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  1. Greetings all, My first thread here on the Carversite. Very cool site, I've been snooping around it for the past couple of years in preparation for the day when I finally "get around to it" and start working on some Carvers. I do post occasionally over on AK, as I've been working on vintage Marantz/Pioneer/Dynaco type of stuff. But clearly the Carver expertise is concentrated over here, after all this is THE Carversite! I have always admired Bob Carver's designs since I started reading Stereo Review in the late 70's in high school. I am the original owner of a TFM-25 which I bought new in the early 90's and still have - even still have the original box for it. Anyway, in the past couple of years I've picked up a few Carver pieces on the cheap: a C-2, a TX-2, a Carver receiver (MXR-130?), and a second TFM-25... all of which are totally original and all of which need work. I got started with the TX-2: it was functional, but one look at the power supply board and I could see it was sketchy. The R501 resistor is a piece of charcoal and once I pulled it, only measures 9.9 ohms instead of the nominal 39. So going to be doing a repair and recap of the power supply board and then will probably leave it at that if there are no other glaring problems. Next up I began tearing into the C-2 preamp: I love the look of it and it seems to be more than worth a little TLC. Dead on arrival, but I very quickly determined it has an open primary winding on the transformer - not even a blown fuse. So I will be starting a repair thread here and will try to document my work as I ask questions. Hopefully the community will be kind enough to guide me if I go off the rails! Anyway, super glad I found this site and happy to be here - this is an awesome resource and kudos to all the people who have built it up and participated over the years. Cheers! - Steve
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  2. Justin Lee Shultz "Gruv Kid" released 10/30/2020
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  3. Welcome !! Good on you for saving that C-2. Please be sure to reach out to the site if you need anything - lots of folks here are ready and willing to help.
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  4. One man's dream to build the best music system with no holds barred. At the end I wondered, Did he ever get to all that music he collected?
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  5. WELCOME @Glasgow Grip! Glad you found us. Good luck with your Carver equipment repairs/refurbs.
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  6. Welcome to the forum Sir....
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  7. The Michael Schenker Group, Immortal was released on January 29, 2021. "Michael Schenker has been in the business of making amazing rock music for 50 years – The Scorpions, UFO, The Michael Schenker Group, Temple of Rock, and Michael Schenker Fest to name but a few incarnations of the great man and his music. Michael has gathered together an amazing team of musicians and singers for this album, and it gives him possibly the strongest group yet. Bass player Barry Sparks (Dokken), keyboard player Steve Mann as well as the three drummers Bodo Schopf, Simon Phillips (ex-Toto) and Brian Tichy (ex-Whitesnake), and keyboard wizard extraordinaire Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Black Country Communion) alongside the man with the axe make for a great sound. Then add in a multitude of vocalists including Ronnie Romero, Ralf Scheepers, Joe Lynn Turner, Michael Voss, Robin McAuley and old favourite Doogie White and you have some amazing singers to belt out the songs. The album has a great mix of tracks on there – some at breakneck speed, some more mellow, and some a mix of both! Opener and initial single, “Drilled To Kill”, throws you in at the deep end with a thumping, rapid, drum beat and some amazing vocals from Ronnie Romero. Schenker’s guitar licks sew it together as always, and there is some great playing here." You can read the rest of the review here...
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  8. Welcome Glasglow Grip!!! Great to have you. You will have no problem finding help around here.
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  9. Greetings Steve!!! We're glad you decided to join up!!!
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  10. Welcome to the forum.
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  11. Sorry if this has been asked before... couldn't find any info. Does any know of a reference or information regarding historical production information for the various Carver components? For example, I'm wondering how many C1 Preamps were made, during what years, and at what locations? Really just curious about how rare certain components are relative to others and some of the history of when certain models were made. I'm an old auto engineer so that kind of history and those kinds of numbers really interest me- similar to when and where certain vintage cars were produced. Thanks, all.
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  12. I recently picked up C1 17778 made in USA. Tfm's & m1.0t say Japan
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  13. The Flys Got You (Where I Want You)
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  14. I am betting that the journey was as good as the destination.
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  15. I would love to hear it.
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