NickT 246 Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Hey All, New user here. I just picked up a Cinema Grand Signature 400-5 a few days ago to add to my current 7.1 system. I have been idly looking for a Carver / Sunfire power amp and just happened to come across this unit at my local HiFi store as a trade in. Needless to say I walked out the door with it. Beautiful sounding amp, but I have some minor issues with it that I need to sort out. On power off, and I mean complete power removal, I get a squeal through the front right. Doubt it is anything major but something to look into. My Current system: Fronts : Klipsch RP-280F Center: Klipsch RP-440C Surround: Klipsch RP-250S Rear: Acoustic Energy A107. Soon to be replaced with Klipsch RP-160 Sub: Acoustic Research 12". Don't laugh at that one.. Needs to go as well. Projector: Epson, I forget the #, 1080P. Screen: 125" Onkyo TX-NR717 driving the Sunfire Cinema Grand Sig 400-5. It's also driving the 2 rear speakers. Sony Blu ray, Amazon FireTV and other various bits of audio gear. All this in a dedicated theater room that seats 8. I have found information somewhat difficult to come by on this model, so hope I am in the right place Cheers!! Nick Tucker 4
Brian_at_HHH 2,691 Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Welcome to the group, Nick. Nice setup, you have, and don't fret about the AR sub - unless "you" don't like the sound, enjoy it. Sunfire gear is, apparently, a bit hard to find info on, but there are some folks here with some great technical knowledge (Yours Truly excepted, beyond plugging in Power and RCA cords). Good luck, and enjoy the music, or movies!
Dennis47 974 Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) WELCOME @NickT! One of the techs will chime in soon... When you're able please post some pics of your setup. Edited July 11, 2019 by Dennis47
DrummerJuice 1,287 Posted July 10, 2019 Posted July 10, 2019 Nice Setup NickT! Can't wait to see pics!! You probably have this already. http://thecarversite.com/manuals/mandir/Sunfire 200X5-400X5 owner manual.pdf The real Carver brains should be along shortly!
Community Admin AndrewJohn 10,471 Posted July 10, 2019 Community Admin Posted July 10, 2019 Welcome ! You found the right place.
NickT 246 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Posted July 11, 2019 Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, much appreciated. I'll post some pics very soon, probably tomorrow. Thanks DrummerJuice, I do have the manual.
itchitch 4,497 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Welcome Nick! The Sunfire is a wonderful amp.
Bobby1970 1,451 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Welcome Nick. There's lots of technical people here always ready to guide you from the smallest to the biggest detail... Do share some of your favorite tunes in the "What Are You Listening To?" thread here.
kingman 662 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Check your cable connection to that channel. Are you using RCA or XLR’s? I would swap out cables first and see if it’s a connection issue. It sounds like a capacitor discharge of some sort. NaHash can assist you at Nelion Audio.
BluesMan57 1,411 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Welcome to the forum Sir. Glad to have you aboard.....
NickT 246 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Posted July 11, 2019 6 hours ago, kingman said: Check your cable connection to that channel. Are you using RCA or XLR’s? I would swap out cables first and see if it’s a connection issue. It sounds like a capacitor discharge of some sort. NaHash can assist you at Nelion Audio. I have replaced all the cables with brand new ones, so not that. I agree, to me sounds like a cap discharge. I do plan on doing a "re-cap" at some point, but for the near term I am just going to enjoy it
madmike46 398 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Welcome to the site NickT, stick around and enjoy the show.
NickT 246 Posted July 11, 2019 Author Posted July 11, 2019 Here is the main room, still a work in progress. 3
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