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  1. Hello, I've always been interested in stereo equipment and high end audio. I sold mid/high end audio when I was in college during the mid 90s. I've owned lots of gear over the years. Most I only kept for a few years, then got bored and moved onto something else. I've found that for whatever reasons I'm partial to the Bob Carver and Ken Kantor designs. Carver and NHT seem to match really well together, at least to my ears...so that's what I've hung onto over the years. I've owned all this stuff since brand new. All is near mint to mint condition. Still have all the original boxes, manuals, etc. Main System Carver CT-27v Carver TFM-25 Carver SD/A-360 AudioEngine B1 NHT 2.5i NHT Sub One Office Carver TFM-6cb AudioEngine B1 NHT 1.3A NHT SW1V Never had any problems or repairs other than having to replace the drive belt on the SD/A-360 due to age. At some point, I'll probably have the TFM-25 refreshed.
    4 points
  2. Lately, I have found myself returning to the same SACDs, DVDAs and FLAC files with increased frequency. Further, with ~9,000 FLAC albums, I’ll surf to new stuff, and it the sound quality doesn’t impress me within the first couple songs, I’m off to other stuff, unlikely to return to that album. My tolerance for poor (or even mediocre) sound quality on recordings is almost non-existent at this point. The peril here, is that some of my favorite music happens to be recorded like shit. For example, when Eddie Van Halen passed a while back, I sat in front of the rig with the intention of a mini Van Halen tribute listening session. However, I never realized just how poorly their stuff was recorded. Only Fair Warning was even remotely listenable...😬. On the PLUS side, I’ve opened up to a lot of music that is recorded exceptionally well, that I previously never would have let myself enjoy. Does anyone else relate to this, or am I in fact just a snob? This only applies to listening in front of my 2ch rig, mind you - I’ll listen to much more via earbuds.
    3 points
  3. Since we have 52 weeks in a year, let's start off 2021 with a new Carver Site! feature. A different album to listen to and critique for a week. Alphabetically by album title. First week of 2021 will be Steely Dan's 'Aja'. I think we all know it (or of it). Let's dive in and say what we like or don't like about this classic. Starts 01/01/2021. Not now. Lets get some things in order first. Like what will be the other A? Or the first B? I'm reserving the first D to be DSOTM. Just sayin'. I'd really like to have some diversity here, get everyone to listen to an old favorite in a new way or be introduced to a new favorite. Let's hear some suggestions! Remember- it's alphabetical, by album name. We need two of each letter for 2021. Zoot Allures comes to mind for a Z. You get the idea. Each one gets to be featured for a week, discuss it to death, then move on. Cool?
    2 points
  4. Mark, I don't believe you're a snob in the least. I totally relate to you and rather, I think you've discovered the vast differences in the way source material was recorded and have a system now that very clearly delineates those differences. I, like you, have found my musical tastes have changed quite a lot since I've been enjoying my old restified Carver gear. I find myself listening to classical far more than anything else lately. I have also been going to the Abravanel Hall, downtown, to enjoy the Utah Symphony live. We truly are very fortunate to have the Utah Symphony and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir right here in Salt Lake City. They are simply a spectacular delight to listen to live. And then I go home and enjoy my system then compare it to what I just heard live. And it always amazes me just how much clean, clear power Bob's gear really makes. No, you're not a snob at all. You simply have a very high definition system now that makes the most of the technology utilized in the recording of the source material. Now its up to you to find the recording technology and the source material that makes the most pleasure for you out of your system. That's reason we're all here and the trip we're all on in our OCCD adventure into musical bliss...
    2 points
  5. I think it sorta comes with the territory, especially as we upgrade our systems. It's alright, don't worry about it, but wear it as a badge of honor!
    2 points
  6. I'm looking forward to the brand new release from Roa's Ark. The band consists of Carl Roa (Magic Elf) on guitar, Vic Romaine (Steve Morse, Kansas, Nena, etc.) on drums, and the one and only Dave LaRue (Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Pat Travers, Steve Lukather, Mike Stern, Eric Johnson, Andy Timmons, Albert Lee, Ace Frehley, Vai, etc.) on bass. Judging by this new single, 'Joker's Wild,' Roa's Ark goes straight for the jugular. https://roasark.bandcamp.com/track/jokers-wild
    2 points
  7. Adam Hawley "Escape" released Feb 2020 - It features a star-studded cast of A-List artists including Rick Braun, Najee, Michael Lington, Marcus Anderson, Jeff Ryan, and Kat Hawley. Also, this is Adam’s first independent album...
    2 points
  8. I started a thread in amp repair to continue my TFM-45 project (debacle).🙃
    2 points
  9. Welcome aboard @SRGresham!!! Glad you found us here, and as has already been mentioned previously, it appears you've already encountered OCCD. There's no stopping it now, you're already well on your way into the wonderful world of OCCD!!! I always admired the Phase Linear gear as a youth reading about their awesome power output specs. I also admired Carver gear back in the 80's, but little did I know I would be so captivated as I have been by my repaired, re-capped and refurbished M-1.5t paired with a C-1 I completed the BillD on. Wow! Has it ever been a fabulous, abundant, seemingly endless source of clean, clear power for a daily dose of aural bliss for me.
    2 points
  10. I asked a question here a couple of years ago or so that is very similar. Has better gear changed your music tastes? For me, it's a resounding yes, but maybe it wouldn't be if the producers and recording engineers had mastered the originals to a higher standard. Maybe there was too much cocaine and whiskey involved, I dunno. (I'll leave it up to y'all to guess whether I mean them or me ) Fortunately, there are a few well mastered classic rock albums that got the Mobile Fidelity, DCC, Analog Productions, CBS Mastersound, DMP, treatment that I can still enjoy. I don't know that I would call it snobbish, but some of those old recordings, and some new ones too, just give me ear fatigue after a few minutes. Maybe we should all keep an old pair of cheap speakers that conceal and not reveal.
    1 point
  11. Welcome, Tpoppa! A fellow Ohioan here, although I now reside in Texas. Go Bucks!
    1 point
  12. Welcome to the land of OCCD! The land flowing with tubes and transistors and capacitors and resistors and even a few LEDs.......😂
    1 point
  13. Jeremiah Johnson, Unemployed Highly Annoyed was released on October 30, 2020. "...Where Heavens to Betsy featured a variety of songwriting styles and even used a horn section, Unemployed is Johnson and his rhythm section, with additional keyboards courtesy of bassist/producer Paul Niehaus IV, tapping into all of the emotions described in the album title. The songs are punk in their visceral bursts of anger, but pure blues rock in Johnson’s vocals and wild guitar work." You can read the rest of the review here...
    1 point
  14. Thom Rotella is certainly not new, but it's new to me, and I am enjoying this album a great deal. Some tracks remind me of The Rippingtons, and some tracks make me think Pink Floyd meets The Rippingtons, and some of it reminds me of Al Di Meola. The Thom Rotella Band, The Thom Rotella Band was released in 1987. This is very good with Sonic Holography engaged on the main 2 channel rig. https://www.discogs.com/artist/752202-Thom-Rotella
    1 point
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