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my first topic from holland about Carver C-1 TFM-45 M-1,0t i doe som Restoration and the play beautiful

carver M 1.0t amp from 1984 or so ..still works with no upgrades or repairs. Is this normal or is this a ticking time bomb to fail soon? Thanks

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@Crisp, I purchased a C-1 paired with an M-1.5t back in 2008. I always thought the M-1.5t just sounded very harsh and grainy after listening to it for a few years. So I'm going along my OCCD path and happen upon an M-400, buy it and find that it sounds much cleaner and has none of the graininess I was hearing from the M-1.5t. So I listened to it in my setup for a few years. Well, then I decided to try that old M-1.5t again. And I really crank it up and it's sounding just awful to me. That's when it suddenly went into protection mode and simply died. Now I joined this site a little while after I went through my M-1.5t, repaired it and put it back into my system, I was amazed at how clean the sound of the M-1.5t is once it is running properly with all new capacitors and having replaced the output transistors. So I would say you're running it on borrowed time and it is likely going to have trouble in the not too distant future. A re-cap is highly recommended to keep it running well for you.

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Hello Crisp, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. I have four untouched M1.0t's. Two of them still work, and two of them do not. All four are in the queue to get repaired/modified to mkII opt002 status with the non-working pair going first. As far as your amp goes, it is definitely due for being refreshed at the least. 30 year old amps are eligible for Social Security & Medicare. We have several competent techs here that can handle the updates or upgrades should you choose to do so. Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

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Greetings @Crisp ! We're glad you found us! As for your M1.0t, it's running on borrowed time. I have 4 of them restored with the MKII upgrade and they sound much better than an unrestored unit...

Welcome Crisp- Hope you enjoy the site. Thanks for finding us. You will find lots of great information here. Lots of talent ready to help a Carver brother out. And lots of humor along the way. Look around the posts and enjoy yourself😀. Good to have you.

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WELCOME @Crisp! Read up on the M1.0t MKII upgrade....

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Welcome - it's always great to have new members from outside North America! You have some nice amps, there - I'm sure they sound fantastic!

Welcome! You have a great amp, with incredible potential for the long term @Crisp! There are certainly many here who have not refreshed their amps, but yes, after 30 years it is likely very much on borrowed time. The electrolytic capacitors have a lifespan of about 25 years - some less, some much much more. They do tend to degrade as they get old, and you may not notice it happening, as the changes are slow. Then, one day, you hear another system and realize yours doesn't sound as wonderful as you remember it being. Or, of course, it can be sudden, spectacular, and very unnerving and die outright. There are many differnt levels you can take a refresh to. Just changing the elecrolytic caps can give you a great deal of life for ages - probably not a massive effort if you have a smattering of talent (caveat: I'm dangerous with a soldering iron, so I opted to have one of the VERY talented techs, here, do mine). There are some amazing modificatons (approved by Bob Carver) that have been developed for the M1.0t that take it from being a great amp to being something incredible. If you are going to consider going the refresh route, you might want to consder those. I'll let the tech's pipe up on that. No matter what, the good news is there are people who are perfectly able to fix, modify and refresh that amp, and it's more than capabile of holding it's own against almost anything out there - old or new.

Welcome aboard @Huib Wijnhoven!!! Glad you found us here, there's a wealth of knowledge on all things Carver in here.

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