jmct 15 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Hi, I've been visiting intermittently for a number of years - but only recently created an account because... I acquired a set of Carver Amazing's Platinum Edition (Oak). I am quite certain this is the used audio acquisition of a lifetime. Fun story how I obtained these. Last year my wife said she saw a set of large speakers for FREE on a Facebook list called "free things for local pickup". I was floored that she even brought my attention to such large speakers. Boy am I glad I married the right girl! Several hours later I am the owner of a working set of Carver Platinum's. The owner, a woman, had passed away some years ago - she was a musician and audiophile. Her son had many of her things in offsite storage. Two trips in the largest SUV I could borrow and I was in business. In a word - they are amazing However, I noticed the bass is lacking. I dove in and found all 8 woofers surrounds are completely disintegrated. Last weekend I finished refoaming the surrounds. I've previously completely restored JBL L100s. So I'm looking at the crossovers and finish and considering further improvements. If you hit like and get me to "Novice" I'll post photos! John McTurnan 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakley104 619 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome John, glad you joined the group. I'm pretty sure you hit the jackpot twice !!! What a great wife, you probably need to keep her around. AND, what a great find with those FREE Carver Amazing's Platinum Edition. Pretty sure you'll have lots of people here envying your find, I'm at least one of them !!! Lots of great folks here to help along your Carver journey, enjoy !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJActual 75 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome abaord. Great story and I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,146 Posted April 1, 2021 Community Admin Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome @jmct, John. Glad you found us... Can't wait to see pictures..., What amps are you driving the Plats with? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,860 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Hello John, 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. Wow! Great find, twice. The Plats and the SO. We'll get you to Novice, and TIA for the pics. . They go here. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie 16,429 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Greetings John; we're glad to have you aboard!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenith4me 1,386 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome to The Carver Site and congratulations on a fantastic score! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceman117 722 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Welcome to the site! Would love to see pictures of those Amazings! That was one hell of a score! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmct 15 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Wow. Thanks for the welcomes and thumbs up. I'll get some photos taken later today and posted. After initially trying several good quality high-powered AVRs I could see the potential with more power and went looking for a quick power fix. I bought a used Crown XLS2500 which is around 440 watts @ 8ohm. This is a worthwhile improvement over my Rotel 80 watt AVR. I'll probably stick with this amp for now. The new surrounds are pretty stiff, so I'm going to run some low freq pink noise through them tonight. Thanks again for the warm welcome. Edited April 1, 2021 by jmct 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesMan57 1,306 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Welcome to the forum Sir. .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Receiver2000 2,447 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Welcome jmct!!!! Glad to have you with us. Lots of great guys and fun around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAT 1,840 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Welcome. They have a daring name but they can back it up. Placement is crucial with these big dipoles. Have fun and share your experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis47 850 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 WELCOME @jmct! Nice score on the Amazing Platinum speakers. Looking forward to the photo... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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