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Hi everybody. Hifi enthusiast since more than 20 years, I'm 40 now, already owned Cinema Grand Signature with Grand Processor 3, and finally back to a 300x2. Lot of speakers were paired with it, like ESS AMT 1B, ESS transar atd, Soundlab Audiophile 6, Zu Definition mk4 and many more, still own all of this and many more ... Today it drives Dynaudio Consequence, with Gryphon Sonata premp, mainly. Sources are Day Sequerra FM Reference Panalyzer / Krell DSP / Wadia 6 / Eversolo DMP-A8 / Studer A810 and EMT 950E. PS Audio P10 & P5 and Clear Image Audio T4 takes care of AC quality and stability. Even with Cello full system as well, Performance II (2 pairs, 8 boxes 😎 ) and Encore 150, Suite and Palette, this little Sunfire is still surprising ! It will last as my forever amp I guess, as my ESS AMT 1B ! Pleased to meet you all. Nick.

My vinyl storage is simple in my small listening room. I have an under-lit tall table with three 75 record low wooden boxes so over 200 records at my fingertips. I just slide onto my listening chair ottoman to make my record selection. These records are in my current rotation and are in no particular order other than rock, jazz and crooner boxes respectively. On the other side of the room I have a tall 5-shelf adjustable shelf bookcase with another 200 alphabatized records with wooden dividers that look like paint sticks. The poly exterior record sleeves in the three wooden boxes have the opening on the side of the record which is very convenient and easy without removing the record from the record jacket or exterior poly sleeve. The poly record sleeves in the bookcase are open on the top. Not as convenient because the open end needs to be on the top so they stay on when pulling the records in and out so the sleeve/jacket need to be removed to get to the record - certainly not a deal breaker but something to think about.

I finally got around to re-veneering my Polk Monitor 11 speakers. Did it fast, still came out good. Speakers =$100, veneer job = about $120 for all materials. Real cherry veneer, will darken with age. While I had them out, I glued the midrange magnets. I chose not to re-attach the bases. Did not refinish them. Will eventually replace the bases with stands of solid cherry .... fall/winter project.

The 2 subs are home made. Passive. Sunfire HRS10 drivers. The boxes are Parts Express kits, 1 cuft. Build is not quite a cube. The front is trimmed to achieve the same volume as a Sunfire HRS10 powered sub. I did not use the face piece from the kit as I disliked the radius. I made my own faces and threw away the radiused piece. The pair is driven by the PM350 at the bottom of the rack. I won't use them with the Polks, but the Maggie LRS need them badly. Want to love the LRS, tried hard. The Polks work great in the basement, but will probably live as shown. LRS prolly on the chopping block. These were my veneer guinea pigs several years ago. My first veneer effort. I've done 4 pairs of speakers in total and the subs came out the best. Veneer on all 6 sides. I'm critical and it's difficult for me to find imperfections in these compared to the others.

Thank you all for the suggestions. I like the idea of hanging album art on the wall. I've done that in the past. I think I will use that as a way to show records off instead of making them visible in the cabinet. I can rotate through different albums. I think I'm going with a drawer approach for album storage in the cabinet so I can flip through. I'm gonna try to have a cabinet with 4 album drawers on the bottom and a narrower section on top with shorter drawers to hold tapes, record cleaning supplies, etc. I asked ChatGPT to help me visualize this all. I think I've landed on what I'd say is my "Analog Station" concept. It will hold my albums, tapes, turntable, a preamp, my tube amp and a reel to reel tape player. I'll make it kinda MCM feel in terms of design and pair it with my Infinity RS3b's... Here's what ChatGPT thinks it will all look like... the proportions are off on the component sizes. But you get the idea. (All this wood and warmth will be stark contrast to the "tower of anthracite" that is in my main Carver system). Now I just need to find someone to build it for me or get up the gumption to build it myself :). I'll be sure to update this thread once I get going on the project.

