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Hi David Thanks for the fine memories. My experience exactly - visual observation of the grooves in the track, and ownership of the Shure V15 as well. Sounded great on my C4000 and M400 and big VMPS tower (with 2 x 12" active woofers and 15" passive bottom slot firing sub-sub) back in 1982. Quite impressive in a small student condo. LOL. But the canons are short bursts right?

Wow! I've got quite a MFSL vinyl discs, but none of the ultra discs, because I just didn't see why they would be any better simply because they're 120 g heavier. Lol Also have a bunch of Sheffield Lab discs, and Nautilus Superdiscs. Telarc made some great classical recordings as audiophile discs as well. Including one of the most famous records ever... Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. You can actually visibly see the 6Hz cannon shot grooves with your naked eye. Only one cartridge that I know of was ever able to track that groove, and that was the Shure V15 type V. Now, if I could only find an exact replacement for that cartridge... Sigh

I must bring this thread back from the nether, for I have progress to report. I was mucking about on the Drop forum and found a thread very similar to this one. One participant had achieved some success by re-purposing an old Apple router as a music source for his stereo. I happen to have several boxes of cast-off computer bits, and I found a pair of old Airport Wifi routers in there. I took the newer of the pair, which is called the Express, or Extreme, or Exuberant, or whatever marketing superlative they used. The important part is that it is an 802.11alphabet router with an analog audio out on the back. Use the Airport setup program to set the modem up as an extender, and plug it into the preamp. I've gotten mine set up with my old office system: Adcom preamp and amplifier, Canton bookshelf speakers. My MacOS computer supplies the sound over the Music program, but you can use anything that supports Airplay. If I decided I don't want to sit at the desk but rather in the lounger over in the corner of the office, I can use my phone to control the system. Since my music is stored on a NAS drive next to my primary router, every device in the house signed into the network can make these bits work. Using the computer or phone, I can change tracks in my library or use TunedIn, and set the EQ and volume. The only thing left to do is figure out a remote power switch and then my swiftly decomposing bottom need never leave the chair. Since I'll need a power protector for the office system perhaps I'll find something that can do this.

Just wanted to introduce myself.......I'm not new to this site, but it's been years. Anyhow, long time Carver fan.....I've owned at one time or another tons of Carver gear. Anyhow, I've got a set of Platinum MkIV's that a friend brought to my place for a Polkfest back in 2008 (I sold him my original ALS's and he in turn sold them to acquire the MkIV's).....and listening to a Telarc disc at high volumes after a few too many adult beverages, a ribbon bit the dust. So, they've been lurking in a closet for, what, 13 years? Anyhow, getting off my duff.....sourced a pair of 60" ribbons and are awaiting their arrival. So, I'm excited to get them together......they will displace my trusty Thiel 3.6's and be fed by a Rega P6 (with all the cool Groovetracer goodies), Oppo BD something or other, Adcom GFP-750 preamp (Sutherland Phono Pre) and a Sunfire 300 amp. Anyhow, just wanted to say howdy to everyone and look forward to getting the band back together. Cheers, Troy

I had a few moments after that last post to think to myself, "Oi, what about that other system upstairs? Y'know, that one system as opposed to all the other systems? Don't you want music streams going that a way?" I had one router left, a truly ancient one that looks to all the world like a laptop power adapter, so I decided to repurpose that thingie. Plug it into the wall outlet next to my desk computer, find it with the setup utility, name it, try to update it a couple of times but its so old the firmware is rather soft and moldy so no updates, but it tests out ok. So I pull it out of the wall, run it up the stairs, stop for a moment and breathe heavily, then plug it in with all the appropriate cables and such. Cracking good music source, and this one is controlled from my iPhone. I do believe I'll sieve me a few more of these "outdated" routers from the stagnant pool that is eBay and have a go at this with the other, oh, 9 systems in the Schloss.

