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Sample Carverfest t-shirt has arrived, and it's not too shabby....(pay no attention to the elderly man modeling it...he's kind of an attention hog from what I understand). I'm working on a few other options for Carverfest, too. Thanks to those of you who have given me more ideas. An online 'store' will be provided soon where you can order yours .....along with a lot of other "fun" Carver and Audio related merch I've imagined. I'm using a 3rd party ("Printify.com") to handle all the making, selling, distributing of the shirts. Costs will be low. Any proceeds above the store costs will all go toward supporting the operating costs of the Carver Site. Stay tuned :).

That was the first record album I ever had. Still have it. Got it when I was 9 years old and my uncle Alan (my role model of sorts, being only 10 years older than me) was a big Alice Cooper fan.... So, of course, I became an Alice Cooper fan, too. Uncle Al had this poster prominently displayed.... made quite the impression on 9 year old me, lol.

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Welcome back! I've only been here 5 years. But, nice to meet an "OG". You all started a very cool community.

I can see how Discogs would be a problem for serious collectors. I only use it just as a database for my collection and I have used it to buy records that I want from other users. So, it's okay for my use. It also gives me a rough estimate of the value of my collection...but, since I never really intend to sell, that's not all that big of deal for me (other than knowing what I paid for a record is in the ballpark of the market price). But, yeah, there are way too many versions of the same record/pressing.... nobody is cleaning that stuff up. I don't use the forums or get involved with debate over the records.... really didn't even know that was going on in the site, lol. But, knowing the audiophile world, I guess that's par for the course. Hard to find an audio forum where people are having 100% constructive, polite, conversations. That's one of the things I like about this site (though there have been some rough patches here, too).... most everyone gets along with each other and is very helpful on the Carversite.

Okay, folks, Carverfest 20 is coming up around the corner and I committed to coordination of some t-shirts. I've been trying to come up with a design that works. I've gotten input from a few of you. @straylight Thank you so much for your ideas. This is the latest concept pic I've generated. But, I really need some feedback. I am confident that we can get this design printed accurately on t-shirts. And, we can also make polo shirts with just the logo at the top, as I proposed in a prior post. I will commit to setting all that up with a vendor such that all of you can go buy the shirts directly from the vendor (and I don't have to be in the payment collecting/shipping business). Also... and I mean this sincerely, if anyone else would like to take on this challenge, I would be more than willing to defer. I'm not one of the OG Carverfest participants. And, my creativity is limited (I'm an engineer after all). So, you can't hurt my feelings and I certainly don't want to step on anyone's toes! I'm just a guy who likes to fool around with AI to make images, lol. So, here's my proposal/ask: Let's do 1 more week of input from all of you, I'll generate a couple more concepts, you all can vote on those concepts the following week, then I'll get on with setting up the vendor around mid May. Thanks everyone! @sea Do you think I should socialize this in another forum besides this site?... let me know. Thanks.

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I wonder if @sea has any thoughts.... Ed, I think you've done some work on these speakers, correct?

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Well, if you got the set I was looking at, you got a great deal! Enjoy it! I always watch the Charlotte area for deals on FB, ebay, and Craiglist, etc. I have been able to source most of my gear from around here... when you do that, you can avoid shipping charges, which can really add a lot to the costs. There are a couple area stores I frequent, too, which sometimes have good deals on used equipment... like Repo Records.

Welcome to the Carver Site, fellow North Carolinian. I'm from Charlotte. I'm curious... did you get your gear off FB Marketplace? I've been following a set of gear listed there that matches the 3 units you picked up. I almost picked it myself. But, I'm currently overrun with gear already...... and, other than knowing I got a good deal, I would have had no need for it. You'll get lots of help here to get your m1.0t up and running. Enjoy!

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