bluefan 31 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Hi all.. newbie here... finally after 30 some years I have obtained a Carver system. I always was interested in Carver from the days of reviewing pages of the thick Crutchfield catalogs.. remember them? So here is my new system. Just need to work on the CD players... seems to have to warm up a bit to read discs properly and needs a couple new belts... This has a very interesting sound and runs quite well with my Polk monitor 10's. I look forward to being here. 1
danowood 2,167 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Welcome to the CS Bluefan, Some nice gear. I have 2 of those 35's and I'm sure you will enjoy yours. Peruse the site and enjoy
BarryG 2,853 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Welcome to the site, nice setup! You should feel at home here, grab a beer and turn up the volume! How is your 390t working? I am sending mine to Rolland for a refresh soon. BarryG 1
Charlie 16,430 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Nice bit of kit you have there; you do realize that once you get started, there is no turning back....
PMAT 2,042 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Welcome to the site. Feel free to join in the other topics.
Blues Pwr 766 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Welcome to the forum, glad you you found us and decided to join in on the fun. Enjoy the site..........
zumbini 6,150 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Howdy bluefan, and welcome to the forum. Glad you hopped on board the Carver train. Congrats on your new (to you) Carver gear, and thanks for posting a photo so we didn't have to beg.
chiroacademy 833 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 I love the meters on that amp. Nice looking system.
hewlew1 258 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 Welcome to the forum. Nice setup you have there. What kind of speaks you using?
dcl 3,276 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 The "blackface" look of the trio is pleasing, must sound even "better" for it. Welcome aboard, this is a very fine space.
compwaco 1,129 Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 I always liked the Polk Monitor 10's. (I gave a pair to my parents around 30 years ago) I bet they sound great with the TFM-35.
hewlew1 258 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Brain Fart looking at the picture and missed the Polk Monitor 10's.
aslan7 954 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Welcome bluefan! Love the TFM amps. They sound fantastic with both music and movies. Long live Carver!
Maddmaster 1,007 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Welcome Bluefan. Nice setup. You'll love it here.
niccolosito 328 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 If you could resist the urge to position your Polks 6 or 8 feet apart, you'll be good with sonic holography or simply SH as most folks here reverently call it. Three feet(or less) will do wonders. And then you'll be hooked for at least the next 30 years! Welcome to the place to be!
loner_t 2,568 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 BlueFan, you will be now be introduced to Warp-speed Carver Collection Syndrome aka OCCD. Welcome to US Starship Carver!
BluesMan57 1,416 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Welcome to the forum. Glad to have you. Great looking system you have there. Thanks for sharing.
B-Man 4,781 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Welcome to the forum Bluefan !! We all look forward to your participation. Carver and Polks make great music together - nice job in making the union happen.
Nahash5150 10,765 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Welcome! Classic setup there - brings back memories.
jazzman53 1,276 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Welcome Bluefan, TFM's are sweet amps...got a few myself. They're getting old though-- if yours hasn't been recapped you might want to think about doing that.
peck555 366 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Welcome to the site, lots to read here, and great people to explain it all after you're done reading.
bluefan 31 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Posted February 29, 2016 Thanks all for the warm reception. The monitor 10's sound very good with this system and I am looking forward to adding my ADS's. Now I understand what the Carver sound (Holography) is like and have enjoyed a few hours (many) listening to this system. One issue that I have is with the 390t cd player. The screw drive for the turntable/wheel that holds the CDs can get noisy. I was going to remove the turntable to take a look but there is a round cap in the center that covers the access to the screw. Anyone ever remove that cap? Its on pretty tight and even a dental pic cannot get in to leverage it up. The service manual does show this round cap as a separate part.. here is a pic of the top and bottom.. Thanks all!
bluefan 31 Posted February 29, 2016 Author Posted February 29, 2016 I should have dug a bit deeper on the carousel issue... found the info on taking it apart via this site. Sounds like these players can just be noisy when rotating.
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