SD/A-390t Underpinnings

[Murray 2]

Hello all, hope everyone is well.  

 

Long time CARVER owner {  SD/A-360 (sold),  M-1.5T ( MKII - the works ),  M-1.5t (pending forwarding for the works),  SD/A390t ( pending refresh/updating) }.

One time CARVER Manufacturer's Rep. employee - Atlantic Canada circa 1988.

 

I have 2 questions regarding my 390t:

1.  What make and model of base and transport is it based off of?

2.  Is anyone aware of a Canadian ( US notwithstanding ) service shop qualified to do a top-notch refresh/update on this unit?

 

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards.

 

Murray SMITH

Port Williams, NS, CA. 

[Sk1Bum 13,194]

HI Murray and welcome to thecarversite.com. Glad you found us.

 

I moved your post from Website Support to The Welcome Shop. Website Support is for technical issues regarding the website itself. The Welcome Shop is where most folks make their introductions.

 

I wish I could answer your questions, but I've never owned a Carver CD player. I also don't know of any shops in Canada. Maybe someone with answers will chime in.

 

[Murray 2]

Thanks for your help!

Edited 4 hours ago by Murray

[AndrewJohn 11,068]

Welcome to the forum, @Murray

 

I fixed an SD/A 390t and posted a thread about it.   

 

In one of the last posts I added to the thread (scroll down) I noted a video I found of a Denon DCM 320, that showed the internals of that Denon to look identical to the guts of the SD/A 390t.  Almost perfectly - EXCEPT Bob Carver added the tube buffer stage from the SD/A 490t in the space that was open in the Denon unit.  Links to those YouTube videos are in that thread. 

 

I don't know anyone in Canada to refer you to - but a qualified tech that has experience with CDs should be able to fix it - and, yes, they are hard to find.   The Service Manual is also in the Library here on TCS - and it is quite good and informative.  Any shop you go to should reference it (download it for FREE).

 

Have a look at my thread - see if the symptoms you have are the same..., they often are.  I have fixed several of these, now, with this same fix.

 

Good luck!

 

That thread is here: