Brian_at_HHH

You know, I've heard, and enjoyed Coletrane, but I have to admit that this is the first time I've truly understood his brilliance, and talent. Very cool - thanks Rod!

Definitely a huge welcome to you! Sorry I don't have a welcome mat in more of a Phase Linear logo to offer up. I know you are no stranger to many here, but for those of us who may not know you so well, I look forward to any wonderful stories of P.L. days and other things throughout the history of all the companies (and your endeavours outside, as well)!

I see it's FAR too late to warn you of the foibles of OCCD, so I'll just add my encouragement and welcome, instead. I only hope you aren't looking for support in limiting the addiction, because if you are, you are REALLY in the wrong place. No worries, there I think - that's quite the amazing collection and clearly some serious talent in restoring pieces that others have not been so kind to.

Wow, thanks very much for the offer @Rockster2U, but hang onto it for now. It's all too possible (and even very likely) that I will never actually have a use for it. Just because I'm trying to ponder ways of doing it, doesn't make it physically possible right now (note I'm completely ignoring the $$$ side of the whole affair, like any good OCCD addict). I'm still trying to sort out how to fit in my relatively new (to me) sub. I've ordered bigger shoehorns but they don't fit in either. Let's just say I'm glad my current speakers are relatively narrow. ? If I do break down and find some extra speakers that I can't resist, I will see if you are still looking for a new home for it, but for now, there's always the chance that someone else could really use it, instead of it being a shelf queen, again. Again, thank you so much for the incredible offer. I keep being astounded by the folks here, and only hope I can aspire to what the group of you are about.

Just a quick FYI, for anyone who may be looking for a speaker selector with some power capability - to let you power speakers in different rooms, so as to avoid treading further into dangerous waters, and because someone only has one really great amp - here's something I tripped across. I can't tell you what the quality is like, or whether there are any side effects, I only know it from published specs (dangerous at best, I know), but I felt I should pass along a currently made device that says it can handle 400 watts. Now is that 400 watts RMS, and/or per channel ... it doesn't say, so Caveat Emptor. It could well mean it will handle 200 watts per channel peaks, but it's one of the only options I saw in browsing around that said anything over 150-200 watts. https://www.osdaudio.com/products/speaker-selector/ir-remote/atm-7.html And no, I am not getting one, I don't have any spare space for more speakers at this time (in the same room or elsewhere), so it's really a mute point at this stage.

Ha, yes @Papajoe and @danowood - that's probably the cleanest way to do it, and it totally supports the OCCD desires. I am trying to avoid becoming an amp farmer, though. ? If I'm tight on space for extra speakers, I'm even tighter for amps. Hmmm, maybe I could just opt to get another cabinet, just for amps... Stop it, Brian! This is going down rabbit holes I never saw coming.

Are you mad @Sk1Bum? For goodness sake get yourself a suitable dolly rather than carrying those monsters. @B-Man you make a great point on the extra sets interfering with one another. In my case, my listening space will never be close to the ideal, so it's not likely to be a big factor for me, but I can definitely see it being a huge factor for many of you. Quick aside, as much as I may love the idea of them, something like a set of Amazings of any version are never going to fit without some huge renovations (and no, I'm not moving, again, other than leaving feet first in a pine box). @Daddyjt - that cart is nowhere neat big enough to move around most of your collection! I'm thinking one of the powered transporters from the warehouse I work in might be more suitable for your situation. Overall, it seems like most of you go full out, disconnecting speakers, each time, and clearly are risking life, limb, and posture in the process. I do agree that this is definitely a place for banana plugs or equivalent - probably the best reason for them, in fact. Thanks guys - all in all, there's a lot of food for thought, here. I'm not sure if this will encourage or discourage me from pondering more speakers. I also need to remember, I don't have room for big ribbon or electrostatics, so I have to remember that when window shopping. Tab-A has to be able to fit into Slot-B.

