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Hello fellow Carverites. My name is Conrad and I've owned Carver audio equipment since 1988. My audio equipment was placed in storage in 1995 as problems started to appear with the pre amp and power amp and I didn't have time to spend trouble shooting. I retired in 2021 and decided to take it out of storage and get it back in operation. My audio system consists of: -C1 pre-amp which I refurbished in 2022 with the BillD mod. Sounds great. -M1.5t power amp which I re-capped and tuned in 2022. Sounds great and is my main amplifier. -PM1.5 power amp which I found at a pawn shop, I re-capped and tuned in 2024. The amp was in decent shape but had an intermittant right channel caused by several cold solder joints. This is my back up amp to the M1.5t. -TX 11a tuner. I haven't re-capped as it still operates well and sounds great. -TL-3300 CD player which I am starting the re-cap process as the left audio channel has intermittant low-level crackling. -KEF 104/2 speakers which I re-capped the crossovers with capacitors from Falcon Audio in the UK. Replaced the donuts of the woofers as they had deteriated. Cleaned and refreshed the ferrofluid in the tweeters as they had stopped working due to the 36 year old ferrofluid. -Speaker cables are clones of Nordost Vahalla cables which I built myself In 2023. -Turntable is an Oracle Alexandria MK III in gloss black with a Sumiko tonearm and Dyna Vector DV-20x2 MC cartridge. The turntable suspension was rebuilt with OEM components along with a new belt and a new DV cartridge installed in 2023. -Phono stage is a MOON 110LP which was pre-owned but not abused. My music is rock, jazz, blues from vinyl and CDs. I apologize for being so long winded, my background is that of an electronic engineering technologist from nearly 40 years ago. In my early years while in college, I worked as a bench technician for a TV and Stereo shop. After I graduated from college I worked as an electrician / electronic technologist at a large steel plant. I left there in '91 to pursue a different career until retirement. I'll post photos of the audio system once I'm able to. P.S. I downloaded the service manual for the TL-3300 CD player and noticed the schematic and other pages are missing from the PDF file. I wonder if any one has noticed this and my have a complete service manual. Thanks for reading, I look forward to chatting with you. Regards, Conrad.

Looking forward to sharing sights, sounds and ideas with like-minded Carver People! Tried re-attaching My C-9 today and am having issues. Just now digging in to it. Wish me luck! HAPPY EAR (Bob in Zanesville)

Hello, all Bought decent Carver components ca. 40 years ago and enjoyed them for many years. Stuff has been out of use for a decade or more and needs refurb. I've joined here to research the options for refurbishment.. 2x MT 1.0 amps C-1 Preamp TX-11a tuner Amazing Loudspeakers (30 inch ribbon version) Links to repair shops/people wanted! -Gregor

Well, better late than never> I am a new member to the site, having just joined within the last two weeks. My name is Joe and I have been a ardent Carver fan for, well, as long as Bob Carver has been designing. I always liked his work with Phase Linear and sold his equipment in a past life as an audio salesperson. I currently have both a Carver tl3200 CD player and a Carver c-3 Preamp connected to my system (although I swamp the Carver with a Bryston MC-1 preamp). Once I accumulate the required number of points, i can post my system for the group.

Hello all, I picked up a M-400t a few days ago and a C1 today. The M-400t was services by Nelion in 2022 (yeah). As I was researching the C1, I ran across info on the BillD mod. The mod info also lead me here. I'm excited to get started on the C1 updates,,, and I haven't even plugged it in yet.

Good morning! I just found this forum and am glad to join. I have been building a higher end room and system now for going on 25 years, and doing it on a budget. While I have committed the cardinal sin of combining 2 channel audio with home theater, I am very happy with how it is turning out. Here is a brief overview of my system: Sources include a Outlaw Audio 990 preamp, Oppo DVD/CD player, and a Denon turntable Output side gets complicated: Linkwitz designed 3 way active crossover feeding two Adcom GFA 545 and one Carver M500 amps into self built, but Linkwitz designed "Phoenix" loudspeakers. Velodyne sub (modified) powered by an Oppo monoblock amp, then an Adcom GFA 7000 5 channel amp powering my center/surrounds. I recently reconditioned my M500 amp with all new caps and other related parts and she is sounding fantastic. I would like to pick up an older Carver Sonic Holography generator to add into my mains at some point. I will add photos once I have that privelage.

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.

