Brian_at_HHH

Welcome to the site! We have a great collection of people here, with a few of loonies mixed in for fun. It;s a great place to share ideas, about gear, music, or whatever. No sense warning you about OCCD - it's far far too late in your case. Glad to have you in the group. @2chGearBuff, welcome to the OCCD club. You've clearly been infected. Don't bother fighting it - there's no cure, and nobody wants one, anyeay.

I've abandoned What cable we had - I just have no use for it, and I've never been drawn to enough of what's been on Netflix or Prime. Part of that is I'm not into most of the typical shows, and part is I'm just so overwhelmingly sick and tired of paying for one service after another. I need my internet, and Website for obvious reasons, but I'm trying to ditch as many pay-as-you-go things as I can. I've found myself more than content, for what I like, to stick to YouTube videos - even with their recently increased adverts. I will admit, my interests are not going to work for many, but I'm content with it, and it works on my various android boxes, tablets and PCs.

Able to hit the upper (dog whistle) octaves.

Nice setup! Those seats look very comfortable! Good - I'm not the only one! Actually, your skill well exceeds mine - I'm VERY dangerous with a soldering iron. You should actually be able to achieve a lot with the knowledge you'll find here. There are some brilliant techs in the midst of this group, and they are willing to share that knowledge.

But if you miss on your attempt to earn it, you get a free "instant soprano lesson" sticker instead!

On NOW you tell me it wasn't a requirement! Gee Thanks!!! And I thought it was 4 plus at least 2 upgrades to some of the gear? @Walrus Gumboot - I would try to warn you, as others did for me, about OCCD, but it's clearly already too late for you. BTW, the warnings are pretty much useless - the adiction is unavoidable once you've joined.

Welcome to the group! Nice to see someone who has some of the car audio gear as part of their collection. You certainly have quite the collection of amps - I'll type louder as I'm sure you can make some serious noise! Once you have a couple more posts under your belt, thin about posting some pictures of your setup for us. In the meantime, feel free to join in the fun, here, and enjoy the music!

You drag THOSE puppies in the house, and it won't be the back of your head she'll be aiming for, Rod!

Welcome to the group! I can totally relate to the story, Carver gear was out of my reach for ages, but I was still fascinated with it and loved the sound. I was also able to put together my Carver dream system a few years ago, but according to the rules of OCCD, haven't been able to stop, since. I'm glad to see you were able to indulge your Carver passions - nice collection of amps, by the way - goes well with the name!

Welcome to the group! No question about needing to warn you about OCCD - it's clearly many decades too late! Nice setup - no worries about old - I think most of us, here, are in that same boat. If it sounds great to you, it's perfect.

@Crittenden, you may want to PM @Nahash5150. That may get a more direct response (Nahash5150 is Greg at Nelion).

So my friend ... I've read through your ramble a few times, and I'm still not 100% sure what your objective is. I think you are lamenting your move to streaming services, and trying to justify selling off your vinyl as a way of making the commitment. Yeah, there's that scary C-word, again. It sounds like you are definitely over the edge and on your way well down the streaming rabbit-hole, if you ask me. Are you fishing for thoughts on streamers? I know you are pretty set on the service side - at least for now. 🥴 Assuming your hunting for streamer info - where are you wanting to have it go to? One main system? Several? Even to the cat's bowl? 2-track I assume (somewhat dangerously)? And perhaps the most contention bit - how do prefer to control things? Oh yeah, I forgot - nothing at your place is under your control, is it? 😇

Very much so! Then again, nobody ever claimed Walter and Donald were normal - even themselves.

A lot of Steely Dan songs can fall into the Creepy, or at least Disturbing realm. Two Against Nature has some real winners: Gaslightiing Abbie and Cousin Dupree out to be enough to rattle one's comfort zone quite thoroughly. Or go dig into the means of Kid Charlemagne and The Royal Scam for some fun.

Welcome Jeff! Don't fret about what's been sold off, just focus on what you have. The great thing with Carver gear is that there is such a dedicated bunch that look after, and even improve many of the devices - I see some good pointers to some above. There should be no problem getting your receiver fixed to to 100% or better. With luck your Theil's will be happily singing before long.

Nice work, Mark! Love the decor! Neuveau retro speaker is SO in style right now! I keep forgetting that the NHT's have those side firing woofers, and looking at the relatively small size compared to the rest, yet knowing they put out awesome sound.

Thanks!!!!

For most that I've hear, perhaps "noisers" would be more appropriate?

Well, if you get a pair, odds are you will be neither almost instantly!

Definitely looking forward to your thoughts on this one. These certainly fall into the category of almost too good to be true for the cost. If it weren't for Kevin's experience, I would be thinking they were over hyped, but there seems some real merit to them. Then again, the NHT's aren't exactly over-the-top in price, either, and seem to be pretty captivating to a number of experienced ears, here.

That, Mark, is incredibly interesting - especially to those of us who may not have the depth of speaker experience that some folks here might have (or in your case physical height, width and depth of speaker collection! ). Thank you, and Travis for going through all of this, and for the very detailed notes. I know that I gained a wealth of insight from that, and while I may wish for other speakers to have also been in the fray, I would also wish for other speakers myself to listen to, or, um, er, collect. It gives me a real handle on what to listen for and what to listen to, to find that. I think I speak for most people here that we love having you out of the shadows. Anyone who doesn't agree needs a new hobby, or perhaps a time-out. Thank you, again, and make sure you and your family stay safe and well my friend!

@4krow, what do you have now, and what do you like/dislike about it? One thing I'd suggest, if you go new, is to go with the newer non-SLRs, as the world is moving away from optical, through-the-lens cameras. Much less mechanical bits to go awry. All the bigger name lens systems are supported. If you go used ... ignore that. Getyourself a good deal on what suits your needs & likes.

That looks incredible, @4krow!! If that sounds even a fraction as good a it looks, it must sound amazing.

Welcome (back)! It's great to see folks finding their way here from having been on the older formums. Sorry for the late welcome message - I had thought I'd put this up, but somewhere my brain must have taken a wrong turn. I can't help much on the electronics side (I know enough to be very dangerous - the only advantage I have is that I KNOW I only know enough to be very dangerous). That said, I'm also looking to learn, so please post your endevours, as there are plenty here who can help, and plenty who, like me, are interested. That's a nice collection of equipment you've gathered - thanks for the picture - feel free to post more of the system.

Welcome to the group. I can see exactly what your problem was and yes, you made a terrible mistake - blowing the dust out is guaranteed to make it all fail in bizarre and spectacular ways - the magic dust is what makes it all work! Obviously I can't offer any good assistance in helping you get that receiver going, but as you've seen, there are lots of folks here who do know there way around the circuits and are happy to offer good help and guidance. Personally, I admire anyone willing to dive in there and have a go at things. Good for you. I'm sure it will get sorted out and making beautiful music in no time. Tanks again for joining!