hafler p225 and Carver 1.5t?

doggie750

Need the forum 2 cents here please..........I've done my research and have heard that Carver 1.5t is good. What about Hafler p225?

Scope:
Use x Carver 1.5t to juice my fronts $500/ pair for the amp

Use Hafler as mono to juice my center $100

Tour2ma

I know the M-1.5t well... and like it. Look for one with a serial number >10,000 as it was the last and best version. $500 is pretty high for a 1.5... more like $350 would be right.

Don't know the Hafler 225, but do know the DH-220. The vintage 220 is a great little amp. If the 225 is close performance-wise, $100 would be a steal.

Not sure about the combination across the front stage... might work.

doggie750

thanks for the reply...I knew about the serial # has to be > 10000, my question now is should i buy if the serial is the earlier model and not > 10000. The carver is $275 each, $500 a pair.

Tour2ma

< 10,000 would be fine. The over 10k ones are just sweeter sounding... a little more refined.

At $500 a pair you'd easily get your money back out of them reselling. So there's no downside I can see to trying them.

You certainly don't need a pair to bi-amp your 70's, but WTH...

doggie750

Thanks again....since I have two pair of tower speakers......was gonna try them in series for my front........so I need amp to drive them.
What do you think is better ADCOM GFA555 vs Carver 1.5t?

Tour2ma

Can't really comment on the 555, but want to say I've read here that the 555 is not the Adcom to own...

Do a search on "*555*" and you'll turn up some discussions on it vs. other Adcoms.

doggie750

Thanks.....
I got my CARVER1.5t........but I haven't got the chance to tweak them yet........I will this week and I'll post my updates.......Have your heard of SRS KLAYMAN Speakers (Planar)? It's not a polk brand but it suppose to be a highend type speakers? I've done my research but so far no help online. Also, you mention that hafler might not work with Carver, what about B&K?

Tour2ma

Never heard of Klayman... You might ask in a new thread in the "speaker" section...

So what are the serial numbers of your 1.5t's?

On the Hafler, you may have understood me, but just to be sure...
What I was questioning was whether the Hafler would tonally work with the Carver. Same would stand true for the B&K... maybe moreso as they are pretty sweet sounding amps... Also can be differences in relative gain, etc... Then again, depending on your speakers, you might not notice a difference.

I lean towards the same amp manf. for HT. A Carver you might consider bridging for a center would be the M-200t (350 W bridged). Decent ones go in the $150 to $160 range on ebay.

What is your front stage speaker line-up?

doggie750

Cool........is this the same with PARASOUND HCA-1000A with the Carver. This parasound is about $295 online used. Is it worth getting it? The objective is to use it as mono 400w for my center.

Frontstage:
With Carver 1.5t
2 Rti 70 // with 2 Rti100, may separate low end for separate bass since my receiver has 2 sub outs. Polk doesn't recommend it this way. What do you suggest.

With Parasound HCA1000a
CSi300 bi wired

Would this be okay?

Tour2ma

Actually your CSi300 would be bi-amped.

I've probably got you overly concerned about amp differences here. Differences exist, but they aren't that great.

Parasound has numerous followers 'round here. It's be a good choice.