Just a quick hello from a fellow Carver enthusiast. At the present time I have a CT-7, CT-3, CT-17, and a TFM-35x (on its way back from Nelion Audio).

Hello, everyone. I've always enjoyed listening to music, but did so for most of my listening either in the car or with various types of headphones and earbuds. I did have a set of Klipsch The Fives and an SVS Micro 3000 for my living room and TV setup, but I never used them for what one would call critical listening. That all changed when I ended up buying a Martin Logan B1 speaker that was open box. It was discounted heavily, and due to my naivety, I was under the impression that I was purchasing a pair of bookshelves. The box seemed impossibly small, and I quickly found out that hifi speakers are sold separately. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a demo using my Dayton ap150 class a/b amp connected in bridged mode. Within minutes I found myself spellbound, and I fell in love with the incredibly detailed highs and nuanced/textured bass of the speaker, so I ended up returning the single B1 and purchased a pair of B2s. After bringing them home and setting them up haphazardly on the sides of my TV (too close together and not far enough from the back wall) I discovered they were shrill and lacked the bass response I had heard from the broken in B1 placed in the center of the room. There began a long journey of research into speaker placement, sources, room modes, sound absorbing treatment, and naturally signals chain equipment. I started out with a fosi audio "chi-fi" ZA stack, but there was always something missing in the sound that I was hearing. And though I tried a few different amps which made some improvement in certain areas, I ultimately struggled to find something that could really bring some heft and punch to the sound that I knew the speakers were capable of. Once I stumbled upon a Carver M1.5T that had been recapped and hooked it up, that was the day I became an audiophile. Since then, I've done extensive room treatment using DIY mineral wool panels and have obtained more than a few components, including a Carver CT23, MX130, two Sunfire HRS12s, and most recently, a few different hybrid tube preamps. I haven't even had the chance to try them out and decided which preamp I'm going to run full-time, but even just using the WIIM ultras integrated preamp, my careful setup has resulted in the best audio I've ever experienced thanks primarily to the effortless clean power from the m1.5t (and the foundational knowledge I had applied to the setup). I have massive respect for Bob Carver, his character, impact on the audio industry, and anything that his incredible mind and skilled hands had a part in. I've consumed just about every bit of knowledge and lore I could find online and I came here looking for as much knowledge and wisdom as I can glean from you fine folks. In my hunt for equipment, through meetings on marketplace or messaging sellers, I've learned that some of the most intelligent and kindhearted people are audiophiles, and it's an honor to be a part of the community. Thanks for your time reading this, I can't wait to hear/see what else the journey in search of absolute sound reproduction has in store for me

Well, I think I've sold my Infinity RS IIIa speakers. I've had them listed on craigslist and Audiogon for about 3 months. There was a guy in KS that had to have them, and then he ghosted me. I'm supposed to meet up with another gentleman when he returns from vacation. I hope the sale goes through, because I can deliver them to Osage Beach MO. That gives me an excuse to eat at my favorite BBQ joint in MO, Half Sauced BBQ. https://halfsauced.com/ Now, as much as I like my NHT 3.3s, I'm considering parting ways with them. I don't know how serious I am though. They're the main fronts in my HT setup, and if I do sell them, I want t replace them with some Martin Logan ESL's that are at least one bump up from the ones in my 2.1 channel system, and those won't be cheap. I wouldn't let the NHT's go cheap either. Like I said, I like the NHTs very much, I just like the Martin Logan ESL sound more.

Thanks for adding me to the group. I am a long time Carver owner. Bought my first Carver in the early 90s, a TFM-25. Since then I have had a HR-752, and currently have a M1.0t, M1.5t, Sunfire Cinema Grand, CT-24, CT-7, and a C5.

