pindrop 330 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Hello from sunny Central Florida!!! As I sit here in my shorts with the A/C on enjoying my umbrella drink, I find it's time to come out from the shadows of the forums where I have been perusing the site and filling my mind with much useful information about a product that I've had a love for since it first came on the market. Back in those days I was a very young family man that loved good sound but had priorities that required most financial gains to go toward housing, clothing and the ability to dine with a certain degree of regularity... Though the love of good sound never left my thoughts in day to day life over 30 plus years, the name Carver kind of faded into the past until recently when looking at amplifiers on ebay one day. I was just looking to find what my Adcom GFA-555 was worth and what should I come upon but a Carver m1.0t and boom!! An instantaneous flashback to the old amp challenge, the lawsuits, the reviewers in an uproar and our hero, the evil genius Bob, laughing his evil laugh. The amp companies CJ, Levinson et al saying if you're so great a designer why don't you build your own greatest amplifier and he does. Geez...great times ( have any of you seen the latest edition of The Absolute Sound? 3 pages of our hero's latest toys The Amazing Line Source and the Silver Seven 700- 25 tubes each 700 watts each in a lovely '49Mercury Burgundy). So as I regained my senses, I said to myself "Hey myself, I wonder what those Internets have to say about ole' Bob" and that's how I found you guys. Mkll !!?? Opt.002!!?? What's that all about? mmmmmore powwwerrr Tim the Tool man says,,,email..Hey Rich?? could ya put me down on the lissst?? No such luck, Oh, of course I bought a Carver m1.0t and not just any one, no no I had to buy the very one that Rich wrote about,,,you know the pretty one that works once and the next time I fired it up it starts off going bap bap bap bap bap like a 60 hz sine wave or somethin'. Of all the #%*@***! luck. Now mind you, by now I've found the forum and wandered around for a bit as a guest and am paying attention to your names as well as handles and kind of store them in the ole' coconut. I then went on to decide I wanted to get another amp, namely a TFM-45 for the tube sound and get it reworked. So I slide on over to ebay again(not learning my lesson) and see one in there but the owner is saying completely refurbished and that refurbished is the way to go. Some potential buyer asked who did the work and the owner said he had. Really? Who's this owner says I ....Nahash5150...hey, I know that name!! Well I struck up a conversation with Greg about the amp and alas it took me too long to turn the corner to buy it and I wrote him back telling him so saying "I guess if you lag you lose" and so it was. A couple of days go by and I go visit your site again and what do I find but everyone congratulating Greg on working with Rich on the MKll projects and I went back through ebay to do the same as I didn't know how else to get hold of him. I told him he sure kept a tight lip on it when we wrote earlier and said "hey, if you are going to do those mods could you put me down on your list?" I have to agree with all that you all have written of Greg, he is a class act. Super nice, knowledgeable and willing to help in all ways. And in all that I have been reading on here, so are all of you and I think I am going to enjoy being a member of this site very much. I have plenty of questions, probably too many. I'm computer illiterate, so much so that I haven't even figured out how to use the emoticons (I think that's what they're called) in this introduction. But I'm good with music and can bring that to the table at the very least. (Try James Taylor-Gaia-from his album Hourglass if you like bass from a tympani drum or Assembly of Dust-Speculator for a huge soundstage). Oh, did I forget to say what Greg's answer was? As I join this site, it will be in style as over the next few weeks he will be turning my m1.0t into an m1.0t Mkll Opt.002. I don't know for sure, but I'm feeling blessed. Well , I gotta go refill my umbrella drink and go for a swim. I look forward to conversating (as it's said down here) with ya. Kennett 2
chiroacademy 833 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Welcome to the site. You are in good company here and there is so much great knowledge, support and info it will make sure head explode. I learn something new everyday and as a consequence feel like I need to buy something new everyday. LOL
danowood 2,167 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Welcome aboard, and yes Greg is a #1 Class Act. He has done 3 m 1.0T's for me and they absolutly sing!! 1
Zoom 373 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Sweet dude! Nice start, even after a stumble most of us aren't lucky enough to stumble on a Hashy mod!! And welcome....