I guess I'm into carvers now. in about a month and a half I have acquired 2 PM-600s which means I needed a C-1 preamp which came with a TFM-25 and a TX11 I have a PMX2 on its way. my design is to tri amp a set of speakers. why I am here to see if I can find a manual for the PMX2. I am also running Kenwood BASIC M2(A) amps and a Sony M65. Glad this site exists

Hello, My name is Betty and I am new to this site as of 7/10/26. I have a Carver HR-772 Sonic Holography Receiver purchased in 1991 with the original receipt and manual. My configuration is receiver connected to B&W CDM 9NT speakers via Kimber Grey 8PR speaker cable with banana plugs. Speakers and cable purchased in 2001 with original receipt and manual. The sound is impeccable. Receiver does require a check-up. Potentiometer appears to be failing.

Hello all, Happy to have joined! Over the past year I've accumulated an amount of carver gear in various states of repair. I've already re-worked a couple of TFM-15's and am looking forward to working on a M1.0t and M1.5t as my free time allows. I've been in and out of audio equipment for a long time, but never delved much into the repairs side of amplifiers until recently. Electronics is a big part of my work, but still learning more about amplifier designs as I go. Plenty of fun hobby work ahead! Glad to meet you all!

Okay...so, I'm considering buying or DIY ing myself a new stand for my turntable, and mostly, I'd like a place to store/display my vinyl collection. I'm torn between 2 different overarching styles: 1) The "drawer" or bin approach, where I can flip through my records like in a record store bin (like photo 1) or 2) the line 'em up approach so that I can see all the edges of the albums (like photo 2). What say all you vinyl fans? What's the best way to store and access your records?... what looks better? What am I not thinking about? I appreciate the thoughts and opinions.

Hello, my name is Julio. I live in Argentina and I am an enthusiastic admirer of the famous Phase Linear Series II amplifier, which in the 1980s was one of the most commonly seen power amplifiers in the best nightclubs in Buenos Aires. I even had the opportunity to repair a few of them—and also to burn one or two! I am an electronics technician, and back then I was just getting started. There wasn't nearly as much information available as there is today, and of course there were no AI tools. It was very difficult to find service manuals, and free video tutorials like the ones we have today were simply unimaginable. I would like to relive some of those days, and that's why I'm here. I would love to build my own Phase Linear amplifier. By the way, in July I will be starting a course on Class A amplifier design that I recently enrolled in. Greetings to everyone, and thank you for welcoming me to the group.

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My $.02: Looking at the album spines when they are just above the floor is no longer something I enjoy. Old body, old eyes and bifocals, in my case, just don’t like searching for “what do I wanna listen to” while in that position. Therefore, I kinda prefer the drawer approach, even though I had to think about it for a while. Easier to see what you are looking for. My only concern would be having a record spinning while browsing the collection at the same time. yea, I know, who would do that!? I do prefer the perimeter reinforced bottom of the open bookcase though. Seems it would be less prone to sagging. Like this one they offer…. I suspect he can build you any configuration and capacity you like. As a (former) builder myself, I like his approach - all hardwood.

You can get factory refurbished direct for $319 from Klipsch: https://www.klipsch.com/products/aw-650-outdoor-speaker-custom-klipsch-certified-factory-refurbished Looks like free FedEx shipping included.

I have two pairs of the Klipsch AW 650’s. I love them. I’ve got them powered by a small Fosi amp, they sound great. Painted them to match my siding. Picked up a second set last fall for$75.

Thanks. There is ! Many more, just does not appear on the pics. Ess amt1b will be the "until I die" ones because it's the best price/size/shape/weight/efficiency/design/musicality combination. Love my zu def4, also the omen MK2 with undertone. Utah guys rock ! Sounlab audiophile 6 are amazing also ! The dynaudio consequences are sculptural ... Watt/puppy 3.2 are a bit darker, just need to shake them well with tons of power. French vintage monitoring sound with the Elipson 4040, pretty true when well paired. Also the very enjoyable Analysis audio Omikron. And soon, a pair of freshly rebuild (as the audiophile 6) Soundlab Pristine. I globally love them all ! When I was 15, in 2001, I've been to Utah for 5 months, in Springville, discovered later that Wilson Audio was 10 minutes drive from my place ! 🤣 Didn't had enough money nor place in the plane anyway ...

