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New here, just found the site. Recently retired EE who dabbles in audio - listening and repair. I have an M400a, C-1, TX-11 and TL-3200 that I acquired over 30 years ago and recently put back in service. Seems the CD doesn't want to play the entire disc sometimes. Any suggestions? I have used an old cleaning disc with a brush, but doesn't seem to make a difference. Thanks.

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, 20th Anniversary (album)

Corner Pocket - Count Basie & His Orchestra

Lalo Schifrin wrote that and the theme for Mission Impossible, both great tunes! edit: Wow, he did a lot more than I gave him credit for. From wikipedia: Schifrin's best known compositions include the themes from Mission: Impossible (1966) and Mannix (1967), as well as the scores to Cool Hand Luke (1967), Bullitt (1968), THX 1138 (1971), Enter the Dragon (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), Voyage of the Damned (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Amityville Horror (1979) and the Rush Hour trilogy (1998–2007). Schifrin was also noted for collaborations with Clint Eastwood from the late 1960s to the 1980s, particularly the Dirty Harry film series. He composed the Paramount Pictures fanfare used from 1976 to 2004. Schifrin was a five-time Grammy Award winner; he was nominated for six Academy Awards and four Emmy Awards. In 2019, he received an Honorary Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of his successful career.

Drift Away - Dobie Gray (#17 Billboard Top 100 Hits 1972)

I'm in the midwest..., and the $5000 sale was on eBay (and USAudioMart, I think..., about a year ago. Another one out of St. Louis about 18 months ago, went for close to $5000. It's not about the sites one uses to search for gear..., it's primarily about the amp's condition combined with location, demand, and a buyer's willingness to pay. I think even here on TCS (I won't call him out) one of our members listed their TFM-75, restored by Greg at Nelion, for $5000 in close to mint condition. It is the high end, for sure. I'd love a TFM-75. It's the one amp that I would like to own, but have never found the right opportunity to buy when I had the free cash..., so I watch pretty intently - and wait..., and my willingness to pay is not at the high-end.

Wow- not sure what sites you follow but can't say that I've ever seen a 75 sell for more than $3500. Most that I've seen sell for around $1800-$2200 and I've bought probably 5 or 6 over the years around the $1200 mark.

Some variables here like do you need the money and how good of a friend is he? Are you trading both 75's for a single 2400? The 75's in factory good condition are worth roughly $2k each and a beat up 2400 is probably worth, lets be generous at $500. So a "fair" deal would be $3500 cash plus the 2400 for both 75's. Now in the past what I've done for friends is offer them a great deal either at my cost or sometimes well below cost with the condition that if they ever decide to sell or trade up I get first chance at the item at our original deal price. Hope this helps and as others have stated I'd try and keep the 75's or at least one of them.

Looks like we all ride the same bandwagon - keep the 75's.

Hi my name is Mike from Nova Scotia. Thank you for letting me join. I just bought a TFM-35 with a C-11 preamp. I was thinking about buying a set of Q11 Meta Keff Sprakers. I listen to Rush, Pink Floyd Iron Maiden. What is your thoughts on the speakers with this amp setup?

Great info! That will go into the liner notes for the song. I collect them if the info is noteworthy...

Hawaii Five O - Morton Stevens (Original Intro Soundtrack 1968)

Yeah, the TFM-75 is in my top 3 solid state amps ever made by Carver along with the 625x2 and Lightstar. The 625x2 and 75 were very similar to my ears either one could be a "destination" amplifier. As far as rarity the 625x2 or "600 two" is by far the least common from what I've seen, I've actually seen more Lightstars for sale than 600 two's, and probably 5 times as many 75's as either of those. I was tempted by that refurb'd 75 listed here awhile back he is fairly close to me (within 500 miles?) and I believe the last listed asking price was $3400 and a willingness to drive it up to the Seattle area. That is an excellent deal in my opinion with all the work that was done to it, just hard for me to justify when my Carver 275 has enough power to drive my Klipsch speakers and I have a pair of Crimson 350's sitting here.

Faraway Places - Bing Crosby (#18 Billboard Top 30 Hits 1949)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Welcome to the St. James' Club (album)

Welcome to the site, @Reel Bond. Glad you found us. I will say it..., "DO NOT TRADE!" that is a bad deal. PT-2400 amps are pro amps, while it has similar performance characteristics as a TFM-75, unless it was fully restored including a re-finished faceplate, it's going to show years of hard knocks being on the road with a band..., Some "like" the look of a PT-2400, but for me, the TFM-75 is far more sexy-looking in my stack in my listening room..., never mind the WAF (wife acceptance factor). If you are itching to lose one of the TFM-75's to know what true loss and grief feel like, send one to me 😉 ..., you will regret it. The TFM-75 amps sell on the low-end for $2000 (and that's a RARE FIND). Typically, they are going for $3000 - $5000 as I look back at my resale notes. The PT-2400 with its utilitarian look and function as a pro-band-amp, rarely go for more than $1500, in mint restored condition, maybe $2000. Beat up and not-working condition, only a few hundred bucks. Post a picture of your TFM-75 amps..., we'd love to see what you have!