Honestly, I've never dealt with the AVR version. From afar, they look to be kissing cousins.
You would know better than I on the differences. What are your impressions.
And ignore @bfg4wd
Hi CF1
I realize you are new here, so I'll lay it out for you.
Keep both, acquire more!
That's how we roll here.🤣
All BS aside, Why do you think you would be better off with the AVR?
My father was one of the original old school audiophiles.
Home made tube amps and pres, home made speakers. Reel to reel decks and original belt drive turntables.
And he did convert a dish washer into a disc washer....
You need to put a thermostatic control valve on the hot water input. Limit it to 110F
Clamp your LPs with rubber or silicone seals to protect the labels.
Make sure you have Jet-dry in for the rise cycle.
Disable the dry cycle heater.
It's a DIY thing....
No that's Joel Zimmerman AKA DeadMau5 (It's supposed to be pronounced DeadMouse BTW)
He had a long runninglegal battle with the owners of Mickey Mouse over that helmet, but as they promoted him as is for a time even using his music, he won out in the end.
The phono section in most Carver gear is actually quite good. It was built back in the days when vinyl still ruled.
What you are seeing is most likely audio boredom/curiousity and the endless need to keep tweaking systems. And OGCD* of course!
*Obsessive Gear Collection Disorder: a computer virus that can jump the man-machine boundary, infecting the frequent users of audio websites.