doctorlivingstone

Hi folks, long time reader, first time poster. I'd really appreciate some advice. I have a chance to pick up a Carver amp, control center (pre-amp), and tuner. It's all in good used but not museum condition, and it's basically free. I've got way more 2 channel stuff than I need, so I'm not sure if this is worth accepting or not, yea I know, it's free, but if I take it and it sits in a closet someplace there is no point. So anyway, I'm running a pair of Klipsch Chorus as my main set of two channel, with additional speaker sets in additional rooms. I'm pushing them with a Pioneer SA9500II/TX9500II. I know, old school for sure, but I like warmth of the old Pioneer stuff, and the wattage (80wpc) has never left me wanting more. So this Carver stuff, I never owned Carver anything previously so I have zero experience with it. The amp is model M1.5t, the control center is model C1, and the tuner is model TX-2. I know the wattage is quite a bit higher than my Pioneer - something in the range of 300wpc? So theoretically more power, more headroom, etc etc. I've heard Carver has a good reputation, but like I say, I'm clueless on these units . . . Does anyone have any experience with these units form Carver? Are they any good? Thanks in advance