@Rockster2Uthat certainly takes the multi-amp route to a whole new level, for those of us with C1's or similar. I seem to remember looking up the Roll's gear after you(?)mentioned it somewhere recently, and being very impressed with the variety of things they had. Sometimes the old brain needs a Nerf bat to the head to remind it of things. You, too, have a seriously droolworthy setup, BTW. I am curious what happens with those folks whose listening rooms look more like a speaker sales room. I can't imagine they move the cabels, so do they use something like the Russound box? @4RUNNER, I wrote the bit above before I saw your reply. That's what I was afraid you folks were doing, and I hope your back is okay?! Listening to music isn't supposed to be a dangerous hobby (except to the health of your wallet, of course). Thanks, and please be careful.

@Itchitch, multiple amps are certainly one route, and given the amp farms some folks have, it does seem to me that this is a popular choice, here. It DOES fit the OCCD profile, after all. Nice combination of amps and speakers, BTW! No question about your taste, there. Don't worry if it's not what might suit me, I'm hoping this gives others some ideas, too, and they may find such answers perfect for them. You have touted the virtues of that Parasound Halo preamp a few times, I've noticed - if I hadn't gone the BillD C1 route I think I'd have to give it some serious consideration. @Rockster2U, thanks - I've looked at the Russound and similar units. I wasn't sure, before, how well they worked, and the other worry I had was almost all of them top out at 150 to 200 watts. Since I'm soon going to add a M1.0t MkII, I was a bit worried about toasting it without the amp even breathing hard. As I suggested, I have see some units that do go higher (350+) - at least now I have it on good authority they are a viable option. My wallet is calling you bad names, already. ? To be honest, I will probably never come close to the original max on that amp, let alone with the mods. The Rolls amp is an interesting option - not a deviation at all. Not likely a route I'd take, but I'm not going say "no" - it actually has some very interesting options for doing just what it's for - running speakers in various other places. BTW, sorry about the @names - sometimes it just does't kick in for me - likely some quirk of certain browsers. ?

Advance warning: I may be opening a BIG can of worms here, so beware if you read on (now just TRY to resist going forward ?). I admit it - I have been avoiding this question because I know the inevitable outcome is all too likely going to be opening the door to acquiring more speakers- my wallet is already whimpering. ? Many of you have more than one set of speakers, some of you, MANY more (you know who you are!?), and while some of you simply have multiple power amps (again, some of you have more amps, than I have LPs and CDs), how do the rest of you switch between different sets of speakers? I know there are speaker switching units, some which will try and let you run multiple sets supposedly some with impedance matching (sure, I'm gonna trust that at 300+ watts!), and with a lot of searching, even a very few that claim to handle Carver power levels. Are those the way to go, or do you simply disconnect your speaker wires and move them? If so, which end (amp or speaker)? Or do you have some other wondrous way to do it, that my tunnel vision has missed completely? Maybe I will be lucky, and everyone will explain how huge and awkward an effort it is to switch between multiple sets of speakers, and my wallet will heave a big sigh of relief, knowing I'll behave for awhile and stick to my current speakers, which I may do anyway ... until ... unless ... hmmm ...

Ha, yes. Thinking about some of the "smarter" linear-tracking TTs that could detect the track separation, it's almost conceivable. We used to do that sort of movement with computer tape drives (it was god-awful slow, but it did work - kinda). In an odd way, it reminds me of watching an old flatbed pen-plotter. They were especially entertaining when trying to fill in a solid area by scribbling in a pattern. @#$%, I'm definitely dating myself, here, eh?

At least with audio, we don't have to worry about the latency (waiting while the part of the disk you need to read rotated to where it's under the head, and the head movement time). :-) Can you imagine trying to play an audio source with that sort of issue? (And no, digital files don't count in this context). Let's face it, @Turbo THAT is just plain addictive - even worse than OCCD!

When you really look at it, you have to wonder how either technology works so incredibly well. But they do! (And for the record, I am a computer geek, with a love for mechanical stuff, as well, so it should be pretty natural for me to accept such things. )

That's a great video. It really lays out the facts, clearly. The other thing most people seem to miss, is the fact that you can put far more information towards the outer grooves, than the inner ones. I'd like to see a closeup of outer and inner grooves shown side by side. I have a feeling it would catch many people off guard. I think too many vinyl users focus on the RPMs being the same, and don't realize that consistent speed past the stylus would be better (though, historically unfeasible). For me, I just love the mechanical precision that comes with turntables, especially the way it's all on display. I love watching it work, and the fact that you "can" get amazingly good quality sound from such a mechanism ... then out of convenience, since I hate cleaning and flipping records, I pop in a CD, and marvel at the sound. ?

