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Hi all, i'm Paolo from Rome (Italy) a great fan of Bob Carver's amplifications, former owner of an M-1.5t and now of a TFM35x. I like music, i'm an electronic technician and my hobby is to restore old vintage hi-fi devices.

Hello All I purchased my Carver gear in the early 1980's, and I am still using it to this very day! I look forward to collaborating with you in the future.

I've made it a point over the last few years to seek manuals that aren't in the database, and when I find them (assuming the price is affordable), I've been buying an original copy and donating it to the site. I just aquired an M-0.5t with the original owners manual. The site does not have a copy of the manual in the database. Would The Carver Site like a copy? In the past year I've been reaching out to @dennismiller55 and sending him the manual to scan. Dennis are you still the manual czar? Let me know. In this case I think I'll keep the origin

My first was KISS. December 1976 at the Capital Center, outside DC. I was 14, in the 8th grade at the time. Our dad dropped us off and picked us up after. Me, my two brothers, my cousin. (Why do we take so long realizing how cool our dads are)? My older brother was a huge fan. I liked them well enough, but they weren’t really my thing. But for a rock concert in the 70s, it was downright epochal. My main memory from the show – other than the musty fog of weed so thick it veiled everything in the huge arena and the pyrotechnics, of course – was the open

Black Sabbath 1971.... First American Tour...... I was 14. Never been the same since that time. My twig was forever bent......

Hi guys, i am Francesco, 43 years old, married with one 6 years old son. I am a marketing consultant and trainer, i live close to Bologna the town of tortellini, mortadella, lasagne and many other cuisine masterpieces. I recently introduced a C1 preamp in my setup because i am going to introduce a tuner and a CD player in my setup in addition to my flac/wav files. Power amplifier is a slightly upgraded SAE A501 and my speakers are italian's RCF SCD6000. I am wondering to work on it with BillD upgrade and i would like to know something more about holographic tool on the pre

Thanks @Will Meyer. That will be a nice addition to our member supported manuals.

I've lost track..., may have been all the alcohol back in the day..., most of my early concerts were of the "Bar Scene" type. But one summer was filled with early experience concerts including Boston, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Van Halen... when "Arena Rock" was not yet called "Arena Rock." Saw Journey in the round, as well as Boston, both at the domed "Assembly Hall" on the campus of University of Illinois - now called "State Farm Center" Most memorable was getting lucky and seeing Muddy Waters at his namesake bar called "Muddy Watters," on Lacledes Landing in St Louis

Paul Revere and the Raiders. Dallas Nov. 26 1966. The opening band for them was The Doors! I was never quite the same from that point forward.

Those little LRS speakers are so much better than I was expecting that I had to upgrade the supporting cast. Today the UPS man handed me a conrad-johnson MF2275 amplifier which sat in an unopened box in a warehouse for the past 7 years. I've got some preamps to play with but I think a deHavilland UltraVerve 3 is the match for these little guys. The sound is just right from top to bottom and for what I'm using them for (fairly nearfield listening) the amp isn't breaking a sweat. Here's a pic of the temporary lash up which looks like the house is disappearing into a sink hol

I've been looking forward to arrival of this recording in the mailbox. There is a dividing point, according to my wife: Pat Metheny + Lyle Mays v. Metheny post-Mays. This has the sonic signature, compositional style–the taste–of Mays with Metheny. I think it is marvelous. And, recorded before an audience, the sonics are impeccable. Read more here.

Thanks All! After significant delays, I suspect were largely due to the Afghanistan pull out, I'm awaiting final orders for a one year assignment back in Kuwait. My departure date is set for 24SEP2021. I'll be keeping in touch, but leaving all my audio gear in the states. I do plan on searching the local market for used gear, but electronics are 220v following the British standard. Maybe I can find some neat speakers worth repairing and shipping back. I appriciate the birthday wishes. Thanks all! Will

I love my Ortofon 2M Black. It's very detailed, and I use less tracking force than I did with the Bronze. It's also a plug and play switch with the Bronze as they use the same body.

Lay it on the line is a bad ass song. I have one of their live CD's and it is a really good one. Another time I seen Triumph and Loverboy together I think in Kalamazoo MI. Talking about a laser show, WOW.

First concert was Supertramp, Bryan Adams and the Payola's in BC Place Vancouver in '83. Couldn't believe how close to the record they sounded...and BC place had horrible acoustics! Favourite concert is a tough one... I've been fortunate to see quite a few, (Heart, Queensryche, Van Halen, RUSH, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, etc...) but really enjoyed Def Leppard in the round at the Saddledome in Calgary (first made eye contact with my future wife there)!

The other night I was listening to The White Album (the white cd?) and the guitar intro to Revolution came blasting out at me. I like blasting guitars and have fallen in with a bad lot who put ideas in my empty head. Maybe I need to empty my wallet as well? OKAY! Should be here next week, conrad-johnson CT-5

Uriah Heep at the Orlando Sports Stadium 1971 (16 years old); first experience with psychedelic drugs - great concert!...

1977 kinsmen field house RUSH

Trond Kallevåg , Fengselsfugl "Trond Kallevåg’s Fengselsfugl (prison bird in english) might well be the soundtrack of the prison-movie that director Wim Wenders never made, closely related to the musical landscapes of Ry Cooder and Bill Frisell. Once again joined by fellow Hubroartist, the great Geir Sundstøl. “Fengselsfugl” is the long-awaited follow-up to his critically acclaimed album and Hubro debut Bedehus & Hawaii (Prayer house and Hawaii) from 2019 which was inspired by his deeply religious grandparents and their strange prayer house music that according to

Not to be a one trick pony, but I did another brisket for my Texas friends.

