DaveStL 85 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Welcome! I doubt you'll be bored on this board. (Did I really type that? ) I am first year chemistry teacher at a Air Force JROTC academy, my wife is also a science teacher. We have a 14 month old little girl who loves music! Daddy is teaching her well, even at this young of an age. You love them to pieces, but somettimes they turn out untrainable. My wife and I are both ChE's and our son is in college studying philosophy. At least he likes music. Still getting used to the sound of the M1.5T vs. the TFM 25. I love them both but they do have their differences. What do you hear that's different? My 1.5 t's seem to have tighter bass than the 4.0t, but the 4.0t is smoother in the mids and highs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryG 2,846 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I would also like to welcome you to the site. You will learn a lot from all your new found friends. Most of us share this OCCD !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow 207 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Welcome to the forum, Carver and Polk a great combo. REGARDS SNOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xavionics 1,399 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Nice setup bored184! BTW, there's no cure for OCCD, just treat the symptoms and you'll be just fine I thought I was looking at a pic of my own C-1 with the Discwasher box sitting on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man 4,763 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Are my eyes deceiving me, or did someone modify the faceplate on your M-1.5t? It should be the same width as the C-1 (19") but appears to be about an inch shorter. I think you're right Dom. Also, look at how the corners on the M1.5t faceplate are rounded, compared to the C-1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumbini 6,138 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Are my eyes deceiving me, or did someone modify the faceplate on your M-1.5t? It should be the same width as the C-1 (19") but appears to be about an inch shorter. I think you're right Dom. Also, look at how the corners on the M1.5t faceplate are rounded, compared to the C-1... I'm not a fan of that sort of mod, but at least the guy did a professional job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored184 2 Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 This is my first M1.5T so I do not have anything to compare it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored184 2 Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 What do you hear that's different? My 1.5 t's seem to have tighter bass than the 4.0t, but the 4.0t is smoother in the mids and highs. I just figured out how to quote! I am still a little new in describing what I am hearing but the M1.5T sounds a little sterile while the TFM has a richness to it that the M1.5T is lacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retriever 1,076 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Darn posting at work again... I thought it sounded Flat/Sterile as well. Low feedback designs can sound that way driving low inductance loads ( I heard), that's why I bumped up the feedback not as high as the M400t but just enough. Before you try somthing that drastic I would suggest the amp get Recapped. It may then breath fire, like a monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumbini 6,138 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 This is my first M1.5T so I do not have anything to compare it to. Carver made basically two faceplate sizes: 17" like my older office system (M-200t, TX-2, C-2, DTL-50) and 19" like my son's system (M-1.0t, CT-Seven, DTL-200MKII) They also made 19" adapter plates for the older 17" components and bolt-on rack ears for the 17" M-500(t), TX-11, MXR-series receivers, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzman53 1,218 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 What do you hear that's different? My 1.5 t's seem to have tighter bass than the 4.0t, but the 4.0t is smoother in the mids and highs. I just figured out how to quote! I am still a little new in describing what I am hearing but the M1.5T sounds a little sterile while the TFM has a richness to it that the M1.5T is lacking. Welcome to the forum, I've never heard a M1.5t, but I agree the TFM-25 has a nice rich tone. I have five re-capped 25's and I will never part with any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyjt 8,606 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 This is my first M1.5T so I do not have anything to compare it to. Carver made basically two faceplate sizes: 17" like my older office system (M-200t, TX-2, C-2, DTL-50) and 19" like my son's system (M-1.0t, CT-Seven, DTL-200MKII) They also made 19" adapter plates for the older 17" components and bolt-on rack ears for the 17" M-500(t), TX-11, MXR-series receivers, etc. Gee Dom, it must be nice to have one of everything Carver, just in case you want to produce a made fo tv movie "The many works of Bob Carver - a pictorial journey..." Seriously, - great post. Taught me something I didn't know (Which in retrospect, isn't too difficult...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weitrhino 1,425 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I have five re-capped 25's and I will never part with any of them. Heck Charlie! Savannah is only 3.5 hours away. Come on up some time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored184 2 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Great post Zumbini! Is there a chance its factory and just and oddball or more likely did someone mod it to fit one of the smaller units? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Pwr 765 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I have both a C-1 and a M1.5t and both have the factory rack mount cutouts and both are 19" Someone cut this one down to fit inside a cabinet or shelf unit, like Dom said at least he did a decent job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zumbini 6,138 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Is there a chance its factory and just and oddball or more likely did someone mod it to fit one of the smaller units? I suppose you could have special ordered a 17" faceplate from the factory but I'm pretty sure this one is "home made". My reasoning is that the corners on your M-1.5t are about half the radius that Carver normally used. To illustrate I pasted the suspect M-1.5t corner next to your stock C-1 corner with the 0o and 90o marks lined up. I was careful to maintain scale on both photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nahash5150 9,952 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I think I see a ghost reflecting in there too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored184 2 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Is there a chance its factory and just and oddball or more likely did someone mod it to fit one of the smaller units? made". My reasoning is that the corners on your M-1.5t are about half the radius that Carver normally used. To illustrate I pasted the suspect M-1.5t corner next to your stock C-1 corner with the 0o and 90o marks lined up. I was careful to maintain scale on both photos Thanks for sharing! I always seem to attract the oddball pieces. I am usually not one for cosmetics but even I have to admit it would of looked better if it were left factory original. However like stated before I am glad who ever did it was smart enough to have it done by a pro. Looks like I may be starting the hunt for a parts M1.5T or just the faceplate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fill35U 1,845 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Perhaps the faceplate on that M-1.5t was cut down to get rid of the funny look of the factory's rack-mount screw-clearance slots? Best pic I could find. But you see it does look kinda weird outside of a rack (inside of a rack, it's too dark to see anything! ) The first time I saw one like this was an Ebay listing, the seller thought it was a very nice custom job. But later, I saw a factory photo (ad, brochure, spec sheet?) that showed the same slots. Probably early production, and the slots were dropped before the "One Thousand Two Hundred" screening was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlkohler 106 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Welcome back after your Carver acquisition. The can't stop the "fever" ... lord knows I've tried. Don't fight it enjoy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoot Horn 5 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Welcome to the machine ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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