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Hello, I have a CM-1090 that I purchased brand new from a Lechmere store back in the day. Wow, that was a minute ago. This thing has been a champ running a pair of Cerwin-Vegas with 12" woofers since the beginning. Age has taken a toll though. One meter lamp went out years ago, no biggie. Oh, and the power button only lasted about 5 years of ownership LOL. Now, however, it started flickering the CD Direct function on and off semi-rapidly cutting the audio source (typically TV) on and off. Thought I'd open it up and clean the switch with DeoxIT, but there are more issues to be found. R779 on the main board is burnt and loose. Caps are bulging. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. Any thoughts and suggestions welcome! Would probably prefer to get it back in shape some how...

i have posted on this site before but lost password. i can not get an ebay account because ebay does not recognize my windows 7 computer, so i have to go out on a limb and use my full name and my personel email account. my email acct is terryastory@gmail.com Please email me if you are interested in these amps and include your phone number and i will call you in order. i was a solid member of the original carver site. i used to be the technician at a carver dealer in rutland vt. 6 of the 8 9t amps i purchased new myself. one owner. 2 were bought on ebay long ago. the tfm75 amp is mint w $100 ac plugs on the 2 power cables. the unit is extremely rare because it has no serial # but has a piece of white tape w a number written on it. all of the 9t amps have mint original serial numbers matching boxes with original hard foam packing and the original smoked glass bases that came with them. i also have other carver items for sale. i have a 50 page service manual for the silver 9t amps. all 9t amps have working meters and lights too. no scratches on anything. amps never been in rooms w smoke. 1 set of 9ts have owners manual. i live just 15 miles south of rutland vt. i am in the process of converting my stereo/surround to all PARASOUND ballanced amps. the carvers have way more power than i need. 750 w @ 8 ohms for the tfm75 and 550 w @ 8 ohms for the silver 9t amps. i have 17 channels in my system that run outboard amps, so i am 10 short to run all carver amps. i am running all spkrs with 60 inch carver ribbons only. i do not use any of the 12 inch woofers in the AMAZING LOUDSPEAKERS. i have dedicated 550 lb sub cabinets with 21 in drivers doing a better job than the free air woofers. i pulled all the 12 inch drivers out and rebuit all of the suspensions. they are for sale and i have 12 individual (crossover-volume controll) units that were removed and they are for sale.. thank you for your time

He's playing the Moddy Center in Austin again on 11/20/2026 where Austin City Limits is recorded.

This is played toward the end. It got lots of play on the XM country stations.

Ty Meyers on Austin City Limits is another good episode. Country rock/soul/blues backed by a big band & chorus. If you want to skip the opening credits/commercials/interview/ jump to the 3:45 mark.

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Kilimanjaro (album)

Welcome to the Carver site!! Only one place comes to mind for repair https://nelionaudio.com/

Rick Wakeman, Return to The Red Planet was released on October 16, 2026. "Following his acclaimed 2020 album The Red Planet, Rick Wakeman makes a triumphant and inevitable return to Mars with Return To The Red Planet, a sweeping new progressive work that fuses science, imagination and musical virtuosity into one of the most ambitious recordings of his career." You can read the rest of the review here...

Ryan Middagh, A Merry Bari Christmas was released on October 30, 2026. "This is an album that requires neither specialized knowledge nor any particular occasion to be appreciated. All it asks is that you let the music carry you along. And if the 2026 holiday season needs a soundtrack, Ryan Middagh’s album deserves a prominent place on the list." You can read the rest of the review here...

Flying High, Still Soaring was released on March 12, 2026. "For the debut project from the nonprofit Jazz At The Ballroom label, Champian Fulton served as co-producer, musical director, pianist, and one of the six singers featured on Flying High, a set subtitled “Big Band Canaries Who Soared.” Considering its title, ironically this is not a big band album. Instead, the accompaniment is provided by Fulton and a rhythm section which also includes either Neal Miner or Mike Gurrola on bass and Fukushi Tainaka or Charles Ruggiero on drums. After the trio plays an instrumental version of “On The Sunny Side Of The Street,” there are two vocals apiece by Vanessa Perea, Olivia Chindamo, Jane Monheit, Carmen Bradford, and Gretje Angeli, plus four from Fulton. Since there are piano solos on nearly every number, this can be thought of as a Champian Fulton album with five guest singers. All but one song, the rock and roll ballad “You Belong To Me” which is sung by Angeli, are veteran standards with most dating from the swing era. All in all, Flying High is a fun set of excellent swing-oriented vocals with plenty of fine piano playing from Champian Fulton." You can read the rest of the review here...

I hate when you folks enable me to make more Carver purchases🤣 Do all the amps need updating (caps, etc.)?