Hello all! As the title says, I am a new member, but I've owned a few Carver amps before. In fact, I started off my audiophile journey with Carver equipment. When I was 19 years old, I worked for Best Buy installing car stereos in the early 90s. Back then, I thought Infinity and Bose were as good as it gets for high end audio. Then one day, I strolled into a small audio shop when I had some time to kill. Most small electronics shops I'd been to prior to this sold cheap stereo equipment like Magnavox, Emerson, or some other terrible brand. This shop was very different. It had an almost regal feel to it, and the music I was hearing when I opened the door was light years better than anything I'd experienced before. I was drawn to a particular section of the shop where the haunting melody of Chris Isaak's Wicked Game was floating in the air. What I heard was truly three dimensional sound, out of a pair of speakers for the first time. When I looked to see what equipment was able to perform this magic, I was taken aback by the beautiful warm glow of two VA meters before noticing the words "Carver" and "TFM-35x". That amp would eventually become the foundation of my first "real" audio system. I didn't make that much at Best Buy, so I put it on layaway until I was finally able to pay it off and bring it home. I started off with Polk speakers, and I don't recall the model, and while they sounded good, they weren't that memorable looking back. I soon won the favor of the owner of that small audio store, and he made me an incredible deal where he would sell me a pair of Martin Logan Aerius at a crazy low price in exchange for me letting him use my Best Buy discount. This is when the Carver truly showed off its chops. I was in heaven. Carver will always hold a special place in my heart because it was what led me to experience truly amazing sound. I'm very thankful that I took the time to visit that shop. Fast forward to why I am here today.. I just picked up an M-400t for an incredibly low price. I'm hoping to restore it to its full glory. One of the channels isn't working, so I'll start by investigating that. From there, I'll likely move on to replacing all of the aged parts (recap, etc). Looking forward to being a part of the community. Who knows, maybe one day I'll even pick up an old TFM-35x. Those gauges are still a piece of art if you ask me.

Hi all newbie from Yosemite National Park (South entrance). I am an aerospace machinist (CNC & Manual) I make parts for the current rockets going to Mars and the moon. Not space X, for Nasa, Lockheed, JPL etc. Just had a Carver TFM-35 restored by Nelion Audio. Using it with a Denon AV receiver, Heathkit AP1800 preamp, the TFM-35 amplifier. Through Polk Audio LS-70's. I have two Klipsch La Scalas I plan to try out just havent hooked them up yet. Hope to learn a bit from this site. Thanks for having me. Don H.

Hi! My name is Brayden. Recently got introduced into the world of older sound tech from my dad since I do some light work with sound for film production. Joined to talk about and hopefully get some more insight about Carver gear, since my dad has a lot of it from back in the day!

Hello all, I'm Jason and i got bit by the vintage audio bug spring of 2025 when i watched SkyLabs audio's YT vid 'We Used To Love Them! What Changed?' I ended up with what was advertised as an mxr130 but it turned out to be the 150 and all it needed was the trim cap and the display glued back to the faceplate. So i got a hold of the circuits and concepts cap kit, performance regulator, and 1 replacement knob to do a good service to it. After all that i'm here wondering about a few hot components and already finding answers, very grateful forums like this with the info we need still exist! I am a YT content creator and you'll likely see at least 3 mxr units gone through and vids posted... eventually! The 150 and a hopefully easy fix 130, but also a 2000 that blows fuses on power up or at least that was the ebay description!

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.

Thought I would poke around in here a bit. Been looking for a place to freshen up my old Sunfire Signature 600.2. This place seems promising!

I'm 62, mechanical engineer and listen to hard rock, classical guitar. I owned a Carver CT-7 Preamp and loved it and had questions about Carver amps.

Hello everyone, I am new to this site, and I am an avid Carver lover. I have two Carver 1.0t in mono pushing my AR TSW-910 speakers. These speakers love the power from my amps. I also have 2 Carver cubes. One in mono running the center channel and the other in stereo running the surrounds. I'm using a Yamaha receiver as the preamp. I bought all my Carver amps new back in 1988(I think it was 1988 as it has been so long). I'm starting to get a pop when I shut the amps down, so I think it is time to get them serviced. They have been bullet proof since the day I bought them. I'm in the Fond du Lac, WI area if anyone has a good suggestion. If not, I am planning on reaching out to Nelion Audio. Thank you and I look forward to taking time to look at all the posts on this forum. Rick

Retired federal judge in Maryland. Have been listening to classical music for 60years. Own a Carver “The Receiver” (MXR-130) purchased at the Fort Belvoir PX in 1989. It now runs a Music Hall MMF-5 turntable, a NAD C521BEE CD player, and Salk Song Tower speakers.

