Carver 2000
cwsmith68
Posts: 434
A couple years ago I was buying up any broken Carver stuff I came across and ended up with a pair of Carver "The Receiver" 2000's. One of them worked but was really beat up and needed the display replaced and output relays were starting to go bad. The other was in great cosmetic shape but kept blowing fuses. I took both to a tv repair guy that claimed he could fix ANY electronics and asked thathe take the two and make one good working unit out of the pretty one. After several months of stopping in and checking to see that he hadn't even started on them, one day I went buy to see that he went out of business. I asked a few of the surrounding businesses what happened. They said he came in and cleaned out the shop and never came back. Wow!! Where's my stuff ?? One of the other shop owners said he threw it all away. What?? He threw MY PRECIOUS CARVER STUFF away??? Anyway, I did a little dumpster diving and found both units at the bottom of a pile of tv's and tv repair equipment. Held onto them until I found a real audio equipment repair guy. I dropped them off last Friday and got a beautiful, working Carver 2000 receiver back yesterday! Brought it home and paired it with my Polk Monitor 11's and an old Pioneer 12 disc changer and man does it sound great! It is rated at 200 watts per channel and it really brought the 11's to life!
Main system:
Denon PRA-1500, Denon POA-2400, Denon TU-660, Denon DCD-2560, Denon DVD-2910, Denon DRS-640, Denon DP-30L II w/DL-301 mc cart, BSR EQ-3000, DCM Timeframe 600's
Denon PRA-1500, Denon POA-2400, Denon TU-660, Denon DCD-2560, Denon DVD-2910, Denon DRS-640, Denon DP-30L II w/DL-301 mc cart, BSR EQ-3000, DCM Timeframe 600's
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That's a hell of a way to do business.I'm glad you found your stuff and were able to make a good unit.Enjoy Dan
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I've got one of those 2000 babies that is pristine enough to be in the Carver Museum.
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Glad this story had a happy ending! What a **** bag that guy was.
I have the original Carver Receiver, 130 wpc, that I loved back in the day. The tuner section stopped working but everything else still works.
Also have a non working TFM 24 (the one without the meters) and a working TFM 42 doing duty as PA for front L-R mains in my HT.
Love to get the 42 refurbed, and the other two repaired."Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer -
Drumminman, there was a guy selling a coupe different chips for The Carver Receiver that was supposed to be a fix for those tuners. What exactly is yours doing or not doin?
George, the 2000 I have is in really great condition. The wood sides are perfect, no dents on the case and face has no scratches. Only flaw I have noticed is one scratch on the top rear edge of case about 1 inch long.
I have been into Carver stuff since mid eighties when a friend of mine took me to check out his much older brother's Carver C-2 and M-400 cube with a pair of Vega D-8's. That thing dimmed the lights when it hit!Main system:
Denon PRA-1500, Denon POA-2400, Denon TU-660, Denon DCD-2560, Denon DVD-2910, Denon DRS-640, Denon DP-30L II w/DL-301 mc cart, BSR EQ-3000, DCM Timeframe 600's -
Glad to hear you got them back and got one up and running between the two. I had Carver M-1 and a C-2 in the eighties. I still have the M-1 and now have it teamed up with C-4000 pre and TX-11A tuner. Right now they're in the basement and not in use, but I have plans to have them refurbished and set up in basement workshop or the garage. Good luck with your receiver.Decware CSP3 Preamp, RCA 6DJ8, 2 X Rocket 6N1P-EV's, Cary SLA70B Signature V2 Amplifier: 2 X Mullard GZ32's, 2 X RCA/GE 5691's, 4 X Tung-Sol 6550's
Cambridge Audio 640C V2 CD Player & Dacmagic DAC
Rega Planar 3: Deep Groove Subplatter, P3 Motor
upgrade, Dynavector 10x5, JA Michell counterwieght, Cardas tonearm wiring and Mapleshade stand
Parks Audio Budgie Hybrid Phonostage with BEL 6922 tubes, Polk Audio LS70's
H.H. Scott 330D AM/FM Tuner with H.H. Scott 335 Multiplex adaptor. -
Drumminman, there was a guy selling a coupe different chips for The Carver Receiver that was supposed to be a fix for those tuners. What exactly is yours doing or not doin?
George, the 2000 I have is in really great condition. The wood sides are perfect, no dents on the case and face has no scratches. Only flaw I have noticed is one scratch on the top rear edge of case about 1 inch long.
I have been into Carver stuff since mid eighties when a friend of mine took me to check out his much older brother's Carver C-2 and M-400 cube with a pair of Vega D-8's. That thing dimmed the lights when it hit!
WHen I last fired up the receiver, the tuner section wouldn't work - only static."Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
