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Hello Rudy and welcome to thecarversite.com. Glad you found us! Very nice collection of Carver gear there. I think you'll find good company here, and I look forward to reading your contributions. Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your system(s) in the Member's Systems area. We all like all kinds of pics of stereo and home theater gear.

T-Square, B.C. A.D. (album)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Life In the Tropics (album)

Hello JsphExplosive and welcome to thecarversite.com. Glad you found us. To check out members' systems, follow this link: https://thecarversite.com/forum/20-members-systems/ Once you get to Novice status, please consider starting your own thread there and uploading some pics of your own gear. We all like pics of all kinds of stereo and home theater gear.

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Let It Ripp (album)

That will serve you better.

Grover Washington Jr, Winelight (album)

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It would be better not to stack them at all if you have the space to do so. The M1.0t and M500t won't stack well on top of a C1. The C1 isn't as deep, and the back feet on the amp will be hanging off in the air. If you have to stack them, the C1 will stack much better on top.

Hello bearwithsalmon and welcome to thecarversite.com. Glad you found us. The M500t mkII is my favorite Carver amp. It is excellent with my Martin Logan speakers, and it's excellent with my Polk Monitor 10 Series 2 speakers. It's been years since the amps were upgraded, but what I remember noticing was more. More bottom end, more detail, and most importantly, more pleasure listening. I've not ever heard Carver tube amps, but of all the solid state amps I've heard, any brand, the M500t mkII is my favorite.

Strictly a matter of preference. If you like Sonic Holography, it won't hurt to leave it on all the time. If you don't like Sonic Holography, it won't hurt to leave it off all the time.

Correct.

Hello Wilkes and welcome to thecarversite.com. Glad you found us! The model without the switch is inverting, and the one with the switch is non-inverting. I believe the non-inverting model is common ground, hence the different terminal placement. You should hook up your speakers like the diagram on the back of the amp. There are diagrams for both stereo and mono (bridged) speaker connections. I hope that helps.

Thom Rotella Band, Home Again (album) That Hepcat looks mighty familiar. I think he's Moonlighting.

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Topaz (album)

In case you've not found it, we have a Members Systems area where you can post pics of your gear, and see other members setups. https://thecarversite.com/forum/20-members-systems/

Pat Metheny, Side Eye III+ was released on February 27, 2026. "The greatest musicians have a distinct, instantly recognizable sound. That’s hardly news, but it’s an important notion to keep in mind when discussing Pat Metheny. As the guitarist cruises through his sixth decade as a professional music maker, his vibe remains essentially the same as it did in the first. The music he writes always uses sixties jazz guitar (think Jim Hall and Joe Pass) as its foundation, but adds structures derived from folk music, Brazilian music, seventies singer/songwriter pop, and non-bombastic progressive rock, decorating them all with other sounds he comes across and digs. His electric guitar tone is one of the most easily discernable in music: clean, warm, expertly picked, able to run up and down the fretboard at high speed, but more likely to choose the right note at the right time. His production style cuts through the processed haze that engulfs so many other albums, while still taking advantage of studio magic when it makes sense. This is a musician you clock within seconds of hearing a few notes." You can read the rest of the review here...

Vance Thompson, Lost and Found was released on January 16, 2026. "For several years, Vance Thompson's career as a musician hung in the balance. Owing to a neurological disorder known as Focal Dystonia, the Grammy-nominated trumpeter and founder of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra was literally unable to blow his own horn. But unlike other people who may have thrown in the towel or called it a day, Thompson instead looked for an alternative, set his mind and body to work and learned to play a second instrument, namely the vibraphone. The fruits of Thompson's transformation are evident on the suitably named Lost and Found, recorded in August 2024 with four of his longtime friends and colleagues: guitarist Steve Kovalcheck, pianist Taber Gable, bassist Tommy Sauter and drummer Marcus Finnie. Together they glide easily through a half-dozen of Thompson's tantalizing original compositions and others by Chick Corea ("Bud Powell") and Donald Brown ("My Three Suns") before closing with a lovely reading of Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's classic "Over the Rainbow."" You can read the rest of the review here...

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Black Diamond (album). Yesterday's triple dose helped get me through. Well, that and a lot of prayer.

Hello curtconkin and welcome to thecarversite.com. Glad you found us! Not far from Chicago, @Nahash5150has a repair, rebuild, upgrade shop in central Michigan. The website is www.nelionaudio.com. His work is impeccable, and he's one of the administrators here. He's upgraded a few Carver M1.0t amps for me, and he's done a lot of work for folks on this site. You can contact him through the nelionaudio website. His work carries a 3 year warranty. I hope that helps.

The dosage I will need is directly related to stock market performance Wednesday. Tuesday was a tough day market wise for me, excellent otherwise. Volume, hmm. Is that like a supercharger on a bong?

My 3rd dose. The Rippingtons, Brave New World (album). I feel better now. Hopefully, I won't need a triple dose tomorrow, but it's OK if I want a triple dose tomorrow.

My second dose. The Rippingtons, Sahara (album)

My daily dose. The Rippingtons, Weekend in Monaco (album). With this morning's market drubbing, I may need a triple dose.

I need to quit listening to The Rippingtons live albums. It just makes me sad that I most likely won't get a chance to see them live.