Hello there; I'm a new member from UK interested in Carver Back in the late 80s working in an audio shop actual sold Carver amps Sill remember a night club owner complaining that the Carver PM 1.5 cut off all the time. When visiting the venue only to find out that the amp was covered in towels from the bar man... 🤣 Anyway after all those years had lots of high end stuff going back to that time stared with Urei 809 speakers and looking around for the C1 (still have my trusty Sansui record player) and possible M400 or M500 Cheers,

Good Day to all; Just joined up a few weeks ago. Introducing myself as the Old Man (and I am). I've had Carver gear for a long time now, since it was new as a matter of fact. Started buying the gear when I got out of the Air Force in 74. One of my friends had an amp and I really liked the sound of his system. I own a few now. Ive got a C500, with a C4000 preamp. I also have a M200t on the bench right now doing some repairs to it (Thanks for the manuals!) I have a AVR100 that I love for my TV room with a DTL-200 player. Collect Vinyls and have a decent Rega P3 turntable. My C500 drives Polk ES60 column Speakers and Klipsch RP8000 for surround. Not the best of the best but better than these old ears can discern. Bit of a Jazz buff and a classical nerd so I need something decent. I just wanted to ring out to everyone here and say HI!

Hello everyone, I am a retired electronics design engineer who designed mostly digital and embedded microprocessor designs with a smattering of some analog circuits along the way. The Carver PM-1.5 is quite the challenge. I bought it many years ago and it worked well until the large power supply capacitors failed. I replaced them and it worked for quite a while longer and failed some years ago. I removed the dual power supply caps and found they had failed which is at least part of the problem. Now I am looking at sourcing replacements for them ( I have seen the EBAY replacement board with 4 caps), but I will probably make my own. Then I will see what else is wrong with it if I am able to . I appreciate any suggestions along the way. Especially how I can isolate my digital oscilloscope so I can use it to safely view wave-forms should I get that far. I have a Variac specially for this, but have never had the issue of needing to also isolate a 'scope to make measurements. Ways to do that would be greatly appreciated and thanks ahead of time if any one out there has the way.

Here is the system as of about a month ago. It is tri-amped so that is why there is a lot of amps. The speakers are self built but designed and spec'd by Sigfried Linkwitz (Linkwitz-Reilly crossover fame). My father worked with him at Hewlett Packard long ago. They are the "Phoenix" open baffle loudspeakers. Linkwitz active crossover network, Adcom GFA 545 for the tweeters, GFA 545ii for the midranges, and now the restored Carver M400 for the woofers. An Outlaw Audio mono block for the Velodyne subwoofer, and then another Adcom GFA 7000 5 channel amp for the surrounds and center channel speakers. Outlaw Audio 7.1 preamp, Denon DP1100 (restored) with a Goldring E3 cartridge and Fosi phono amp. Then an Oppo DVD player handling the digital side. It has taken me over 20 years to get to this point. Built and put together on a budget as funds allowed. Just about everything bought used except for the loudspeaker system. Those I built and sourced all the drivers new. The sound is incredible. I have listened to a handful of truly high end systems in dedicated custom rooms and honestly, I think mine is in the same ballpark for a fraction of the cost. Linkwitz knows how to design speakers. Moving forward I will slowly (no rush now) be upgrading some of my components to higher end ones. I will still buy used or restored, let someone else swallow the depreciation. Let me know what you think.

Have a C500 that I run hard and a 4000 preamp that is a basket case. Just here to learn more, and maybe share some of my experiences.

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

Hi, I'm Fernando, and I live in Argentina. The Carver brand is very well-known here. However, I don't own any Carver components. I joined this group mainly because of my NHT speakers, as I've found some other NHT enthusiasts here. Greetings to everyone, and thanks for accepting me.

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.

Hello all, I just joined today after stumbling onto this site. While I wasn't intending to look up Carver audio equipment today one link led to another and one hour later hear I am signed up lol. I have a Carver C4000 I bought new in 1980 (# 3593C). It still works fine and I use it with Hafler amplifiers to drive a pair of Infinity Q2 speakers. I did have a Carver M-400 back in the day but sold it to a friend. Who still has it. Its probably time to consider cleaning and recapping the C4000. Maybe add any later modifications if that is possible. So I'll look around at the manuals and forum posts. I'm in no rush this moment. Of course any suggestions are also welcome!

