mattsk8

Thanks again to everyone for the welcome!! Like I said, I've loved stereos for as long as I can remember. I can't wait to compare stories of my humble beginnings building speakers (6th grade, cardboard cabinets ) and monkeying with stereos, all the while learning and having fun!! In the link I see the BOM for the 55x, does that and my 55 (mine is not the X) have the same capacitors? I am not sure, as I've only done a couple of the 55x amps. It will be very close, if not the same parts list. Also, the large 10,000uf 100v caps from Panasonic are no longer available. Best substitute at the moment is ESMH101VND103MA63T, available at Mouser. Each of your TFM amps use a pair of these. Thanks again. I'll probably start with my 35, this is the one that needs repair the most. I have a sort of static hum in this one that could be a bad solder on the RCAs (if I wiggle the RCA I also get a little thumping), or a cap, or both... plus my meter lights are out. My 55 actually works fairly well yet, but a recap would be good for it.

In the link I see the BOM for the 55x, does that and my 55 (mine is not the X) have the same capacitors?

THANK YOU!!! That's exactly what I was hoping for! I'll order some caps and post up once I start this project. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions along the way, this will be the first time I've done this. I did replace the power supply caps in my 1.5, I think the guy that sells that kit is an active member here but not positive?? Anyhow, much appreciated!!

Gladly!! This will be my first time trying to upload an image here so bear with me if this doesn't work... This is a pair I built using this kit, they sound amazing. The ER18 MTM Ribbon. These are some that I designed... This is another pair I designed. I made the cabinets out of rock maple flooring I tore out of an old farmhouse (the front baffles are cherry). This was the first (and probably last) all solid hardwood cabinet I've built. And this is what I'm working on now. I'm also going to build a mid cabinet, and the tweeter will be a JBL horn tweeter (also going to make the horn for the JBL compression tweeter) on top of the mid cabinet. I'll do a passive crossover from the midrange to the tweeter and power that with my TFM-35, then MiniDSP active crossover from the tweet/mid to the woofer and power the woofer with my TFM-55. A 15" Dayton Audio RSS390HO-4 is what I'm using for the woofer, and the mid is a Eminence Beta 12.

I've been a huge stereo fanatic since I was old enough to manage a volume knob. I absolutely love building speakers, and I've been a Carver fan since I was a teenager. I remember going into a local store that sold Carver for the first time and seeing the TFM series amps and drooling, imagining some day owning one of those works of art. Well here I am, now 40 years old, and I have a TFM-35, a TFM-55, and a Carver M1.5 amp. Aside from just being a part of this group, my reason for joining is that I'd like to recap both my 35 and my 55 and I heard this was a great site for getting suggestions and direction. I look forward to learning from you guys