a short introduction. Hello to all, my name is Marty but I go by the mad Czech. My awesome friend and brother in arms "the Jigster " gave me that moniker back in the 80's. We have enjoyed music and Hifi equipment conversation every since we meet. Jig is a huge Caver enthusiast and has turned me into one as well. Im retired and have gotten back into collecting vinyl, i love collecting and listening to my albums. I recently picked up the hobby of collecting vintage Hifi stereo equipment and speakers. Im teaching myself how to repair and update the pieces of equipment I've acquired. I know enough to be dangerous, i can read a schematic and can replace basic components. When it comes to making adjustments that i cant do, i don't own an osyloscope, but i do have a nice multimeter and a few otherpiecesoftestequipment. I started with updating and or replacing speaker crossovers. So now I'm moving on to rebuilding receivers. I have a Yamaha CR-840, Fisher RS-2015. I recently purchased a Phase linear 1000 S/N 9841. From everything I've read it needs to be rebuilt. I cleaned it and used Deoxit for all switches and pots but that is as far as I've gone. I will need to find someone to do a complete rebuild due to that being over my head. Im asking for thoughts on if its worth the cost to completely rebuild or to just have the parts that are out of spec replaced? Or should I just purchase one that has been updated and in specification? I really want to add a PL1000 to my system and enjoy its benefits of noise free vinyl and the sooner the better. Thank you for letting me participate on this site. I look forward to hearing from members regarding the PL1000.

Hello, I'm a new member to not only the carver site but also was gifted a AV505 at christmas. The 505 is totally awsome, it has one channel not working but the other 4 are great sounding. I'm hoping to locate a service manual to repair the 5th channel and tune the rest of the amp. I would like to thank the carver site for the resources they are providing for the owners of carver equipment.

Just introducing myself , I recently acquired a M500t and MRX 130, those power meters are awesome

Yeah, I had to have a conversation with myself about how many more albums I may buy. The cabinet design ChatGPT and I came up with will hold about 300. (did the math on record album thickness, drawer length, etc) Right now, I have about 200 and I'm about "tapped out" on music I actually would listen to regularly or music that I truly like. At one time, I thought about trying to collect all 1001 of the Rolling Stones' "1001 Albums You Must hear Before You Die". But, honestly, so many of those albums are just not music that appeals to me. So, I had to decide- am I just buying records I like to listen to, or am I a record "collector". And, I think it's the former. And, I think space for 300 is enough.

I think it also is affected by the simple number of how many albums you have. while I like the record-shop bins, I have too many unless I had 6 or 7 of those, and the floor space for that many is just not available..., Some guys I know, put their less-used, but collected, albums in a closet, and never play them - that would work. Or another guy I know with too much money..., built a large room in his new house for storage, and his custom listening room has racks and racks built-in. For me, like @xavionics, I am too blind, and my bones are too old to get down on the floor - so I mounted Ikea Kalix shelving at eye level on the wall so I could see the end-labels on two rows of albums along the wall, at chest-to-forehead level for easy perusing. It was a little work, (had to engage support in the wall studs)..., but it looks great, was cheap (except for my labor and time to engineer it to "float". I think I posted a picture of it a few years back.

With me vinyl is all about the artwork, so I'd go with whatever solution lets you see and enjoy it all the best. I kind of like the record walls people set up but I realize it's limited to what's displayed at any one time. But perhaps rotating in different albums each month from conventional storage might work?

No, never thought of that. TBH, I don't really see much advantage of doing it that way. The glue takes longer to apply and dry. Extra steps with the ironing. Wrinkling of the veneer would scare me a bit. The contact cement method has a few disadvantages as well .... once contact is made, it's stuck. The fumes can be difficult in closed space .... this should have been a winter project for me, but I do it outside so needed to wait for warmer temps. With the glue, I could have done it in February. Not really. I put SVS Subwoofer feet on the bottoms. Easy to get hands under to scoop them up and move them.

That's all folks ! For the moment ...

