Carver TFM 15???

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
edited February 2004 in Electronics
I thought I had decided on an amp...

anyone know anything about this one? I read reviews on Audioreview, people have issue with the light bulbs burning out...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3078620746&category=39783
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,252
    edited February 2004
    It is a very nice amp. I have three of them in my system. The lights only work on one. My amps are in a cabinet so I don't care about the lights. There are 2 different TFM-15's. The older one is the TFM-15c and I don't believe it has bridging ability. The other model is the TFM-15CB and it can be bridged to 280 wpc. If you have any plans on bridging this amp, ask the seller which model he is selling. They are pretty common amps and usually can be had for less than $200.00. I replaced my Adcom 555's with these.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2004
    Originally posted by warlocks1
    It is a very nice amp. I have three of them in my system. The lights only work on one. My amps are in a cabinet so I don't care about the lights. There are 2 different TFM-15's. The older one is the TFM-15c and I don't believe it has bridging ability. The other model is the TFM-15CB and it can be bridged to 280 wpc. If you have any plans on bridging this amp, ask the seller which model he is selling. They are pretty common amps and usually can be had for less than $200.00. I replaced my Adcom 555's with these.

    Do you like the Carvers better?
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,252
    edited February 2004
    I think I do. I cannot really tell a difference. I never did a side by side comparison, but I can say I didn't notice a difference. I believe that most of the amps in this price range will sound pretty similar. Both a nice entry level amps and will sound fine with mid level speakers.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited February 2004
    I guess I won't say anythign about Carvers blowing up like a NEXTEL car.

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  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 939
    edited February 2004
    Bulbs are simple. Didn't Russman have one of these? You could ask him what he thought. I had one a while back and used it for the surround speakers in my system. Worked fine, just wanted more power. Moved up to the TFM-35 and now also have a A500x and A760x. They have all worked well for me.
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