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Welcome to the Carver site Chris! This is, indeed, “the place to be” for all things Carver (and more!). Thats a great combination of Carver gear - the m500t is a long-time site favorite. The c-2, while not as feature rich as the c-1 is a very capable preamp. If you are spinning vinyl (or have plans to dive into that pool too), the c-2 has a unique feature that allows for customizing cartridge resistive loading. Feel free to wander around. It a short time you will be able to add pics to your posts. We all love pics of all things audio.

Thanks for those audio treats guys! I’ll have to do some digging and add some new tunes to last years’ AXPONA playlist.

“ If you say you’re going to do something, do it! If you’re not gonna do it, don’t say you will.” -my Dad- My siblings and I (and my family) live by this code. It has served us all well.

+1 on this. Also, you can plug a cd player into the tape 1 input and then depress the Tape 1 Monitor switch. This would confirm (or eliminate) the rotary switch as the problem.

@wlmarI'm looking at the pic of the rear panel and it specs an AGC6 (6 amp) fuse.

Welcome to the site BLD2! I don't mean to sound dismissive, but it sounds like some switchology problem to me. Not to worry - those things can be damn hard to read. Sounds like you have the correct SOURCE selected if you are getting an output on the tape outputs. But if you have a Tape Monitor selected, it will not apply a source signal to the output. Just ensure ALL pushbutton switches are OUT (except Power of course) and you should be good to go. You can then change modes from there and play around with it. The manuals are in the library, accessed within the Manuals and Spreadsheets tab above. Just scroll down to the preamp section and there you will find the manuals for the c-1. That's a very popular combination you have there! Envied by many.

Welcome aboard LSD! I love the m400a, beautiful example of industrial packaging! Share with us what other gear you have. And when you’re able (soon) share some pics.

Welcome Adam!

Welcome aboard Eric! Tell us a bit about yourself… …and, of course, your gear!

Good morning Ron and welcome aboard! All manuals we have available can be found under the “Manuals and Specsheets” tab above. At the bottom of the window that opens, you will find tabs linking the brands available. Click on the Sunfire tab and look for what you need.

Welcome to The Carver Site Don! Looks like you had a bug of OCCD (Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder) back in '87. It appears it's been dormant for entirely too long. We'll fix that! Pull up a chair and sit a spell. You'll fit in here just fine...

Cool story! My first real system was pretty good. Or at least I thought so, until I happened to enter a high-end shop in Hong Kong many years ago. The notion that you can actually hear a difference between different amplifiers was eye opening! Been chasing more accurate sound ever since. Nice system! 👍👍

Kinda like an audio equivalent to a Picasso. Thanks for the introduction! I've heard of this album but have never listened to it. Maybe one day when I have the house alone... My only previous exposure to Beefheart is on the Zappa Live album Bongo Fury I received as a Christmas gift from my older brother. I just read the lyrics to all the songs on Bongo Fury, to refresh my memory. 1975 was one helluva year...

Welcome to the site @alf57! That’s a great way to jump back in to the hobby - buying two amp that need repair. Very well done, sir! And congratulations on both repairs. Pull up a chair and get comfortable - you’ll fit right in here. 😎

Welcome aboard @Carverrocks! I don’t know what amp might be preferred, but I have a pair of ALSIII’s I have run with a stock m1.0t, TFM-25, Pioneer Spec 2 and Spec 4, and my Bob Carver RAM 285. Currently, they are in my basement system being driven by a PT-2400. Each of these amps have driven them well. But the PT-2400 has SO MUCH power that it really makes them sing! Enjoy those speakers, they really are something special.