Leaderboard

Brand new forum member here. I purchased my first Carver amp, a second hand M-200T, back in 1990 and I was hooked. I still own it but I have not used it since 2002 when it was replaced with an A-753x. Despite the A-753x still working perfectly, last month I decided to upgrade to a Sunfire TGA-7401-230. The rest of my system is a Frankenstein setup of mainstream components, mainly due to the excessive cost of high end equipment in Australia. Some of the better components I have: Rotel RCD-855 CD player I have owned since new. Still works faultlessly. Thorens TD-160 Super turntable with Rega RB300 arm and Adcom MC cartridge. I also got this new in the late 1980's and still works but rarely gets played due to my replacing my LPs with CDs over the years. Speakers: Vaf DC-X mains, Vaf DC-6 centre, Vaf DC-2 rears, Vaf DC-1 used as front Atmos and a Monitor Audio ASW-210 subwoofer. Vaf is an Australian brand that produced both kit and complete speakers since the mid 90s. My speakers were kits and while they look quite bland, they sound amazing for the price. The have a great soundstage and sound better than a lot of more expensive brands.

Got to www.JimClarkStereo.com Jim Clark Stereo , here in Rockford, IL, USA. Jim is a member here, and a super great guy. He's a personal friend of Bob Carver's, and a dealer for the current line of Carver Tube Amps. I know he ships all over the world, successfully. Contact him through the contact-page on that website..., ask about what it takes to ship a 275 to Australia... He's a straight shooter, and will give you facts. Then, you will precisely know what you have to save up for..., and it won't feel like the lottery ! 😉

I’ve decided to go with multiple subs – to even out the low end in my new setup. What do you guys think about pairing a brand new SVS SB16-Ultra with my old SVS 20-39 PC Plus? Ha! I realize, ideally, you’d want identical subs. But my old 20-39 PC Plus is working just fine and I’d hate to see it go. I’ve already ordered the SB16-Ultra (in that beautiful Piano Gloss Black) – will be here day after tomorrow. Even though the subs are dissimilar in output – I’m fairly confident between Audyssey and some acoustic treatment, I’ll be able to dial in the subs nicely – I'm not really looking for house-shaking performance as much as good, solid, sweet mid-SPL performance. (But knowing that I could probably loosen all the grout in the kitchen tile upstairs if I wanted to, doesn’t hurt). 😃 With my layout, at this point, the 20-39 sounds best on the left side of the room and just behind the listening position. Go figure. *(Might have something to do with my front wall now working so very well in harmony with my "soffit-mounted" mains - more on that later). And it’s actually plenty adequate, performs nicely! I don’t really *need* another sub. I just want one! I want beautifully subtle power. Finding the perfect spot for the SB16-Ultra may be more difficult (the thing weighs nearly 130lbs)! I’ll keep you posted… Thanks for reading, Gary