zumbini 6,147 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Well howdy pindrop and welcome to the forum. Sounds like you'll fit in just fine so sit down and set a spell. WE LOVE PHOTOS so don't make us beg. (Check out the inserting media section of forum help for a primer.) 1
jazzman53 1,276 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Welcome Kennett, I grew up in central FL, loved it. We like pics here so feel free to post photos of your gear. 1
Daddyjt 9,617 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Welcome aboard, Kennett. You are in great hands with Greg - He is a true class act, and he will turn your 1.0t into a thing of beauty. 1
Gene C 1,748 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Welcome Kennett! Yeah, photos are a good thing around here. Glad you already know Greg. 1
BluesMan57 1,411 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Well Kennett..... Welcome to the forum neighbor. Glad you found us................ 1
Retriever 1,128 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Welcome! Time will fly and before long hashy will have that M1.0 sounding sweet! Ps. Can you send some of that warm air up to Michigan? 1
tlkohler 106 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Sweet dude! Nice start, even after a stumble most of us aren't lucky enough to stumble on a Hashy mod!! And welcome.... You won't see any of the amps Greg's done for me on eBay - you'll need to pry them from my cold dead hands. 1
Blues Pwr 766 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Welcome to the forum, glad you decided to join in on all the fun. Tell us about the rest of your equipment in your system. What types of music do you listen to ? What bands and artists do you favor ? I enjoy classic rock, classic hard rock and my favorite modern blues guitar rock. Some of my favorite bands are Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple you get the idea. and favorite artists are Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore, Robin Trower, Leslie West, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes, etc. Where in central Fla. are you ? I'm in Altamone Springs Blues Pwr........ 1
Nahash5150 10,704 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Well I'm glad you decided to join us Kennet. You'll find warm company here and even more expertise than myself. So stick around and don't be shy about your questions. We wouldn't be here unless we enjoyed talking audio of ALL kinds and in all of its many facets. Cheers! Hashy 1
BarryG 2,853 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Sweet dude! Nice start, even after a stumble most of us aren't lucky enough to stumble on a Hashy mod!! And welcome.... You won't see any of the amps Greg's done for me on eBay - you'll need to pry them from my cold dead hands. I agree, these amps are amazing. Hashy and Rich do good work and are good helpful people, Welcome to the forum! I learn much by browsing, and learn something new every day!Have a great day and always Enjoy the music!!!Turn it up!BarryG 1
dcl 3,276 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 I, too, chanced upon The Forum, hoping to save some of my gear from the rubbish heap. Listen & read is my middle name as I am not talented in the audio gear world, but with knowledgeable forum friends kind answers did come, and still do. Happy to have you onboard! 1
pindrop 330 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 Thank you all for taking the time to welcome me. As soon as I posted that last night I had to roll out to go help a buddy set a repaired piece of gear in place and then it was necessary, as you all well know, to stay late in order to insure it was working properly....he has an old set of the original Large Advents that I took my m400t over and hooked to them a week or so ago. They sounded so dang good that he was forced to fix his 100 watt receiver. Quite a match as that 400t had total control of them probably due to them being from the same era. I just can't get past that tweeter as many advances have been made since then but it doesn't deter him from wanting to do the "Double Advent" trick before he moves on. Yeah chiroacademy I've learned quite a bit already and have had a number of questions answered just by reading around on here on the pieces that I now own or want to own including an oscilloscope. These guys are making me want to buy a broken amp just to see if I can bring it back or make it smoke. Speaking of wanting to own, Danowood are you sure 3 modded m1.0t's will suffice? Hopefully at least one is in another system. Seems you have the same malady I have in wanting to own or owning multiple Carver hearing aids. LOL Thanks for the welcome zoom, as I said, I'm very excited and feeling blessed to have run into Hashy like I did. Hey Zumbini, I wasn't kidding when I said I was computer illiterate but thanks for the welcome and thanks also for your link on posting pics. I promise you all even if I have to ask my understanding bride for help in posting them, I will get them on here. Jazzman53 and Blues Pwr I'm in St.Pete but lived many years in Dunnellon, which is 25 miles WSW of Ocala when my Dad was managing Rainbow Springs attraction. Daddyjt, I told Hashy I wanted mine to look just like his "Skull" amp, sans the skull 'cause he probably doesn't have enough of them to go around to all that he apparently has worked on. Now Retriever you do know I was just raggin' on you poor guys up there don't you. I can't tell you how glad I am to be a Floridian. Man, I can't handle the cold down here below 50 degrees. luvtubes thanks for the welcome and welcome to you as well. I think this is a great site. tlkohler has said my feelings before I even got my grubby hands on my new amp. It will go in the casket with me. Blues Pwr, you're dead in the middle of my wheelhouse dude. I own some if not a lot of all you mention except Leslie West but I will check her out and you might want to check out Betty Fox on youtube . She is from down here but what a voice! BTW did you know Warren has a new album out for the first time in years called Shout? Now I must also say I was brought up with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops along with all the "Big Bands" and symphonies through my Dad and all the show tunes- The King and I, The Sound of music ect. through my Mom so I'm wide open to most music. Barry G and dcl, I look forward to all the info I can retain on here but I will ask some off the wall questions just to see who's paying attention. Like here's a question to ALL : I told Hashy that I would give some thought to a handle for this site and pindrop is what I came up with, does anybody know what it refers to? pindrop
tlkohler 106 Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Glad to have you on board pindrop. I'm sure you will find this a very enlightening and enjoyable site. 1
pindrop 330 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 Yea thanks, I've already found some talks on the m400t that let me see what can be done to it that I'm interested in doing. Right now I'm just looking forward to getting "enlightened" by those lovely blue laser beams on that m1.0t that Hashy is about to start on.
pindrop 330 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 Hey Blues Pwr, I checked out Leslie West and much to my chagrin, just as the wife said to her husband at 3 in the morning as he talked to the insurance agent: "she sounds hideous". lol What's that? She's a guy?? Nevermind.....I enjoyed the recommendation, thanks. pindrop
Community Admin AndrewJohn 10,465 Posted February 21, 2014 Community Admin Posted February 21, 2014 Welcome. My story is similar, bought my first Carver Amp in the 80's. I had a great rig, and when the economy tanked, it was the last thing I was going to turn to cash to survive. Sold the beer making hobby equipment for $0.07 on the dollar, half my tools, my room full of work-out equipment, and just about everything that had meaning..., Then, my wife lets me off the hook - says: "you really should keep your Carver." The economy picked up for me, then I get the itch, and start adding. The last year of adding has been fun - leave it at that. Became active here, after lurking for a years, seeking guidance on a CD drive. I have to finish an Epi 400 tower rebuild (laid out all over my listening room) then I'll get pictures of the 4 Carver systems I have going, and shared for fun here. This is a great forum to be part of - no doubt. Passing the good karma welcome I received only a week ago.
pindrop 330 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Posted February 21, 2014 Thanks for your reply AndrewJohn, this point in life has been a long time coming, unfortunate the economy is so unstable. What with the kids grown and finally out of the billfold we can rise a little higher on the priority list. Sounds like you have a good woman there that knew you needed the Carver to retain that last bit of sanity. I know music is part of what has brought me through more than a couple of tough times and the best part is that the Carver amps ect. are still affordable after all these years. pindrop
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