Pics are a little late but the ham was awesome. So juicy and smokey.

The following manuals have been added to our "Member" supported manual database! CM-1065 Owners Manual Thanks @wrf CT-28v Owners Manual Thanks @Nahash5150 M-0.5t Owners Manual Thanks @Will Meyer

Oh … and congratulations on the Conrad Johnson 😎

Here's a Carver CT-28v Owner's Manual. Carver CT-28v Owner Manual.pdf

M-0.5t OM scanned and sent in to Dennis. I'll continue to keep my eyes open for other manuals. It's getting harder to find docs that aren't in the database and my thoughts are that as the years go by its only going to get tougher.

So much to see in Rome and so much good food to eat there; combine that with a Carver amp and oh my! 🙂 I agree with Pat Adams, best vacation of my life.

As usual, I'm filling the role of heretic and some would likely claim, village idiot. I have long been fond of the sound from Grado's. I also have a couple of AT's (I have no clue where the 2nd one came from), but while they are clear and precise, there's no warmth, and they feel somewhat lifeless to me. Tag, you're IT! Yes, you! Whomever you are, foolish enough to be reading this!

Welcome aboard, great site and great people here. Went to Rome a few years back and had the best vacation of my life. Outstanding city and the history there absolutely fascinated me. Pretty decent pasta there also 😀

Welcome! I'm an amateur hobbist and greatly appriciate the opinions and expertise from technicians that post on this site. I've been partcipating on this site for about 2 years. I really like the people and the learning opportunities provided on this site. Always entertaining and educational. By the way, another gentleman from Italy posts here, @Casaletti. He's posted some great information on upgrading the C-16 preamp. I really like reading his posts. Welcome aboard!

My favorite is a Shure V-15-II I have a few of the Shure V-15-III with jaco sis and a few others and I should be picking one of them but I like and prefer the v-15-II sound. I think it is because that is what I had in the old days (could not afford the top dog III) and am just used to it?

Walter Chancellor Jr - "Beautiful Day" released April 2019

"A fresh and open music, delicate and space-conscious, is shaped as drummer Thomas Strønen and Ayumi Tanaka, previously heard in the ensemble Time Is A Blind Guide on Lucus, resurface in a new trio with clarinettist/singer/percussionist Marthe Lea. The group first came together at Oslo’s Royal Academy of Music, where for two years the players would meet each week for exploratory music making. Strønen: 'We always played freely- drifting between elements of contemporary classical music, folk music, jazz, whatever we were inspired by. Sometimes the music was very quiet and minimalistic: playing t

Top left was my first concert. Ozzy and I think UFO opened for them. It was also a month before Randy died in the plane crash. It was my first and my favorite.

My First concert was 1975 I was 12 and had a paper route to do in the early morning but took the city bus with 3 others to see lynyrd skynyrd at the seattle coliseum. Pretty rowdy lots of people passed out from drugs all over big huge garbage bins the cops filled with all the stuff they took at the doors. Loved it lol!

I don't know if you could run a guitar through it but I could certainly plug in a turntable. https://www.stereophile.com/tubepreamps/706cj/index.html I think the 17LS is going to make its way upstairs. The only thing it's missing is a tape loop but it does have a home theater bypass which I'll never use.

Welcome aboard the International OCCD train! Glad you found us! This is a great site of people and knowledge. Check out the site and enjoy the information…….grin

Welcome !! We're glad you found us !!

Time to do some serious smoking this weekend. So dug out a 15lb ham out of the freezer from the hog we got earlier this year. Its pretty big. Probably will take all day.

Very Cool Idea - one that I have been pondering for years. Don't forget to take into consideration that TT's need to be perfectly level (you have carpet under that extended shelf)... I'm not trying to be a PITA - just dealing with a few TT issues, myself, that are very specific and corrected by leveling. And, thought I'd mention it in case you might encounter some of the same issues. I've always wanted a shelf idea like that..., and was approaching it with some of the super heavy-duty drawer-slide hardware now available for hard-core use (like that in draw

System update. After thinking about it for a while, I worked out a way to have better access to my turntable. Unfortunately it means putting my unused Carver amps into storage. I have added a 19" rack mount sliding shelf to my system stand. This way the turntable can be stored neatly out of the way then pulled out for use. I still have to purchase a suitable piece of MDF board for the turntable to rest on but we are currently in lockdown so it may take a few weeks to get it. I will cover the MDF with felt contact and also cover the stands uprights to prevent the turntable getting scuffed

It has been packed for shipping until a pro at Nelion Audio can take a look at it

Tony Saunders "All About Love" released July 2021

White Moth Black Butterfly, The Cost of Dreaming was released on May 28, 2021. "The album is a very clever integration of contemporary pop with the stylistic flourishes of progressive rock and ambient, experimental music. Catchy hooks abound along with lush orchestral notes and edgy keyboard infused electronica. All the songs are short, like perfect little gems of musical wonder, never outstaying their welcome." You can read the rest of the review here...

Alexa Tarantino, Firefly was released on April 16, 2021. "Fronting a quintet which includes vibraphonist and label mate Behn Gillece and keyboardist Art Hirahara, Tarantino, plays alto and soprano saxophones, flute and clarinet, making a music which has a feeling of a release of positivity, of pent-up feelings and ideas being given voice with the easing of a post-pandemic isolation. The disc opens with Hirahara's "Spider's Dance," a luminescent reverie, with the leader sounding particularly inspired, The arrangement— the back and forth of piano, vibes and saxophone solos—is as clos

Thank you all for the Birthday wishes. Greatly appreciated! Had a truly great day!

GTF - "Always" released July 2015

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