Hello, I’m Jason. I live in coastal Alabama. Thank you for the add!

That's what I mounted to the wall - it takes some reinforcement, as Kallix are typical Ikea hollow honeycomb internal structural members..., and like to sit on the floor..., I went with the 2x2, to keep them manageable. Some that have the 2x6 or 2x8, or the massive 8x8 have found them to fail when overloaded (stuffed full) with vinyl. Pictures on the internet show some examples. However, for me, they work just fine!

These are the speakers on eBay I was talking about, buyer is asking $150 each shipped but they are not your average speaker, these things really rock and sound great. Only down side is they are a bit large but if you have the room not sure you can beat them at this price. https://www.ebay.com/itm/236815187976?_skw=klipsch+ca&itmmeta=01KVZ1FN3HHX2QSF9H9YRV0965&hash=item3723490008:g:E8MAAeSwto1qBOW2&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xBPbP6jalJVCDR5D8McU62X88FwnpimqSwfsC3SQgfAMVFokWYAA1rjthSLjUvb1HOiVBA2cZkQBJc%2FFLG9NOeGNsnPFiJI63EvqzpUZXCjKjF%2Fudn1SKToMXK8Yjxmpz8w%2BAPF2eEq8LThx94WOOoDvy4v7BtJD%2Fib%2FZTzaPgWQSwgmBbdy2X2rLWOnD1e0JOVNF7t52tV7wSvbTXgpD8jQYCikpM%2FljYueA9uQ7tcAO3FhEktwzZ1TCE3VJUjyetbQwGwv5hG55IBsDqGNlGTtXM%2FtzmJiFWU0%2BpiXuoT5A%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4jSvuHfZw https://www.klipsch.com/uk/products/ca-800t-outdoor-speaker

You can also get a dedicated subwoofer with that series.

Could it actually change the sound? Possibly. We all know that almost anything placed in a room can change the sound a little. A diffuser can. A bookshelf can. A plant can. The real question is whether it performs better than: a small diffuser, a decorative sculpture, a bookshelf full of books, at its selling price. That's where the burden of proof belongs. My assessment From an acoustics and engineering standpoint: Reflecting/scattering high frequencies: plausible. Generating even-order harmonics: highly questionable. Making a room "acoustically transparent": marketing language. Producing dramatic soundstage improvements: unproven. Worth the asking price without independent measurements: doubtful. If someone handed me one for free, I'd happily fool with it. If someone asked me to spend my own money on it, I'd want to see controlled blind-test results and measurement data first. Right now, the description reads more like audiophile marketing poetry than acoustic engineering. Give me some solid data and I'll hit the "I believe button". But for now, I'll assume it is much like the "super-whamodyne, mega-twist, copper/silver infused premium" audio cable and take a hard pass.

Do a search on eBay..., use the string "book matched burl veneer" Dozens of listings come up..., some very interesting burled examples as low as $20 (sizes may vary - not sure what you need). Many listings lay out a guitar-top shape (seems a common use or market). some of the guitar-top sellers are asking astronomical prices..., but some are more reasonable..., It's a great place to see LOTS of examples of different veneers. I love the marble wood and zebra wood examples, and while I like (and have purchased) walnut burls from eBay sellers, I find the most spectacular burled wood to be the redwood burls. Others really like the birds-eye maple burles... The size of the pieces offered do vary. If nothing else, it gives a lot of good ideas on what is available - for example...

I don't have a record collection but the mix of wall art and the bins looks really sharp! I believe it will draw folks who get to see it into conversation about the art, albums and the music.

believe it or not, ChatGPT chose that for me...... I do have all those albums, though

Nice choice of album art!

I second that being a former furniture builder. Anything that ever built weighed more than it should.

That's as good of a price as I've seen. Just in case anyone needs some enabling: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wiim+ultra $263.20

Amazon's Prime Deal Days are here, and the Klipsch outdoor speakers aren't on sale, $349. The Polk Atrium 8's are 35% off at $195. Of course I'm leaning towards the Klipsch...

I used this method to put veneer on my Bose 301 refurbish. Works like a charm. In fact, I don't buy the pre-glued veneer any more. I prefer this method.

Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009KN8INE?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0 I've used Mahogany as well. .... I think the vendor was "Edge Supply" $42 for the cherry, 2ftx8ft was perfect for this project, only a few square inches of waste. I use the old-school paper backed stuff with contact cement. There is a peel-and-stick option as well. Contact cement has tripled in price in 6 years .....used to be $8/quart now its 24. Similar issue with the finish I use .... A quart of General Finishes Arm-R-Seal Satin is $45, half that not long ago. Unfortunately I was out of both ..... should have bought a pint of each.

@AndrewJohn, you could do these yourself. While not difficult, it is a time consuming task. Going to be very similar job as I did on my MG 1's. Process would be the same. The buzzing is likely either coil loops lifted, hole/s in the mylar film or a combo of both. To fix any holes in the mylar; you need some mylar tape (Scotch brand), 3M 77 spray adhesive (to hold down the tape and wires) and some Milloxane or 3M Fastbond (to seal the repairs). Definitely doable.

I've been listening to my Polk SDA 1C speakers all morning, driven by an m1.0t..., what a perfect combination - I am discovering things I missed on DSTOM tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5. They (Polks, perhaps in general?) just don't need any more bass..., But I totally hear your thoughts on the Maggies. I have a pair of IIIa's, and they are stunning, when supported by a subwoofer, or two. I'm at a crossroads with them, they need to have some buzzing fixed - redone/refurb at Magnapan is almost $3000 - which would include a new tweeter ribbon assembly..., but perhaps I should just sell them as is, before the buzz is more noticeable. ;-/ I want to love Maggies, but it's hard, sometimes.

Thanks you all.

And, if they are in rosewood finish !!, you have found a unicorn. My 2.5i pair are in piano black - with only one unnoticeable flaw in the left grill cover..., If they are in perfect condition, and all drivers are perfect, that's a good deal. Remember the trick to test tweeters..., bring with you a cardboard Paper Towel tube from your kitchen. Put one end up to the tweeter, and the other end, bring your best hearing ear to it, and it will isolate and direct the tweeter frequencies right into your ear in a way that somewhat filters what is coming out of the mid-ranges and low-range drivers..., not perfect - but it will tell you if a tweeter is blown (buzzing or not working at all) which when demoing for purchase, is about all you can do.

@Kurt Your BC merch store is a noteworthy tribute to theCarversite, to the Carverfest phenomenon and to our audio 'friend-in-chief' Bob Carver himself! Thank you my friend for such a worthy effort to continue this deserving and important audio legacy.

I had that type of speaker at a previous house. They were mounted tucked away under a first story eave facing the patio space. Completely out of the way and protected from the sun and weather. Don't remember the brand but they sounded great. Played them for 10 years and they were working fine when we sold the house.

@3M_Audio and @AndrewJohnthank you. I've found a few selections i like. Plenty of different types and shades to look through. I'm going to try some things out on a pair of ol Bose 301s and a Formula F-12 Subwoofer before I work on the Carverfest sub. And once again @jeffs, your speakers look very sharp!

A little late to this but here goes. My albums are currently stored end on, like other folks here have them. Agreed on the "get down on the floor and old eyes" comment; I resemble that. I do like the bin style shown and may move to that arrangement. I also like the idea of the art wall that can be changed whenever. That ChatGPT mock-up looks really nice!

Yeah, better deal buying direct. I think I saw a 90 day return ? I bought some bookshelf speakers for my son through Klipsch, refurbished. I think they have Amazon pay, too.

Have you ever used the heat/iron method with straight titebond wood glue? I re-veneered a pair of EPI 400 speakers using this method, and 4-quarter book-matched walnut on the top surface. It worked quite well.

So, sitting here with my kids listening to 10cc How Dare You! Very interesting album! Sounds fantastic in my main rig!

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Hello everyone, I’m happy to have discovered this site. I’ve been trying to get my True Subwoofer Signature as well as the Junior back working properly again. Looking forward to discovering new things about the world of Carver! Cheers 👍🙂