Greetings, I joined a few weeks ago when I recognized that this is a great resource to all things Carver. I friend from High School gave me a TFM-45 she was clearing out of her garage that she no longer uses. She is was a tech long ago and this was her personal amp. Shortly after hooking up the amp, I wanted to source a Carver preamp to drive it with. My Harmon Kardon Citation 17 did not seem to drive the TFM-45 as much as I know it should. So after a reasonable search, I found that the C-1 looked to be a good fit for the features I needed it a preamp. So down the rabbit hole I go. It sound great. Drive the JBL L150s very well. I found a Carver SD/A-360 CD player that was being sold to parts cheap, and I know enough to be willing to open it up and see what I can find. Turns out one of the belts turned into a puddle of black goo. That is all clean up, now to find a replacement belt. So my question is, does anyone know the belt sizes of both of the belt? The service manual only listed a carver part number. Not the size.

GM and hi everyone! Very cool site. I recently added Carver TFM24 a month ago and love it! I have cobbled together a hybrid audio and home theater. My Carver driving older Polk RTA 11T as my fronts and Marantz 6012 for my NHTs with for surround - I Tested it as best I could at the time testing each ch with a speaker. I notice my power indicator light 1 (the bottom one) works. it lights but none of the signal lights from (LED 2 up to 7 don't light up) on the vertical LED's. I welcome any suggestions- regardless of what I am playing audio or action movies LEDs do not change ... Looking to see if I am not pushing it or are they just shot and can I replace them if they are? Not the only reason I am here but that is what led me to the site. - just found your site yesterday and am looking forward learning and checking out the various threads. Thanks!

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Hi all from Arizona, I'm now retired and enjoy working on all types of audio amplifiers (tube & SS) I have 40+ years working on electronics.

Hello all, I just acquired a Carver stack (M1.0t - inverting, C-1, and TX-11a) and am looking forward to getting them all up and running, and perhaps modded as well (definitely the BillD mods to the C-1). I normally hang out over on AK, as I have only had one piece of Carver gear in years past, MX-130 which I was able to bring back to life after reflowing numerous solder joints, but sold it while I was out of work. I've repaired lots of different brands and types of equipment, though I can't do full testing of things, so I'm ceertainly not a true tech, but I do have good soldering/desoldering equipment, cheap component tester, several DMMs, and a decent parts inventory. The M1.0t was listed as non-working, and that's what I just opened up yesterday to see if it was anything obvious. I suppose I should start a thread over in the Amp section of the forums with the info, so I guess that's all for now for this thread. Just wanted to say Hi and give a little background of what I may (or may not) be able to handle whilst doing the work. Guess I'll need to wait to rank in order to start a thread....😉 John

Hello all! my name is Rudy; I found this site by happenstance as I was doing a search for service manuals for two components units of my stereo system. I have been wanting to sit back and enjoy listening to my library of music, but my work and commute time severely limited my ability to enjoy some quiet time. Now at stage of my life there have been changes. I am a recent retiree and have more than enough time to enjoy my system, which consists of a complete Carver setup. My system consists of. TFM-42 amp C-11 preamp DPL-33 Surround processor TDR-2400 dual cassette player SD/A -360 multi-disc player TX-8 tuner I paired this with. Sony PS-T3 direct drive turntable Cerwin Vaga M-100 main speakers Braun AG L200 rear speakers DLK dual voice coil downward facing subwoofer and a few other odds and ends I wanted to use my CD player, but the tray failed to open (due to lack of use) So I searched for service manuals for what I have and found most of what I needed. Now I just have to dust off my test gear and do some troubleshooting (reminds me of work) then I can finally sit back and listen to my library of music. Thanks for adding my name to this forum now I have a great source for all things Carver.

Hello all, I have a "The Carver Receiver" that I bought from Tweeter Etc (no longer). I bought the parts from Circuits & COnceptsthat I hope will return it to working order. I used it as a pre-amp for many year as the receiver allows separation of amp and pre-amp (but then you all know that.) Getting ready to replace the main amp regulator as well as the resistors in the noise reduction boad. will check back in after those repairs to let you know if the recieiver is back in operation. Best, Jon Kilroy

You are good. Each amp is independent from the other. The fact that a single C-1 is driving them both is of no consequence to the amps driving different impedance speakers.

I’ve been collecting and enjoying vintage audio gear for the last 30 years. I’m particularly fond of Carver, McIntosh, Dynaco, and Pioneer, but also enjoy my vintage Sansui, SoundCrsftsman and Altec Lansing gear.

Hi everyone , my name is Rob from Pa. I recently picked up a Carver 900 receiver. I had read about the FM tuner capabilities and had to find out what it was all about. Hooked up to some Bose 301’s in my garage and the sound is warm and powerful with great separation and sound stage. The tuner, not so much. I hope to learn some tips and tricks on this site. Thanks for the add!

