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Hi all! I’ve been researching speakers for listening to jazz, quartets, acoustic instruments. Based on my listening preferences I’ve settled on the classic 3 way- I’m also a cabinet maker and have built speaker enclosures for others- but never for myself. I think I’ve settled on the SEAS 403 Revisited. A friend of mine who owns a number of Carver amplifiers offered up her TFM-6CB in support my endeavor. I was directed to this site on another forum as a source for manuals- voilá! Here I am.

😄 Looking for info on repairing Carver K-Mos mobile amplifiers. Anybody or schematics for repairs ? Thanks Thomas

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Black Diamond (album)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Brave New World (album)

Miroslav Vitous, Mountain Call was released on March, 27, 2026. "Ten years after his last album with ECM, as the label's liner notes tell us, Vitous creates with Mountain Call, a sort of musical self-portrait that demonstrates his immense talent as an improviser, composer and sampling pioneer. The album strikes a balance between spontaneous improvisation and sequences in which the recording studio's technology is put at the musicians' service, like a canvas on which to paint brand new soundscapes." You can read the rest of the review here...

Definitely mesmeric/experimental at times. Very good.

Sounds of April & Randall, Dishes Ain't Clean was released on August 21, 2026. "April May Webb and Randall Haywood’s Dishes Ain’t Clean blends jazz, soul, R&B and pop into an authentic, vibrant album about love, imperfection and self acceptance, highlighted by Webb’s remarkable voice and Haywood’s inventive musicianship." You can read the rest of the review here...

Jeff Parker, Happy Today was released on May 15, 2026. "If there is one thing Jeff Parker does as a guitarist and impromptu composer, it is to spellbind. Since the tail end of the 1990s, with his quiet, insistent subversion of form, function and genre, he’s turned jazz guitar on its ambience-infused heels with a mesmeric, always improvisational, tech-driven set of tones and rhythms that sound fleshy and all too human." You can read the rest of the review here...

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Sahara (album)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Weekend In Monaco (album)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Curves Ahead (album)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Welcome To The St. James Club (album)

And this one.

Heard this on XM in my car this morning.

The Surfari Wipeout (1963)

Peter Paul & Mary Puff The Magic Dragon (1963)

Good test of bass response.

The Beach Boys Surfin' USA (1963)

Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs Sugar Shack (1963)

Five Finger Death Punch, Legacy was released on July 31, 2026. "Against all odds, Five Finger Death Punch has attained one of the most successful runs in Hard Rock/Metal in the modern era. A band that formed in 2005, Five Finger Death Punch essentially came out of nowhere in 2007 with their self-produced, self-released debut album, The Way of the Fist. From there, 2009’s War Is the Answer went Platinum, while almost all of the albums since have reached at least Platinum, if not Gold." This album is panned as much as it's praised. If you like/love FFDP, you'll like this album. Most of the negative reviews say, "lazy, repeated rifts from previous albums" and one even said that with each new album, they find a new low. To each their own I guess. I like FFDP, but I don't love them. I don't play them often, but War Is The Answer is on my phone, and it's great gym music. They're certainly not for everyone. YMMV

The Beach Boys Surfin USA (1963)

Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs Sugar Shack (1963)

The Beach Boys Surfin Safari (1962)

Van Halen, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (album) This track features Eddie Van Halen on the Makita drill.

Patsy Cline She's Got You (1962)

Booker T & The MGs Green Onions (1962)

Ace Cannon Tuff (1962)

Isley Brothers Twist & Shout (1962)

I watched the entire performance today while doing cardio at the gym. While I'm not a huge country fan, Mr. Stapleton plays a mean blues guitar, and he's certainly got his chops on an acoustic guitar. https://www.pbs.org/video/chris-stapleton-zkruif/