I bought a carver M400 amp,

faster100

Ok i had posted a question about buying a carver "cube" amp the model M400 and everyone said great amp,buy it and so on, Well just thought i would update you guys and say i found one new in the box with the paper work and all, Bought and should be shipping today or tomorrow i hope, should have it next week some time. can't wait to try it out on my rears. I have the Onkyo M-504 now for the mains and plan to install this amp for the rears which need upgrading after i recover from all the amp buying ive been doing. I currently have R15's and want the RTI 28's
anyways any suggestions on the amp or hooking it to rears so on let me know,

hoosier21

Amazing, new in the box? this thing has been out of production for years, cool find.

TroyD

no kidding! WAY cool!

BDT

faster100

yeah and for a mere $220.00 which i think is the usual and up for the used ones on e-bay. Couldn't believe it!! Now for a place for it?? Im kinda cramped for room but i guess i will make a spot on the floor for it,

TroyD

it's pretty small and unobtrusive, so placing it somewhere shouldn't be that much trouble.

I was actually amazed at how small it really is.

BDT

faster100

yes, Considering my "huge" M 504 is about 46lbs and 3 times the size of the carver cube. and @165 wpc versus 200 wpc with the carver, amazing really they can stuff all that power in a small cube. if nothing else my friends can be amazed at something they have never seen LOL

scottvamp

I am looking at the Carver's on ebay. Want a cleaner more powerful (4ohm) amp for my HT mains. The Carver M 1.0 t Magnetic Field Reference amp is one that catches my eye. This historic amp seems to good to be true and they are going for under $300. Does anyone own or have heard this amp? Let me know!!!!!

Alejandro

one month ago I found at an garage sale a Carver ual-Zone Preamplifier Model C-5 with an Power Amp TFM-15 and
a TLM.3600 10 cd Changer for 250$.
I couldn't wait to get my hands on it,I just ran for it.
But I cant find any information for them in internet ,
no Carver page or user manuals,
Do any body know where i can find some info about Carver.?
Thanks.:rolleyes:

George Grand

Your C-5 was manufactured till about 1993. Part of the slimline "Pro-Phile" series. THD .008, and signal to noise ratio of 95db. Hope you received the remote with it, because it came with one.

TFM-15 100wpc @ 8 ohms. I don't believe this was one of his patented Magnetic Field amps. That, and the 60wpc TFM-6b did not warrant that technology, especially at those price points. They were fairly inexpensive as compared to everybody else's 60 and 100wpc amps. TFM-15 was manufactured until 1992.

That's all I remember.


George Grand (of the Jersey Grand's)

jmasterj

scott.

I owned the big brother M 1.5t back in the 80's it was awesome.
350x2 peaked at 600x2, with dynamic headroom to 750 watts for
short burst. If the M 1.0t is anything like it , it will blow your socks
off. I ruled everyone who came over to listen back then. Just to
let you know I have a TFM-35x now it's THX cert. 250x2 I like the
Carver mag field amps.

TroyD

I have the m1.5t (courtesy of El Roma, the philanthropist) and the m0.5t (driving the RTA12C's also courtesy of El Roma) and love them both. I naturally concluded that the m1.0 must be equally as swell.

I've driven the DQ's as hard as I dare and the m1.5t never even breaks a sweat.

BDT

faster100

Ok so with all this talk on carver amps, My M-400 cube amp should be here thursday via UPS, can't wait to try it out as it supposed to be new or nearly new with the box and papers. I think i'm gonna stick with my RTI line for now before switching to the LSI line as thats a large chunk of cash to drop right now. I have had these for less than 4 months i think. I might just use the CC upgrade deal and get the RTI 150's later, I have asked several diff questions on amps and speakers lately and have decided i'm happy with this line up for now.

TroyD

Looks like a pretty sweet setup to me!

BDT

faster100

Thanks,

George Grand

Nice amp the M1.5t. I had one of those too for awhile. I sold it because it couldn't be bridged, and also because it couldn't be used with a Dynaco Quadaptor. I ended up getting another as a spare, but I ended up selling it to Troy. Now I keep TFM-35's and an M-500t in my closet for spares. I drive the Carver Amazing's with an M4.0t and a TFM-42. They are the EXACT same amp. After Bob Carver was forced out of his company, the new guys suffered a severe lack of engineering and design talent, so they just re-packaged some of his older designs. I use those 375wpc amps bridged to 1,000 watts, and drive an Amazing with each one. It works. I feel the M-500t and the TFM-35 are the exact same amp. I know for a fact the C-1 and C-11 preamps are exactly the same, differing in cosmetics only.

Want to know how Bob Carver got his first infusion of working capital? It's a good story. Shall I go on?

George Grand (of the Jersey Grand's)

TroyD

I dunno 'bout the rest but you know I am all ears......

BDT

hoosier21

Go on Uncle Remus, tell us the story of Brer Carver

TroyD

Reminds me of sitting around a camp fire toasting marshmellows while Dad tells stories......

BDT

Alejandro

Thanks George Grand for your post about my equipment dates of birth C-5 and TFM-15.
Yes, it came with remote and books(owners manuals).

My Setup:
C-5 Dual-Zone Carver Preamp.
Tfm-15 Carver High-Current/High-Voltage Power Amp.
TLM-3600 10-CD Compact Disc Changer
CDP-CE545 Sony CD Changer
MDS-JB940 Sony Mini Disc
RT55 Biwire Polk
Just Stereo. Nice and real Stereo.

George Grand

You're welcome. I neglected to mention the retail price for the C-5 was $499, and the TFM-15 was $429. In 1992-1993 dollars.

THD for the TFM-15 was no greater than .5%. That was basically a Carver standard. That may look like a large number, but tests PROVE that HUMANS cannot discern thd levels of .5% and less. Those figures you see of .003% on some other big name amps are the product of using a lot of negative feedback, which is NOT a real good thing. Power into 4 ohms for the TFM-15 was 140 wpc.


George Grand (of the Jersey Grand's)


I'll get into Bob Carver's first capital infusion at a later date. I'm getting a headache. Too much thinking causes me pain.

Alejandro

That price makes me a lot happier about geting a nice bargain.
It makes my setup sound much better,I'm serius.
I realy love it.
Thanks again.George.
Here in Venezuela is very hard to find components and
if you find them they are in high prices.