AndrewJohn

I love these lists. I learn and add to my Roon "speaker test" play list all the time from these and other's curated lists. I find that my musical tastes get expanded exponentially when I come across something that I would not have listened to, otherwise. For example, using Horowitz piano recordings to test ribbons on Carver Amazings for potential buzzing..., I listen to Horowitz a lot, now. All these fit my thirst and hunger to expand my listening experience. Thanks everyone!

Welcome, @.kap384. glad you found us. A few more "likes" on your text posts and you can share a picture! We love pictures of member's systems. Again, this is a great forum, and glad you found us.

Makes one concerned about shipping when buying one of these, and it's going to be packed and shipped by someone that ..., has no idea.

The mathematical converse of this pops into my mind and is also a good axiom to live by. "Don't be surprised when someone does something, they clearly said they were going to do." Or, "don't act surprised just because it affects you too and you were duped." I recall my dad saying something like the above to me more than once when I was a whiney little kid, and he was teaching me about making good choices and sucking it up and dealing with the consequences when I made a bad choice that I had to learn from my mistake. My maternal grandfather would say this differently... "You made your bed, now you get to lie in it."

My powerlifting coaches (Judy and Roger Gedney - she was a world record holder, now passed away) worked out in the gym in the basement of the Salvation Army where I grew up. I hung out in the gym..., did a few things, made me feel like I was, you know, "working out", then the lifting team came in at 3:30 each day for practice, and I was still there..., Judy looked over at me and said: "There are DO-ers, and there are TALK-ers..., which one are you." I got under the squat bar as a skinny kid, realizing that I had only shown that I could "talk..." The following year I was competing and winning trophies in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association).

Welcome, @Stagam, glad you found us. Looking forward to your contribution to site threads, and your own repair threads, going forward.

In response to ridiculous rhetoric and claims..., to diffuse the con being played, one of the best people I worked for (CEO) with the track record to prove it, used to say: "That doesn't pass the test of least astonishment." J. Gibson He now is CEO and Chairman of a publicly traded underwater robotic drone company, turning it around from bankruptcy, they just passed NASDAQ listing requalification rules. I've been blessed to be around a lot of very smart people. I invest in the companies they lead. It's a real test, that comes from the Tech and UIX world of software and systems: A "Test of Least Astonishment" refers to a method of evaluating a statement or system-design by assessing how likely it is to surprise or confuse users based on their prior experiences and expectations, essentially checking if the system behaves in a way that aligns with what users would intuitively expect, and to call into question any predisposition statements that might gaslight an audience into low surprise and falling deeper into the con or trap.

if you look guilty, you likely are guilty. Avoid situations where you will look guilty. My Dad.

Welcome @77targa. Glad you found us. Lots of super information here to suck hours of your time! And have a lot of fun doing it! When you work on your receiver, think about starting a thread in receiver's forum, and document your work. Again, glad you are here, Welcome!

Welcome @joebhold, so glad you found us. Looks like your Carver luck is with you. That TFM-45 is highly coveted (I have two). I love EPI speakers, too - and they are sleepers. Burhoe designed those to drink a LOT of power, and I've driven every model of the first edition (from the little gold/yellow catalog of the 70's from EPI) with Carver clean power, and they sound great - I've rebuilt dozens of those 8" woofers, and even replaced some drivers with Huw's really nice replacements over at www.humanspeakers.com . Carver and EPI go well together. On the TFM-45, that is odd that it was "restored" only 6 years ago..., typically, a full restoration (replacing consumables, repair any faults, make all adjustments (bias, DC offset, etc.), and applying all the outstanding service bulletins typically will set that excellent amplifier up for another 30 years of flawless service. If you know who did the work, you might want to go back to them and see exactly what work they did. For example, Nelion Audio in Michigan, gives their work a 3-year warranty. I have amps Greg at Nelion did for me almost 10 years ago, that are still going strong. I hope you find it is something very simple to fix. And, FWIW, we have the owners manual and the service manual, and some service bulletins here in our Manuals Library (seem menu at top of home page). If you are inclined, start a thread on your project to put your TFM-45 back in service! Again, welcome to the site! Glad you found us and we love pictures..., in a few more "likes" to your posts, you'll pass the "spam" threshold and can upload pictures of your gear! (or your in-progress TFM-45 project).