Kurt

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Hey, for all you hi-def digital music streamers and Qobuz users out there, I thought this was pretty cool. Qobuz has a new functionality. See it here. https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/connect The feature let's you control Qobuz on one device from another device on the same network. This is a big deal for me and other users. I don't have to get up to change songs on my streaming setup in my stack. I can do it remotely from my iPhone. I know many streamers already have this feature (like via Roon, or via device apps), but Qobuz hasn't had it until now which has bugged me a bit. I had considered paying extra for Roon, now I don't have to... Funny story... I'm a few weeks late in discovering this, apparently. It was launched in mid-May. I can be completely oblivious to audio news sometimes. I actually discovered the new feature by accident. Sometimes, I listen to music via my streamer (Qobuz on an IPad into a Schitt DAC) while I also use my iPhone to make more playlists on Qobuz. Yesterday, I was doing that and noticed when I opened Qobuz on my iPhone, it was on the same song I was listening to and had a notation that it was playing on "Kurt's iPad". I couldn't believe it. Not only did I get a great new feature....it automatically set itself up and turned on! I didn't even have to learn how to use it. It's just there, now! I love it.

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Welcome to the Carver Site. We all enjoy Carver electronics here.... some of us have what we call OCCD (Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder). Tell us about your gear!

That's hysterical!

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Apparently they had a couple different models.... Here's a 1956 version

Saw an old DeSoto pop up for sale recently in local paper..... Not really looking for an old car, but the ad caught my eye because the car actually had a record player in it. So, I had to google that...... Turns out Chysler actually offered an under dash record player system from about 1956-1961 on some cars. You could actually stack a bunch of 45's (like the multi-cd players that came decades later) and flip through them. I had no idea. Found this Youtube video on it and thought you all might get a chuckle.

Welcome to the Carver Site! I'm in North Carolina, too. Charlotte area.

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ELO is one of those bands.... you forget how many good songs they made.

I see a lot of debate on streamers online. People spend a lot of money on it for sure.... I really don't understand it all. I have a simple setup, I use Qobuz on an iPad into a DAC then into my Carver Preamp. It sounds beautiful. So good I can't imagine it being any better. To get better, I think the setup would have to be modifying the source sound to add color or personal preference essentially making the sound from the DAC less transparent. But I already have my own devices to add my preferenes to the sound (Tube amp, Sonic Holography, tone controls, EQ's, etc). I know some folks need more devices to manage their own files. So, systems like Bluesound Node or having an Oppo to manage music on your own network would come into play. But, I don't have my own files. So, my simple setup is fine for me. The iPad itself frustrates me from time to time... but it has nothing to do with the music. (Apple is continuously updating software and trying to run my life for me, lol.)

Sometimes a TV show or movie will carry a great song on its soundtrack and inspire me......... I've been watching "Your Friends and Neighbors" series on Apple TV+ (great show by the way) and they played this song by Blind Melon I haven't heard in a while. Fantastic tune from the '90's.

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Welcome to the Carver Site! Carver receivers are wonderful!

Welcome! I have a TX-2 in my rig. Carver made some nice tuners.

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Catchy, upbeat, song.

I can't answer the electrical questions. But, I have an m1.0t and several m1.5t's. All have been refurbished/upgraded by Nelion to mkII status. None of them get hot at all in any place... they all run fairly cool even if driven hard (I've measured them running hard at warmest spot on the chassis and I get about 95 deg F). I have fans, but I don't use them. As long as you provide enough space around the amps, they stay nice and cool. The m1.5t MkII's I have are different sounding than the m1.0t MkII......But, by just a bit. Not really all that different. If I had to characterize it, I'd say the m1.5t's are "brighter"...ie a little more high end. Kind of like the difference between CD's and Records, when CD's first came out... The m1.0t mkII is a little "warmer" sounding. When I pair my m1.5t's with speakers that have a lot of high end, it can feel kinda harsh on certain songs. But, really, like I said, this is nit picking differences. I've run them back to back on same speakers in blind tests, and I really can't tell them apart that easily. (Note: I had Nelion upgrade the m1.0t to MkII Opt 2, which gives it almost as much power as the m1.5t mkII refurbishment). Hope you figure out your issue.... lots of help here on the Carver Site. Oh, and welcome aboard!