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Heya AndrewJohn, The auction is on a NZ based auction site called "Trademe". Here is the link to the M-500t for sale. There seems to be one reputable carver technician here in NZ. I'll be getting in touch with him today to find out if he is confident in performing the upgrade. As NZ is such a small place, I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't had this amp on his bench before. Are there any questions you think I should be asking the seller. He doesn't say much in the listing. I have requested more photos, but as of today, no more have been uploaded. Loving this forum so far. You Carver owners are a friendly bunch 🍻

Thanks Kurt 🍻

Thanks for the reply Sk1Bum, And thank you for the heads up about the heat issue at loud volumes when it's stock. As these speakers of mine can dip to a 2 ohm load, I know that if I do manage to get this amp, it will be getting the upgrade for certain. I have been saving and waiting for a decent power amp (in my price range )to show itself for the past year. After researching this amp for the past couple of days, I'm quite eager to snag her if all goes to plan. Preamp will be a Sansui AU-9500. Hopefully they match well as I do love this Sansui. Cheers! Nick

Thank you AndrewJohn and 3M-Audio for your insight and knowledge 🍻 Very much appreciated. It sounds like it will be a good match for these hard to drive speakers. Hopefully this will be the last link in the chain for a while if I win the auction (6 more days to find out). I will definitely post photos if I win. Thanks again, Nick

Hello from New Zealand, it's not often Carver Amplifier's come up for sale down here in our part of the world. There is currently a Carver M-500t listed locally which has piqued my interest. Two questions I would like to ask the hive mind here... Would this stock amp comfortably handle running a pair of Acoustic Research AR-LST speakers ( 3 way, 9 drivers. 4 ohm and 89.5db sensitivity) I see that there is a mod for this amp also. Is this only available in America? Or will a local Carver service technician be able to perform it?? Thanks in advance, Nick