I started this journey in the early to mid 1970's with a Marantz 2270 receiver, Dual 1229 turntable, Rectilinear IIIa speakers and a Sony Cassette deck. I also had a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls (before the II, III, and IV) but didn't like them for classical music listening. As time went by, that stuff all got sold or traded and I moved into Audio Research tube equipment, buying some new and some used. The wife didn't like the ARC bi-amped Tympani IIIa Magneplanar "room dividers" , as she called them, with a set of bass panels, so they got traded for a pair of KEF 105 (no suffix, just original 105) speakers that I still have. I am sure they probably need to be refoamed. Over time I got rid of most of the ARC stuff, some of which I regret, and kept an ARC hybrid SP-8 MKII preamp, paired with a Nelson Pass designed Threshold S/300 Stasis II 150WPC Solid State amp, which I also still have both and they drive the KEF's now in a secondary system in another room. I have long been aware Bob Carver and his equipment, but until recently never owned any of his equipment. One of my friends owned one of his Phase Linear 200WPC amps and it did sound nice. I always thought his stuff was high powered SS equipment and didn't realize he had moved into tube architecture. After a long hiatus from buying HIFI gear, I recently decided to get back into some tube stuff. After much looking around from cheap Chinese stuff on Amazon, to expensive Conrad-Johnson and Audio Research stuff that just seemed way overpriced, even used, I stumbled upon the made in USA Bob Carver stuff. Made in USA, Tube, Good power output, Reasonable price, all boxes checked. So I bought a Bob Carver Crimson 275 amp, driving a pair of much improved Klipsch Cornwall IV speakers . I am also running a Sunfire HRS-12 subwoofer and the 10 Octave LP-1 Preamp. I use a vintage Denon DP-60L turntable with a Denon MC cartridge feeding into a Pro-ject tube box DS2 Phono preamp since the LP-1 does not have a phono stage. My tuner in the main system is a vintage late 1980's Sony. S555-ES. About 5 years ago my Nakamichi CD player from 1984 or so crapped out, so I replaced it with a moderately priced Marantz unit. Along the way I have also picked up a Fisher 500-C tube receiver which I listen to as background on a pair of inherited Fisher XP-7 bookshelf speakers (not the best but well cared for and look nice) and another Marantz 2270 which sounds terrific through a pair of Klipsch RP600-M bookshelf speakers. A shout out to JimClarkStereo.com and Jim for the help with the Crimson 275' and the 10 Octave preamp. A great business to work with and up to speed on Carver equipment. The imaging and sound stage with the 10 Octave LP-1 and the Crimson 275 is stunning. I started off with just one Crimson 275, running it as a 75WPC stereo amp, and loved the sound so much I went for two of them when Jim Clark told me they could be run with paralleled speaker outputs as monoblocks. The amount of detail and clarity provided by using the 275's as monoblocks has to be heard to be appreciated. Bass is tight and crisp. He provided the jumpers and input Y connectors. Great service. For the price of the Crimson 275, Carver hit it out of the park. Together with the Sunfire HRS-12 sub, I am very pleased with what I have put together and can see myself running out the clock enjoying this setup. I am a stereo guy, no HT... yet. I look forward to learning and hearing about equipment, improvements, and other peoples experiences on the forum. Sorry for the long winded intro.

This is the only one that I don't have, and this is why... https://www.ebay.com/itm/124698789847 Only 2000 copies pressed, and they were originally $100. I regularly see it listed at $2K+, but this one sold at $1699.

Welcome @Nullpointer. Thanks for the kind words. Thanks for letting me share Bobs work with you. Its always a pleasure. Enjoy! Jim Clark

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I'm not sure what "it" refers to, but the one step process is fairly new. It was introduced with Santana Abraxas UD1S 2-001, and I believe it was 2016. Their SuperVinyl is also relatively new, but they're also using it on some other albums. Two that I know of are Bob Dylan Desire, and Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Painted From Memory. The Bob Dylan album was a limited release of 2000 at $75, now out of print and being listed on ebay in the $300 neighborhood. The Costello & Bacharach album is also sold out. The last one of those I saw on ebay was $150. It was limited to 2000 copies and originally priced at $50.

There is a bit more than weight involved with the UD1S albums. Mobile Fidelity has a 1 step process of pressing the discs instead of 3 steps. They're now using a proprietary SuperVinyl, and all of the UD1S albums are 45 rpm discs. You can read more about the process here...

Welcome aboard the Carver Train Bill! We have a lot of knowledgeable people here and someone can answer you questions for you. Until then, enjoy the new site and we hope you find the answers you are seeking........grin