Hello, Retired 9 years ago after 38 years as a computer tech. Just picked up a MXR-130 receiver that needs some work done to it. Figured this would be the good place to learn about it - currently searching for schematics. Miss the times when stuff was worth trouble shooting and repairing.

OK, that is my cue. Does a C-9 sound better than itself after recapping? I like to think of it this way. It will sound like it did when new and not so much like 40 years later. There are times when I believe that a rebuilt unit sounds better than an original, but I will say that seems to be more about some sort of synergy rather than a guarantee. The real question that I put out there is why would you use RCA jacks for a signal connection when you could upgrade considerably for another $20? The recap itself is also inexpensive at maybe $10-13 dollars. Actually pretty much of a guess there, but not over $15. There are a lot of other upgrades that can be done as such, but on one hand, I don't think that there is a large difference in sound. OTOH it still only costs maybe another $60 or something. In the end, I ask, doesn't it make sense to spend maybe $110 and get a unit rebuilt to last another 40 years? I could go on, but that is pretty much what I want to get across here. It isn't a very big investment in the audio hobby for this service. And if your good with a soldering iron, most of it could be done by yourself. I would even talk you through it. Welcome to the site

Been following Carver for more than 40 years. Completely modded an M200t ten years ago..... Which still plays superb. Next is a PT-2400.

Hello. Thanks for the group add. I'm a Gen X'er that has finally decided to bring my Boomer father's Carver stereo system back to life.

Hello to all from Italy ! My name is Frank and I am a DIY tube stuff designer and repairer and I hope to get help from this community because I have tried to search and contact every where and every site related to CARVER products but invane ... In short I have the opportunity to get my hands on a not working but in very good condition SUNFIRE CLASSIC TUBE PREAMP but I can't find the schematic, so I am asking if any of you can suggest where to find it ( a scan or by download) ... obviously I can Pay for this but It seems that this schematic is not available on this site either ! Can anyone help me ? Thank you very much in advance !

I was given a Carver system from my brother several years ago. I am finally in a place where I can dedicate time to setting it up and using it. This past week I set up the pre amp (sorry I am not at home to give specific model numbers), one of the amps, and the CD player. I hooked it up to an extra speaker I had just to see if it would all fire up. Everything worked except the CD player. It is a SD/A-360. The display does not work and the carousel does not open. After a little bit of time the whole unit makes several clicking sounds and then stops. I have always been interested in electronics. I did take a circuits class a long time ago but I would need a major refresher. I would like to see if I could find out what is wrong with the CD player. I have searched the internet but am unable to locate a pdf download of the service manual for this specific model. Does anyone have any advice on where to start or additional resources to use? Thank you in advance,

Hello everybody. Who's left from the old days ?

Just purchased set consisting of CT-17 TFM-25 . Looking forward to getting it rolling when it arrives. Thanks for allowing me to join.

Hello all from Melbourne Australia I am new to the group, but have been a keen Carver/Sunfire owner since the beginning when I lived in Canada. My current Carver/Sunfire gear includes: M400a (owned since new) M400t (x2) (bought used in 2001) C-1 (owned since new) SD/A 360 (bought used in 1996) Carver (KLW Audio, XA-25 electronic crossover) (bought new in 2001) Theater Grand Processor III (bought used early 2000's) Theater Grand Processor II (bought used early 2000's) Theater Grand Processor (bought used early 2000's, not currently working properly, and the service technician gave up) Cinema Grand Truesub MkII (x2) (bought one new in 2000, one used in 2005) Sunfire XT CRM-2 (x4) and CRM-2C (x1) Previous Carver gear: C-1 (bought used late 1990's) TL3100 (bought new) Carver MXR-130 (x2) (bought used for other family members) I obviously am a bit of a hoarder, although I did sell off 3 different Nakamichi tape decks after not using them for 28 years. (1000 Tri-tracer, CR-2A, 250), and donated my Altec Lansing 1208 speakers to a friend in need )

I hope I did this right by starting a New Topic to introduce myself. I have a Carver 4000 pre-amp that my late husband and I have owned since approx 1983. He had kept it in condition and has sent it in for repairs at least once over those years. Now I have an issue with the power switch (button) and need some input and direction on how to fix it or get it fixed. I look forward to the expertise on this site. I miss listening to our album collection since the power switch went bad. Thanks, Teresa