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Hello nice to meet everyone and finally be able to join the forum. Tried to about a week or two ago and had some issues with it. Anyway.. Got into vinyl a few years ago, decided a few months ago to get serious into it and wanted to have a better sound system so started that journey. Found myself purchasing a Sunfire Classic Vacuum Tube Control Center and a Sunfire 300x2 amp and didn't realize I'd hit a jackpot at the time. Very happy with the sound and clarity. Paired them up with some ADS L810s, my Linn axis TT and WiiM streamer and have had nothing short of a blast. My VTCC doesn't have the phono stage. I'm just using a cheap Ampapa A1 for the phono at the moment. Anyway.. I have expensive hobbies and I'm excited to absorb more information about Carver products!

Welcome from VA! Enjoy your stay!

Welcome @Parmaniac. So glad you found us. One of these VTCC's just sold on Ebay, for about $1500, w/o the phono pre. They do come around. Also watch for one on USAudioMart.com.

Welcome! The Sunfire VTCC is hard to find but not impossible. If you find one without a phono amp, it's okay. We make a new retrofit phono stage.

Hello! I just installed one for a VTCC last week. They are $600 installed. You'll need to also buy 6 tubes - 4x 6922's and 2x 12AX7's. No one who has ever used one of these has gone back to using an external. This phono board is AMAZING. Those are Telefunken Black Diamond 6922's and Eletro-Harmonix gold pin 12AX7's. The 12AX7's are for the subsonic filter, so they don't need to be uber expensive tubes there.