Mopardamo 62 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Hello All! Hope everyone is warm tonight. Bit cold here is St. Louis like many places. Looking to upgrade my system. I had a M-1.0t back in the day running some home built speakers after friends took out my other cheap gear with Tchaikovsky 1812 cannon's. Currently have some Magnepan 1.6 's that just ate my Harman Kardon AVR8000 receiver. Yes I knew it was just a matter of time pushing those speakers. So now i'm looking at one or two Sunfire 300 amps. I see there are two on eBay. Totally open to suggestions as well. Love that Bob is back! Look forward to chatting with like minded audioheads. Damon 9
Community Admin AndrewJohn 10,502 Posted November 28, 2018 Community Admin Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome to TheCarverSite, Damon. Kick back, and enjoy. I don't have experience with the Sunfire 300 - but no doubt there will be someone along who does ! We love pictures on this site - share a few of your gear! Welcome!
Dennis47 977 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 WELCOME Mopardamo from St. Louis! Glad you found us. Come on you Sunfire owners...chime in!
Maddmaster 1,007 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome. I don’t own any Sunfire’s but they should be able to handle the Maggie’s. They have two optional outputs. One is voltage driven and the other is current driven. Someone can chime in on which would work best. I would also think a M1.0t mkII would be up to the task.
Mopardamo 62 Posted November 28, 2018 Author Posted November 28, 2018 Wow folks. Thank you for the nice and quick welcome! Think the 1.0 would do it too, but it's in a friends closet if I remember right. He has it now and it needs some work. Maybe talk him out of it and get it updated with the mkll improvement as part of the go thru? I'll get pictures in a few days. Room is getting rearranged. 5
DrummerJuice 1,287 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome Mopardamo! I believe that Sunfires are Load invariant so should have no trouble with Maggies, (someone here will have first hand knowledge). Glad to have you aboard!
Zenith4me 1,485 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome to the land of OCCD! Carter
Charlie 16,430 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Greetings Mopardamo! Let the fun begin!
Sk1Bum 11,515 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Hello Mopardamo, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. You've already advanced from Inbound to Novice, so please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. So kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.
BluesMan57 1,416 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome to the forum Sir glad to have you on board.......
BarryG 2,853 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome, enjoy your stay in the wonderful world of Carver! Lots of great information and helpful people here! I loved having Maggie’s, I regret trading mine away! Sunfire Amps will drive them with ease! Barry
Dadvw 2,877 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome to another Missourian and Carver fan! I am in Jefferson City. Enjoy your stay and beware of OCCD. No one that posts on this site is immune.......grin
dcl 3,276 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome , Mopardamo, I recall similar wintery conditions years ago when living in St. Loius & further west in Chesterfield. Brrr! Good luck with your amp search.
Turbo 1,404 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Welcome aboard @Mopardamo Kick back, relax and enjoy. I don't have experience with the Sunfire 300 either, but no doubt there's someone here who does and will be along soon! Turbo
Nahash5150 10,765 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 17 hours ago, Mopardamo said: Hello All! Hope everyone is warm tonight. Bit cold here is St. Louis like many places. Looking to upgrade my system. I had a M-1.0t back in the day running some home built speakers after friends took out my other cheap gear with Tchaikovsky 1812 cannon's. Currently have some Magnepan 1.6 's that just ate my Harman Kardon AVR8000 receiver. Yes I knew it was just a matter of time pushing those speakers. So now i'm looking at one or two Sunfire 300 amps. I see there are two on eBay. Totally open to suggestions as well. Love that Bob is back! Look forward to chatting with like minded audioheads. Damon The Sunfire will drive them just fine. In fact, any quality power amplifier should handle them. Welcome!
Blues Pwr 766 Posted November 29, 2018 Posted November 29, 2018 Welcome to the forum Mopardamo, lots to see and read and lots of helpful folks to help out whatever your needs are.
Mopardamo 62 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Posted November 30, 2018 I just purchased a Sunfire TGP-401 off ebay. Let everyone know how that goes. Excited that i'll have my preamp and tuner covered in one component. Not sure what OCCD means but I can infer that i've caught it I believe:-) 1
Dadvw 2,877 Posted November 30, 2018 Posted November 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Mopardamo said: I just purchased a Sunfire TGP-401 off ebay. Let everyone know how that goes. Excited that i'll have my preamp and tuner covered in one component. Not sure what OCCD means but I can infer that i've caught it I believe:-) Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder......grin You are infected, no known cure......grin 2
Sk1Bum 11,515 Posted November 30, 2018 Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Dadvw said: Obsessive Carver Collecting Disorder......grin You are infected, no known cure......grin It does seem to go into remission once your discretionary funds and all available credit have been depleted. 1 3
Mopardamo 62 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) Well It happened again. Now a Sunfire Series II amp is on its way to my door. My Maggies are going to be so happy! Edited December 1, 2018 by Mopardamo 4
Brian_at_HHH 2,697 Posted December 1, 2018 Posted December 1, 2018 Nope, no OCCD issues, here! Way to go, Mopardamo!
CT-Seven 764 Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 Nice solid pick ups right there dont forget the pics once everything is set up! Welcome to this wonderful site
DrummerJuice 1,287 Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 Way to go, jumping in with both feet! The Sunfire Siggy 2 is on my bucket list! (or maybe a pair of them? :D) for when my CDI (Carver Discretionary Income) is high enough. Unless I can find a Lighstar at a decent price which is like Unobtainium!
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