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Hello All ... I enter here as I stand on the fence to pursue my lost dream or to give up on what I never accomplished. HiFi!

It looks to have had some work done. But I'm sure it could use a complete recap. As soon as I get moved and time I will dive into working on the silvers and the Adcom.

Welcome, fellow Tennesseean !! I'm south of you, 30 miles south of Knoxville. Those speakers are well regarded here. Plenty of information and experience to help you on your journey. Once you get them sorted out you may want to experiment with feeding them more power but that Adcom is a nice unit and may prove to be completely adequate. Has your 5500 been refreshed? Big caps replaced? It could probably stand for some soldering iron love.

One member here named @sea, can probably help if you have ribbon issues. He can rebuild them as well. I have a pair of original als hybrids, honeycomb woofers, as and 60” ribbons. there are a few threads on here about these speakers. this is the thread on mine! Barry

Thank you! I should come clean to clarify that the never used is NOT NIB. I was going to enter a thread today that will explain … so in all honesty, it was like four (maybe five) times hooked up and tested for roughly an hour each time. Just enough to give some speakers a GOOD workout. I may still qualify as that unicorn with the minimal amount of use it has seen. All that was pre 1993. It has been wrapped up in its original packaging since. FWIW … I would only consider myself a “philosopher” after X amount of drinks 😜

And DO share some pictures !!, show your work and many here will support with tech answers and motivational comments. 😉

Welcome Scrappy!!!! Good to have you.

Welcome there jeremyA!!!! So good to have you. Lots of good information around here an a great group of guys.

Thank you all for the greetings! Greatly appreciated

Greetings Scrappy!!! We're glad you found us!!

Welcome to the forum Sir…… Glad to have you aboard……

SWeeeeeT! I am super jealous of the Electrostatics ... I wish I had the floor space to go that route, unfortunately the kids and wife get in the way of that. LOL I am currently running the SLM XL Martin Logan's with the Definitive Technology Pro Sub 1000.

Nice! I'd love to get a C19 someday, and send it to @Nahash5150 for his spa treatment! Which Martin Logan's are you using? I run the EM ESLs with a Dynamo 1000w sub, and a Dynamo 700w sub in my bedroom system. I love the ESLs, but the sweet spot is tiny. Move out of it, and the sound changes dramatically.

Welcome @Scrappy to the site. There are a few of us up here in Lansing as well other cities around Michigan. Hope you get that C19 out some day to enjoy it.

Greatly appreciated! Thank you ... For the mean time ... this is my current collection Carver C19 Reference Preamp (reason I am here ... my prize piece, original owner, never used ... still sitting in the box from roughly 1992) Vintage Pioneer TX-5500ii Tuner Marantz NR1609 ... Daily runner Martin Logan Speakers Definitive Technology Pro Sub 1000 Vintage Marantz Amp (Status - Melted) Sony CDP-X555ES

Hello Scrappy, 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. On the fence huh? Well there are plenty of folks here that are willing (and able) to push you off the fence, and to join us on our journey to audio nirvana. Some will claim that they've found their nirvana, but I say their continuing purchases dispute that claim. I thought I had found it, but then I ran across some NHT speakers, and there goes my daughters' inheritance (again). You will find that OCCD (Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder) is real, contagious, and it can be expensive. We will be happy to help you on your way. 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.

Welcome @jeremyA and enjoy. Great place to be and with great company.

I know Kingsport well! I travel to Johnson City annually! I generally try to plan my trip to coincide with Carverfest, sometimes I come in July for my grandsons birthday! Enjoy your time here on the carversite! You can learn a lot. Be careful, lol, OCCD has a way of infecting you, though it seems your already afflicted! (Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder = OCCD) Barry

I've downsized most of my equipment for a move. I'll be running the Silvers with an Adcom GFA-5500 and may find a preamp to go with it or I may just use my Chromecast audio as an all in one streamer/pre. I haven't jumped back into vinyl (I'm 45) so it will either be good quality streaming or cds. I'll have to see how the Adcom does. Everything Ive read said that the Carvers need a high current plethora of power. The Adcom did great on my old Logans and never let me down even on those late bourbon driven volume escapades. I also have a small setup with a Denon integrated, Monitor audio bookshelf speakers and a PSB sub.

Kingsport. Yeah pandora's box seems correct based on my research. I used to have a set of Martin Logan Sequel 2 speakers that I ultimately sold while they were still working properly. The E-Stat panels were getting harder to come by and $$$$ which seems to be the case on the Carver ribbons. Everywhere I read said that the ribbons play down to around 100hz but the Carver manual on this page says they play full range and the woofers just fill in below 120hz. That seems crazy. I haven't dug into the crossover yet to see what is there and what is actually going on. These are going to be a project for sure. Woofer refoam and the ribbons are in unknown condition. but I got them for a steal so I chanced it.

Tricities actually. Kingsport

Welcome to The Carver Site!

Welcome to the site, @jeremyA. What parts of TN do you call home? And, you have opened pandora's box, with those speakers... If they haven't had the cross-overs refreshed..., that is a pretty straightforward Remove and Replace project you can learn on... make a list of the parts, go to mouser.com and place an order... There are schematics for those crossovers in the library on the site..., but beware, there were MANY variations on those crossovers... So, best bet is to carefully document what you have in YOUR crossovers, and place an R&R order to get back to what you had. Great to have you join the site...

Welcome to the carver site! what part of Tennessee? I lived in tri-cities area for over 20 years before moving back to my home state Of Maryland. Miss the cool mountain mornings! Barry

WELCOME @jeremyA! Glad you found us........

Welcome to the site! Nothing like diving into Carver gear at the deep end! There are certainly folks here who can offer info on getting the most out of those Amazing's and keeping them there. Once you get a few more posts under your belt, and can, we'd love to see pictures of your setup! Tale care, and enjoy the music!

Welcome to the forum Jeremy.....