Hi,
I've been visiting intermittently for a number of years - but only recently created an account because... I acquired a set of Carver Amazing's Platinum Edition (Oak). I am quite certain this is the used audio acquisition of a lifetime.
Fun story how I obtained these. Last year my wife said she saw a set of large speakers for FREE on a Facebook list called "free things for local pickup". I was floored that she even brought my attention to such large speakers. Boy am I glad I married the right girl! Several hours later I am the owner of a working set of Carver Platinum's. The owner, a woman, had passed away some years ago - she was a musician and audiophile. Her son had many of her things in offsite storage. Two trips in the largest SUV I could borrow and I was in business.
In a word - they are amazing However, I noticed the bass is lacking. I dove in and found all 8 woofers surrounds are completely disintegrated. Last weekend I finished refoaming the surrounds. I've previously completely restored JBL L100s. So I'm looking at the crossovers and finish and considering further improvements.
If you hit like and get me to "Novice" I'll post photos!
John McTurnan