MrT58 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Got a chance to buy one of these for 200, wonder if any of you have experience with them? Good/bad, issues to look out for? Thanks, Quote
seti Posted January 11 Posted January 11 I always wanted one for nostalgia sake. I haven't heard one in years. If it is fully functional 200 is worth a shot. 1 Quote
jjptkd Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 1/7/2025 at 6:42 AM, MrT58 said: Got a chance to buy one of these for 200, wonder if any of you have experience with them? Good/bad, issues to look out for? Thanks, They're nice little amplifiers only down side I can see is their age at this point at over 30 years old might have some reliability issues down the road. Then it becomes a question of do I spend hundreds of dollars to get a $200 amp refurbished? Quote
MrT58 Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 1 hour ago, jjptkd said: They're nice little amplifiers only down side I can see is their age at this point at over 30 years old might have some reliability issues down the road. Then it becomes a question of do I spend hundreds of dollars to get a $200 amp refurbished? a valid point well taken. I don't want to consider what Ive dropped in amps and speaker rebuild of late, has be close to 1000- may have been better spent on a new piece. 1 Quote
Matthews Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Just today, I switched out my Carver set (TFM-15CB) for a vintage Oinkers I have. The Carver is a nice set but something was missing. The Onkyo dances circles around the Carver set. So much so, I am now on the hunt for an M-504! 3 Quote
CWOReilly Posted January 11 Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Matthews said: Just today, I switched out my Carver set (TFM-15CB) for a vintage Oinkers I have. The Carver is a nice set but something was missing. The Onkyo dances circles around the Carver set. So much so, I am now on the hunt for an M-504! LaScalas don’t need an M504, but they sure sound good with one! 3 Quote
Schu Posted January 12 Posted January 12 That can not be a good thing if an Onkyo has the ability to do the dancing... 1 2 Quote
MookieStl Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Used a tfm-15cb for quite a while with LS. Sounded great. Had a couple of them. As stated, they are pretty old now and started wearing out. I would advise finding something else. They were good in their day. 3 Quote
Matthews Posted January 19 Posted January 19 On 1/11/2025 at 11:54 AM, CWOReilly said: LaScalas don’t need an M504, but they sure sound good with one! 😃 ...it's here - and yes, they sure sound good with one 2 Quote
CWOReilly Posted January 20 Posted January 20 13 hours ago, Matthews said: 😃 ...it's here - and yes, they sure sound good with one Sweet! Enjoy! 2 Quote
the real Duke Spinner Posted January 21 Posted January 21 On 1/11/2025 at 8:21 AM, MrT58 said: a valid point well taken. I don't want to consider what Ive dropped in amps and speaker rebuild of late, has be close to 1000- may have been better spent on a new piece. And.that is the question A fair amount of Output Devices are obsolete 1 Quote
MrT58 Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 19 hours ago, the real Duke Spinner said: And.that is the question A fair amount of Output Devices are obsolete yep--- and therein lies the dilemma. Tired of dropping money on older stuff thinking its better than finding it has its own issues. At a crossroads here for sure. 1 Quote
MrT58 Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 Update: Like the sound of the carver a lot but still, it sounded distorted running via a NAD 1300 pre amp. Swapped in a Cambridge audio AXR 100 and it cleaned right up. Pulled the trigger on a crown XLi1500 amp and plugged my wiim pro direct to the input. clean again. Pre amp... huh... 2 Quote
derrickdj1 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Sounds like you are happy and now have 2 new amps, enjoy. I had a Carver cube amp and loved it. 1 Quote
MrT58 Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 On 1/26/2025 at 6:23 PM, derrickdj1 said: Sounds like you are happy and now have 2 new amps, enjoy. I had a Carver cube amp and loved it. Yes, happy for now... who knows tho...! so right now i have a bad NAD 2600 amp suspect NAD 1300 pre amp, and the Carver. Gonna stash them and get to repairing them someday. Called a number of suggested people who can do this work and they are all booked out YEARS in advance. I mean, its already broken... 1 Quote
the real Duke Spinner Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Carver was produced to a Price Point . Massive Marketing ensued. 😀😀😀 Quote
Quad Khorns Posted February 21 Posted February 21 I A/B auditioned a $5000 McIntosh MC275 for sale against my $400 Carver M4.0t on a set of Klipschorns also for sale. Both on a vintage Marantz pre-amp. I could not hear any difference, and the owner had to admit the same. I took the Klipschorns and my Carver home. 3 Quote
Quad Khorns Posted February 21 Posted February 21 On 1/28/2025 at 2:15 PM, MrT58 said: Called a number of suggested people who can do this work and they are all booked out YEARS in advance. I mean, its already broken... Check out Nelion Audio. He currently is advertising 4-6 weeks out + 2 weeks for the refurb. My experience has been shorter than his quoted lead times. He did 2 M4-0t's, a M1.0t and M1.5t for me. 2 Quote
MrT58 Posted March 10 Author Posted March 10 On 2/21/2025 at 3:11 PM, Quad Khorns said: Check out Nelion Audio. He currently is advertising 4-6 weeks out + 2 weeks for the refurb. My experience has been shorter than his quoted lead times. He did 2 M4-0t's, a M1.0t and M1.5t for me. Thanks for the tip- the carver and the NAD combo are both sold off now. Quote
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