Brian_at_HHH

Welcome home! Glad you are back. Hope this means all that was overwhelming you, have eased!

Welcome @BobTFM35! Glad you decided to step out of the shadows! So now we have proof that OCCD can be genetic! As if there was any doubt. You've got quite the nice collection, there, though it sounds like you've been using quite a few stamps having gear restored, so there goes the stamp collection even if you had one! Thanks to your son for keeping dad in good sound while restorations were underway. Clearly a shared love of the audio world between you two!

Welcome to the group, @Klamtucky! We're glad to have you! You've got a great collection of gear there to enjoy! Too late to warn you of OCCD, at least! But it's better for us to have company, there! As others have noted, when you do get a bit more messages under your belt, here, we'd love to see pictures!

Very carefully crafted demo.

Welcome to the site, Charles! We have no problem with mixing in other equipment here. I doubt there are many, if any of us who have nothing but Carver equipped systems - something else always manages to sneak in there, somewhere. Since you've been Carverized since the 1980's, it's far too late to warn you about OCCD, you are clearly already consumed by the malady, and enjoying it.

Welcome to the site @Dhorvat! We're glad to have you here. It's always nice to hear when our favorite gear makes everything sound better. That said, we are not pretentious, and all equipment and music interests are welcome, and open to chat about, here. Just do beware - you have clearly been bitten, now, so the tendrils of OCCD are already working their way through you and will begin to take over when you least expect it. There is no cure, so do the only thing that makes sense and embrace it!

Is updating the electronics in the LaScalla's any different from what we do with our Carver components? Remember, you can buy them meddle with them (keep the original bits), enjoy them (or not), and sell them for a profit to put towards some other audio tidbit that catches your eye or rather, ear. If you don't like the sound, try them without the stands - that may improve the sound, or it may make it worse. Have fun, though! That's the most important thing, no matter what you choose to do!

Welcome to the site @mjb112! Nice to have another fellow from North of the '49th here! There are a few of us holding off the hoards from the south, as well as others from around the globe. Let us know what you have in the way of a setup, and don't worry if it's too much or too little. You like Carver, so things can only be good!

Damn, man - did YOU come to the wrong place for THAT!!!!!!! 😆

A belated welcome to the site, @boris279!!! That's quite the collection of gear!!

THAT is the only standard that matters! The best system in the world is the one you are enjoying, now!

Welcome to the site @JayGilb! Sounds like you'll fit in, here, perfectly! Though your work engineering is likely a wee bit at odds with the analog world in your Carver gear. Could be an "interesting" marriage, though?!

Welcome to the site! That sounds like a perfect combination of interests & talents for here!

Welcome to the group, @nautinut! It's great to have you! That sounds like a great system. Good luck with the BillD conversion. We'll be looking forward to pictures when you get a couple more posts under your belt.

Yes, I remember that ad - thanks for the memory!

As usual, I'm filling the role of heretic and some would likely claim, village idiot. I have long been fond of the sound from Grado's. I also have a couple of AT's (I have no clue where the 2nd one came from), but while they are clear and precise, there's no warmth, and they feel somewhat lifeless to me. Tag, you're IT! Yes, you! Whomever you are, foolish enough to be reading this!

Hmmm, a TT that puts out close to 1000w/RMS per channel - now THAT'S scary!!!! 😆

Greg, you KNOW this is a far deeper, darker, rabbit hole than even tube amps! Pull your wellies up high, and dive in - the water's .... fine! I'm curious, what are you doing to it WRT overhauling it? Yes, I have an ulterior motive as I just acquired a TD-165 and I'm working on doing a bunch of things with it. Are you changing out older electronic components (caps, resistors, etc.), or just doing a general tune up? I'm "toying" with swapping the deck (aesthetics only, I admit), but mostly just making it far more robust, and less prone to shake, rattle and roll.

Someone needs to turn the little dial to the right. WAY to the right! Nope, not enough, yet - MORE POWER!!!!!!

Welcome to the site! Great to see someone from outside N.A. joining! There's nothing Frankenstein about picking and choosing the best options for you. Most of us have "ecletic" collections of gear, and yours looks great. Once you get a few more posts & responses under your belt, we'd love to see some pictures. For now, join in the fun, and remember to enjoy the music!

I was actually glad to see he was still with us and still able to enjoy his music - at least for a little while longer. ALS is a truly horrific disease - I lost a friend from work to it a couple of years ago. Probably one of the nicest fellow I'd met here. Best wishes, to you Ken - enjoy the music for as long as you can!

Rock on, lads! Sounds like a great way to spend a summer Saturday night!

My apologies for the late Welcome, Brent! You've definitely found the right place to make your home with that collection of amps. Good luck with the recapping - there's a tremendous amount of life in those for long into the future. No point in warning you about OCCD - it's clearly FAR too late - welcome to the club. Let us know what else you have - it doesn't need to be Carver to be of interest. And, of course, when you get a bit further along, we'd love to see pictures of the system.

Welcome to the group, Kevin! That is an incredible deal you managed to get, wow! There are definitely some folks, here, within slingshot range of you, who can restore your 1.5t to life. If nobody pipes up in a bit, don't worry - just bump this, or send out an explicit query, and I would imagine someone will pipe up before long. In the mean time, do join in and remember to enjoy the music.

Welcome to the group. Wow! A NIB C-19?! Man, you have infinity more willpower and patience than I do. You are certainly in the right place to find encouragement to let that wonderful device see the light of day, and let the sound loose. As others have suggested, you may find some issues when you bring it out, but there are plenty of folks here with more than enough expertise in making it as good, or better than new. In the mean time, make sure you join in the fun, and enjoy the music!