SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
I scored The Carver Receiver today and what started out as a bad buy decision turned into good karma. It popped up on CL this morning and I called within 20 minutes of the listing start. I was first to call and when I arrived at the guy's house, he said he must have priced it too low because he got 25 more calls after mine. I probably know a few of the callers...
So, I was testing and it didn't work. The amp was producing sound but weakly and the tuner was completely shot, or so it seemed. I spent 20 minutes with the guy troubleshooting but no luck. Anyways, the price got a lot better. The unit was in mint condition with manual and wood sides and the price was low enough to pay for a visit to my excellent tech. I usually pass on "troublemakers" but I talked myself into buying it.
To my surprise, I got her home and hooked her up and it works perfectly. I am guessing his speakers were the problem. The foam was shot and there was a noticeable clicking from one of the woofers. Also, some of his tweeters were shot. I am guessing the speakers were shorting and that caused symptoms in the Carver.
Initial impressions are favorable. The sound is very attractive, natural, and easy to listen to. Made in 1983, it's got 150 wpc making this a true monster. A peek through the grill shows two larger filter caps and a pair of smaller filters so this appears to be a dual voltage rail design.
So, I was testing and it didn't work. The amp was producing sound but weakly and the tuner was completely shot, or so it seemed. I spent 20 minutes with the guy troubleshooting but no luck. Anyways, the price got a lot better. The unit was in mint condition with manual and wood sides and the price was low enough to pay for a visit to my excellent tech. I usually pass on "troublemakers" but I talked myself into buying it.
To my surprise, I got her home and hooked her up and it works perfectly. I am guessing his speakers were the problem. The foam was shot and there was a noticeable clicking from one of the woofers. Also, some of his tweeters were shot. I am guessing the speakers were shorting and that caused symptoms in the Carver.
Initial impressions are favorable. The sound is very attractive, natural, and easy to listen to. Made in 1983, it's got 150 wpc making this a true monster. A peek through the grill shows two larger filter caps and a pair of smaller filters so this appears to be a dual voltage rail design.