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Hello all, I’m an electronics/software engineer and an old Carver fan since the late 70’s early 80’s. I currently own a TFM-42 and a small TFM-15 which I’ve upgraded, serviced and recapped. The TFM-42 is driving a pair of JBL 4425’s in my home Studio and the TFM-15 is currently driving a pair of JBL L65’s and sometimes a pair of JBL L100’s in the living room. I’ve gone through a lot of equipment over the past 40 years but got hung up on the Carver/JBL sound in my environment and my music (rock, blues, metal and so on), which mainly comes out of this era. I’ve also done a lot of restoration of vintage JBL speakers. I also do development in the area of tube-amps and tube-preamps/overdrives for guitar, amongst other electronics in the area of laser-drivers and embedded control systems. Beyond that I’m a guitarist and have been playing for the better part of a half century now…wow, time flies! So that’s my short-form introduction, glad to be here..

Hi, I just got an MXR-130 receiver and I am going through it to bring it back to good operating condition. So far I have found one bad cap and I have a few missing knobs. Anxious to get this baby fired up and playing some music. Glad I found this site to help me along the process and maybe I will be able to offer some useful information as well. I have a lot of vintage audio equipment from the late 1970's, having served in the armed forces and accumulated most of my gear overseas. I have an electrical engineering background, now retired, and I'm not afraid to tackle a new project. I look forward to reading through the forums to see what valuable information I may be able to glean. Thank you for allowing me to join the community! Frank

Welcome to the site. I also have the 42 that I am using at the moment. This is a great site and the people are helpful and fun. Sit back and enjoy.

Welcome! Glad you found us! What upgrades have you made to the TFM-42? That is in my favorite family of amps! I, too am a tube amp tinkerer, more HiFi than guitar. What's your favorite output tube?

Welcome Frank if we can recruit a couple more retired EE's we might be able to turn this ship around.... Lots of great folks here tp help you along your journey. If you can't find what your looking for please ask, its probably here, and there are many who know where to look . Welcome to the TCS club, jump right in the waters fine !!!

Welcome @Imafed. I was a bit worried about your handle..., as there may be a few illicit-leaning activities and threads ... LoL. Momentarily thought we'd been infiltrated by a mole..., JUST KIDDING 😉 Love the handle. Now you need a suitable G-man style avatar to go with it ! Frank, really glad you found us. Ex military service, and your background..., you will fit right in. REALLY Glad you found us. A bit more activity and you'll be able to upload pictures. We'd love to see what you are working on, and how it comes together in your system. Welcome !

Welcome Solarfire! Great to have another musician on the site! Enjoy the ride!

Welcome Solarfire. What guitars do you play?

WELCOME to the carversite.com forum @Solarfire! Carver and JBL are a good match... I'm using a Carver 4000t, Carverfest 275 tube amp and JBL L88s! Sounds good to me... Enjoy your stay with us!

CCR Fortunate Son

Greetings @Solarfire We're glad to have you on board!!!

Welcome !! We're really glad you joined us - we can always use another techie on the site. In college my buddy had a set of JBLs. I don't remember the model but they sounded great. Hurry up and get a few posts under your belt and then throw some pictures up. It's sad but when you get old audio picture porn is the best of all !!!

Hello Solarfire, 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. We have many techs here, and I'm sure you'll fit right in. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear, and we'd love to see some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

Bon Jovi Bad Medicine

Hey imafed, so good to have you. This is a great forum with teriffic guys who are always willing to help. And they are fun to hang with. Always good stuff happening around here. Welcome!!!

Welcome to the forum Sir...... Great to have you aboard....

Welcome to the site Frank. The MXR 150 was my first Carver piece that I also bought when I was in the service in Germany. I have held onto it for all these years and had @Nahash5150 refresh it for me. He definitely brought it back to life and I was able to enjoy it again. Since then I have been deep into the rabbit hole and haven't found any light at the other end of the tunnel. Good luck with your project and enjoy the site. Its a great place to be.