up my rig........ Btw, my sister is a ordained reformed minister, and her first church of call was in Aurora,IL, just south of Chitown. I've been there a few times.

Post counts are fun and I like them. Sometimes a guy with 10 posts is more up to speed on a given topic than one with a million. Having many posts does not make one smarter or his post more relevant, just means he posts more (which is needed and desired on a forum). I hope in time to be up there where I can read all. I actually am kinda dumb, but don't hang that label on every guy with few posts. Actually, as this seems to be the more tech oriented site, I felt (and still feel) waaaay out of my league a lot of the time. I can learn tons of info here by just reading. On top of that, often while some are getting to know people, I personally will stand still and observe, attempting to find out where I fit in before I barge through the China Shop. Unfortunately, both of these things tend to keep post counts low. So the first year for me was tough. You find your strengths. 25 years of being pretty particular in a certain specific area, you have insight. You have ideas. You know what works. But hell, I can give anyone shit now. Cuz they know who I am and what I am getting at. That in itself, is what makes this great.

Unless you have high quality lossless rips through a quality dac (internal or external) you may be missing (in fact I guarantee it) lots what the 490 used to give you. Idk about the -5 or the -15, but the -29 I believe we have established was assembled in China, nearer the end of the Bob Carver Carver era. It doesn't have the features, or quite the quality of the -17 imho. What do you use for sources?

Nice! My main AV is actually a CT-17. It's plenty for 5 channel surround, and one of the better (maybe top 5) full function Carver pre-amps imho. If you are using that for your main processor, I'm sure you can tell the differences in quality/resolution from multiple sources. Oh, you forgot MP3--> Lossless. A very important step.

HA! I, like yourself started in the early 90's with a small M-200t amp. I ran it for years at a 4 ohm load, and have never cracked it open. Its at the top of my avatar, and today, still rockin out tunes. A 490t, as your first piece of gear? Sweet. Tell us about what you've collected, and we'd be glad to set it up for you, or suggest some tweaks. Generally, the first mainstream Carver amps are the 'M-' series. The 'PM-' s are Pros, and the 'TFM-'s are newer models. Phase Linear (70s) was before any of these. Silver 7s and 9s are monoblock monsters. I integrate an Apple TV into my pre-amp in. I also use the WMC extender from an Xbox 360. Both wirelessly in my home network obviously. But depending on how your Carver gear has been serviced (caps and such) the quality of your 'source' input signal will be painfully apparent. I am now on the precipice of an external Digital to Analog convertor to run my digital optical into before it hits my Carver preamp. The Xbox has a decent internal dac, the Apple TV II has none. The dac I'm purchasing has a usb in, so you can bypass any internal computer analog soundcard for the XBMC. Of course, you can just run a 'headphone to RCA' input to your preamp to get you started. Cheap internal dacs, and low resolution mp3s may drive you nuts after a while. Especially after critical listening from a 490 tube. So, take your time, and tell us about your gear.

So......I'm not a huge Zeppelin fan. If I hear 'Stairway' again, three lives from now, well, you know.... Who was the band's lyricist that claimed all these songs? I'm sure there were liner credits..........

Hey Radek!! Welcome to Carversite. I own a TFM-35. It's got good power, I have it pushing CV AT-12s for A/V and rock and roll. We like pics. And any gear will do....

Oh hell yes. A hot brunette playing Rush on the drums, not all tatted up..... sign me up. Thanks Gene indeed.

Welcome, sir! From another Michigander. I started with my first piece of Carver gear about 1990, not knowing at the time it would turn out to be this. I also integrate my HT with my best pair of critical listening fronts: a 390t changer through a C-11 into M-500t pushing a recapped pair of old DCM flat panels. I love the SH circuit, it's perfect for the soundfield produced by my TF-600s. You're gunna like it here. There is soooo much......