Kurt

Welcome to the Carver Site! I'm sure someone here can help you with our technical issues. I have a 900 The Receiver, too, amongst all my Carver gear. I did have a minor issue with it, in that the tuner section did not output anything... when Tuner was selected you couldn't actually hear it. All the indicator lights worked and showed that a signal was being caught.... but no sound. I really didn't care because I don't listen to the radio. But, I had a local guy look at it anyway. He fixed it very quickly......said there was some solder (I don't know where) that was cracked or broken... he re-soldered it and got it working. For being on the lower end of Carvers in terms of power, I really like the sound of the 900 Receiver. It's a very nice unit.

Vail Johnson is a master on bass. And the production quality on this recording is fantastic. Great song to test out your system for bass sound quality.

@sea Ed, and CF folks, unfortunately, I will not be able to attend this year. I have some travel and a family commitment that has arisen which conflicts. I hope you all have fun. Please post pics :).

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Welcome to Carver Site! And, that's some great gear you have! Many of on this site have similar gear we've collected (you'll hear about OCCD: Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder ), but a lot fewer of us can say we are the original owner of most of our gear. Pretty cool.

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Just a data point for you... I checked my bias meter. It's steady at 75mA at idle and seems to move just fine while playing. I have had my 285 since May of last year. I'm probably putting 4-5 hours per week on it, I'd say. So, close to 300 total hours, i'd say (also this is the unit that Steve Guttenberg used for his review, so, it had some hours on it before I got it).

Thanks @Nahash5150. That's helpful. I've logged a lot of hours on my 285....haven't noticed any issues. I'll check the current bias reading and let y'all know.

Great cover of Phil Collins' hit.

Related question...... is Nelion taking over the warranty work from Jim Clark?... I know he closed up his shop, got a new job and has been real busy. But, on his way out, he did say the warranty's would be honored.

I haven't touched the bias adjustment on mine. I was advised I may never need to do so. How would I know if I have an issue?

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I get a lot of my music suggestions from TV lately... lots of good music being played in some of these shows. I heard this one in the show "The Bear" on Hulu. "Save it for later" is one of my all time favorite '80's tunes by the English Beat. This cover of it struck me as really cool and fitting for the show. I looked it up today online and was surprised that the cover is by Eddie Vedder. Crazy that a grunge guy can do such a great job covering an '80's Ska band song.

Thanks, yes we've talked about it and agreed the Ortofon Blue wasn't to be liked. Though, when asked, he said that cartridges are very much a personal preference and you gotta try them out to see what you really like. He gave me a tip on an AT cartridge, also said he's seeing folks really liking Shure cartridges lately.

I was using an ortofon blue cartridge. That survived the crash. But, I think I'm going to use this opportunity to change cartridges. The Ortofon Blue is just way to revealing for me... every click pop and scratch is magnified. I'm open to suggestions.

I had a wonderful experience this week I'd like to share. The story starts out badly...... earlier this week, as I was moving gear around (which I do way more frequently than I should, probably) I accidentally knocked my turntable off a table sending it crashing to the floor. The dust cover smashed into several pieces, the counterweight on the tone arm was broken off as was the cuing arm and several other bits. I was as heartbroken as I was angry at my clumsiness. I loved this turntable. It was a '80's Technics SL-D2, completely refurbished. It looked like the day it came out of the factory. I bought it from a guy, Carl, who refurbishes Technics turntables. He does terrific work. I didn't know if the turntable could be fixed. So, I contacted Carl. After I quickly described the tragedy, Carl told me that, even if it could be fixed, I'd be better off buying a replacement turntable because it would cost less. So, I I found another Technics in a local shop and bought it. Got it home, added my cartridge, and it played just fine. But, I wasn't happy. I realized what was missing was the refurbishment... the comfort of knowing that the gear was working 100% to spec. So, I contacted Carl again and asked if he would refurbish this replacement turntable, and he gave me a very fair price to do so. I drove it down to SC yesterday and got a glimpse of Carl's workshop. It reminded me of @Nahash5150's Nelion workshop....racks of turntables, and turntable parts, 90% Technics brand, test equipment, etc. Carl told me about how he can't find some replacement parts but has a guy who 3D prints pieces for him. He quickly showed me all the tests he runs. I spent an hour just shooting the breeze with him.... he was great. I asked him a lot of questions and he dispelled a lot of "myths" about turntables... a real down to earth guy. The whole experience made me very appreciative of all the experts I know for my gear... like the folks here on the CS for Carver gear. If you're ever in the need of Technics Turntable work, here's the place I recommend: https://turntablesbycth.com/

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Welcome to the Carver Site! Good luck on your AL-III's. Post pics/progress reports as you go. We love to see that kind of stuff, here :).

Well done!

I had forgotten how many great songs this band had......

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