Kurt

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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Bienvenue sur le site Carver !

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.

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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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