Very cool, @B-Man!!! @MMMH2O, I don't think that's a linear tracking unit - look at the angle the stylus is at - it's nowhere near in line with the grooves, which suggests it's a tonearm. That said, given what it takes to get such an image, this may be more staged than an active, real turntable situation. Even if it is, it sure puts things into perspective on how they work, and just how crazy a path (look at the 3rd and 4th grooves from the left) they have to be able to follow to create sound. To my mind, it just makes it all the more impressive that we could get such amazing sound from such a mechanism.

Hi @Bobby1970, as @Packratt noted, OCCD is Obsessive Compulsive Carver Disorder, or depending on sources Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder - in short a serious addiction to Carver equipment and related audio toys. I have to admit, I'm a definite victim of it. It always seems a bit odd that so many of those components probably started life in the Philippines, or perhaps somewhere nearby, then sent to the U.S., and now all the way back. Good luck with things, I know how much of a hassle it can be to buy things from the U.S. at times (I'm in Canada - close by, but there's still a border, between the two countries). If you are in doubt about a component, ask here - the people will help you understand what you need, and why one instead of another. Even if you don't get ALL the changes done at once, if you choose which ones to do carefully, I expect, as each set of changes are made, the results will get better and better. The down side of doing a bit at a time, is in having to make any adjustments after each set of changes. I do need to stress that I'm not someone who should make any real recommendations about changing out electronic bits - I should be kept out of any devices and well away from a soldering iron. If I were able to solder and desolder even a bit decently, I would probably acquire some Carver device and give it a try. I can figure out a bit on the testing side to determine some problems, but actually fixing them is best left to those who won't cover the whole circuit board with a huge puddle of solder, and melt anything plastic in the process. You, however, sound like you are able to manage the soldering just fine - the Carver equipment you have is very easy to get into and to change components. It's almost like they were made to be updated and kept going for long into the future. Just be a bit careful if you try to work on any of the early M400 cube amps. They are an amazing example of engineering, in how to fit 6 cubic feet of components into 1 cubic foot of box. Not a first time device to try and fix. Hopefully you can escape the housecleaning, or at least get it done quickly enough to have some time. (For the record, I'm not that lucky - I'll be doing ours this weekend as well). Take your time, get your brother to help if you need it, but working on the units you have is far easier than many stereo components of the era. In your case, take your time, and it will come together faster than you may expect. There are people here, who can pretty much strip and rebuild a C1, blindfolded. If you run into any sort of issues, post a request for help and I'm sure some of the very capable techs will pitch in to help. They can guide you as to test points and what values should be, to track down what might be amiss. That's the great thing about this group - they are incredibly willing to help. I have always loved the look of most Carver gear. There's something very technical looking about it, that just appeals to me. Right now, the only Carver device I have is a C-9 Sonic Hologram unit, but one of the great techs, here, is completely rebuilding a C-1 and M1.0t that I picked up. Once done, I will finally have the Stereo I always wanted in my youth. Take care, good luck, and have fun with it.

Welcome @Bobby1970 - I'd warn you about OCCD, but it's clearly too late. Take you time getting parts - when you get there, there are lots of very capable folks here who can assist.

I've just been treating it as a running shopping list.

Welcome Pat O, from another relative newcomer. You have a nice system by the looks of it. You'll find the folks, here to be very friendly, and more than willing to help with any questions you can come up with.

Congrats oh wizard of the ribbons! May you have a great day, and many more of them.

You are definitely going to find some kindred spirits, here, and I suspect you'll find many of us fall into the same age bracket, so no worries there. There are lots of folks here who will be happy to share in electronics repairs, updates, etc. (I'll bow out of those for everyone's sake), but it will be a great place to trade ideas, compare information, and generally banter about it.