You guys were right about everything and it sucks

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
edited February 2009 in Vintage Speakers
I finally installed my first separate amp in my system, a Carver TFM-35. The first thing i noticed is that I do not get an increase in volume from my system. I adjusted everything exactly as instructed by the Carver manual and then ran the ypao on my yami and made further adjustments after the settings had been made....

I sat down and began listening to a couple cds for reference that I listened to after I brough home my sda's. Most appearant is the increased definition of bass response and improved transition in midrange to highs. Where before things sounded pretty good but missing something, there is clarity and power.
Vocals are dynamic and layered, bass authoritative and tight....

I now understand what having a decent amp does for a system.

Now for the sucks part... I want more. Had I never come to this forum I would not have spent the money to consider an upgrade, and I see now that I to have started on that slippery slope to being a happily broke guy with killer tunes... :D:D:eek:
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • woodsman10b
    woodsman10b Posts: 408
    edited February 2009
    IMHO its better than wasting it on strippers and booze, atleast this way you have something to enjoy for awhile. lol
    Most of them only hear how loud it sounds, and the rest of us hear everything else - :rolleyes:
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    woodsman10b wrote: »
    IMHO its better than wasting it on strippers and booze, atleast this way you have something to enjoy for awhile. lol

    It is definitely better than strippers and booze. Hookers and blow will trump all though...lol

    Congrats on the Carver John, good to hear you're happy with your purchase.:)
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,211
    edited February 2009
    Dear Lord God, run while you can! Stay as far away from the internet as possible.

    Your wallet will thank you. ;)
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited February 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Dear Lord God, run while you can! Stay as far away from the internet as possible.

    Your wallet will thank you. ;)


    I couldn't stated it better myself.... RUN RUN NOW RUN ;)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited February 2009
    it's to late for me... I have given in to to the dark side of the FORCE!!!

    forever will it dominate my destiny!:D
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2009
    Hookers and blow will trump all though

    Ah, those were the days. :D
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited February 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Ah, those were the days. :D

    The 60's!

    Bill
    My 2012 HT Room - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1416077/bsoko2-new-ht-june-2012
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited February 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Ah, those were the days. :D

    yep,, it's too late for nj now,,before you know it, he'll be up a 6 am,surfing a'gon for that last elusive piece of gear that he needs to make his system complete,,,, it never stops. ;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited February 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    yep,, it's too late for nj now,,before you know it, he'll be up a 6 am,surfing a'gon for that last elusive piece of gear that he needs to make his system complete,,,, it never stops. ;)

    He will be thinking about the next piece of gear before the one he just bought from A'gon is delivered:D

    btw,Congrats on your new Carver
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2009
    If you're primarily playing music...you might want to delete the Yamaha and put a nice and simple preamp ahead of your TFM-35. The Carver C-2,C-1 & others will sound great, and with SDAs, you don't need Sonic Holography so an inexpensive C-2 will be fine. It's a super simple pre that's built like a tank and usually goes for $50-$75 on ebay or, a great deal on that pre and a Carver TX-2 tuner for $100 is linked below.:)

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preatran&1238265601&/Carver-C-2-with-matching-TX-2-
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited February 2009
    or a Dodd ELP,, got one connected to a TFM 45,, Carver TFM series and Dodd just go together.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,211
    edited February 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    ....and with SDAs, you don't need Sonic Holography
    You definitely DO NOT want to combine the two technologies. Talk about a FUBAR'd sound.......:eek:
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited February 2009
    woodsman10b wrote: »
    IMHO its better than wasting it on strippers and booze, atleast this way you have something to enjoy for awhile. lol

    And you can bring them home to listen to your tunes !!!!! :cool: :cool: :cool:
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited February 2009
    i am getting a sunfire 200wpc 5 channel for my surround and most likely a sunfire pre to go with it. I still plan on getting silver 7t's for my front channels. once I have all the above in place I will get better surround speakers and cd player...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited February 2009
    Sorry to hear about your recent loss of....





























































    YOUR WALLET ;)

    Enjoy

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited February 2009
    lmao
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2009
    Muuuuuhhhhoooooohhhhhaaaaaa!!!!!
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited February 2009
    Hookers and blow will trump all though...lol



    F1nut wrote: »
    Ah, those were the days. :D

    When was that the night before last? :p

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited February 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    It is definitely better than strippers and booze. Hookers and blow will trump all though...lolQUOTE]

    Get it all dude, strippers dancing to music you pick from Polk speakers.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    When was that the night before last? :p

    Hell...that's what I'm doing right now...lol:p
    bikezappa wrote: »

    Get it all dude, strippers dancing to music you pick from Polk speakers.

    How bout if I have strippers dancing in one corner of the room while I'm doing blow off the top of my Polks while listening to music? I'd of course have a hooker next to me holding my bottle of booze...lol

    Sound like a plan?
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited February 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I see now that I to have started on that slippery slope to being a happily broke guy with killer tunes... :D:D:eek:

    It doesn't have to be that way if you learn to shop well.;)
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited February 2009
    Sounds like you got the fever! It doesn't go away easily but congrats on the new amp! It only gets better from here, there are worse things you could spend your money on.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited February 2009
    [QUOTE=comfortablycurt;100077
    How bout if I have strippers dancing in one corner of the room while I'm doing blow off the top of my Polks while listening to music? I'd of course have a hooker next to me holding my bottle of booze...lol

    Sound like a plan?[/QUOTE]

    Sounds like a great plan, I like your attention to details.
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