Carver M-1.5t

zarrdoss
zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
edited May 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
Anyone have the specs on this? found one for $325 in excellent shape. is it a common ground? good for sda's? thanks
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2009
    I think it's 325 @ 8 ohms.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    350 @ 8 ohms. will not mono. I have used one with my 3.1TL's.
    engtaz

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    engtaz wrote: »
    350 @ 8 ohms. will not mono. I have used one with my 3.1TL's.

    What did you think of it?
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    Attachment not found.

    This is it right? cannot find a whole lot of info on it
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited May 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    What did you think of it?

    Have you gone over to the Carver site to read about it? It would probably be a good idea if you have not. I bet you have :)
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited May 2009
    NJPOLKER wrote: »
    Have you gone over to the Carver site to read about it? It would probably be a good idea if you have not. I bet you have :)

    www.carveraudio.com =P
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    I read about it on the Wikipedia sight, seems like a hell of an amp
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Great amp lots of power and sounds great. I would recommend it.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    engtaz wrote: »
    Great amp lots of power and sounds great. I would recommend it.

    is it a common ground?
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    That amps looks like it is in mint condition. Most have scratchs in the top were other equipment has been stacked on it.
    engtaz

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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    I belive it is. That's why I said earlier I was running it on my SDA SRS 3.1TL's. I had no problems.
    engtaz

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    Duh, shows how much I am paying attention this morning, I really dont want to go to work today, ARG!

    Thanks so much!
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited May 2009
    That is a very nice amp to have in your collection. Powers just about any speaker well.
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • Pinktulip7
    Pinktulip7 Posts: 249
    edited May 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    Anyone have the specs on this? found one for $325 in excellent shape. is it a common ground? good for sda's? thanks

    Excellent Amp...350 WPC lots of power,serial 10000 + sound much better than serial under 10000............
    TV :>Panasonic TC-P55VT50
    RECEIVER :> HARMAN KARDON AVR 7300
    FRONT :> L & R :> POLK RTI A9 500 W
    AMP :1> PARASOUND HALO A21 250 W
    AMP :2> EMOTIVA UPA-1 200 W
    CENTER :> POLK LSiM 706c 250 W
    SURROUND SIDE :> POLK RTi A3 150 W
    SURROUND REAR :>POLK FXI A6 150 W
    DVD PLAYER(HD) :>TOSHIBA HD X-A2
    DVD PLAYER(BLU-RAY) :>Panasonic DMP-UB900
    POWER CONDITIONER :> PANAMAX M5400-EX
    SUBWOOFER :A> SVS SB16-Ultra 1500 W Front
    SUBWOOFER :B> SVS SB16-Ultra 1500 W Rear
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Pinktulip7 wrote: »
    Excellent Amp...350 WPC lots of power,serial 10000 + sound much better than serial under 10000............[/QUOTE]

    Where did that info come from. Very interested.
    Thanks
    engtaz

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  • Pinktulip7
    Pinktulip7 Posts: 249
    edited May 2009
    serial number 10,000+, Deal is the 1.5's went through a couple mod's during their production run and got sweeter sounding
    TV :>Panasonic TC-P55VT50
    RECEIVER :> HARMAN KARDON AVR 7300
    FRONT :> L & R :> POLK RTI A9 500 W
    AMP :1> PARASOUND HALO A21 250 W
    AMP :2> EMOTIVA UPA-1 200 W
    CENTER :> POLK LSiM 706c 250 W
    SURROUND SIDE :> POLK RTi A3 150 W
    SURROUND REAR :>POLK FXI A6 150 W
    DVD PLAYER(HD) :>TOSHIBA HD X-A2
    DVD PLAYER(BLU-RAY) :>Panasonic DMP-UB900
    POWER CONDITIONER :> PANAMAX M5400-EX
    SUBWOOFER :A> SVS SB16-Ultra 1500 W Front
    SUBWOOFER :B> SVS SB16-Ultra 1500 W Rear
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Where did you find that Info at. I would like to read the article or did you look thru the schematics.

    Thanks
    engtaz

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    Roy, it's in the service manuals, revisions and certain schematics. To answer your question, yes, it is a common ground amp.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Thanks, but I went thru the Service manuals I could find and all the service updates were for all 1.5t's, no serial number limits. Both #1 and #2 bulletins. It would be cool to read more on this.
    engtaz

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    Ah, I may have more than what you have. I do recall reading that somewhere in the archives though....I think it was in reference to the M1.5t. I could have sworn I mentioned this on a thread about two or three years ago as well.
    ~ 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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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    Actually, come to think of it....could it be the M1.0t we are thinking of? Damn, I'm getting old.....
    ~ 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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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Getting old and having kids does that to you. LOL ROFLMAO.
    engtaz

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    Well I did get it and pluged it in the outlet in the basement and the power went out, there is no power switch on it and all I have is a 15 amp breaker so it threw it. It did work fine at the guys house and I pluged it in upstairs and it works but dont have enough power for it in the basement dammit
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    Well I did get it and pluged it in the outlet in the basement and the power went out, there is no power switch on it and all I have is a 15 amp breaker so it threw it. It did work fine at the guys house and I pluged it in upstairs and it works but dont have enough power for it in the basement dammit

    Long shot. In your basement, are the circuits on a GFI? The 1.5 is about 3 amps at wide **** open.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    no gfi but it must pull a bunch on power up it takes a long time to drain after uppluging, and my lights are also on that same breaker.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    As with any high current amp. If you can, run a dedicated circuit to the rig. 20A minimum. Still don't know why it would throw a 15A breaker. It takes a lot to do that.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    If the filter caps are going bad, the surge to fill them will blow the breaker. This happened to me on a couple of 4.0t's as well. That may be the issue. Kill everything but the amp and the rig keeping just the minimum amount of lights and components necessary and try again.
    ~ 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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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    The breaker could be going also. How old is the breaker.
    engtaz

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    the house is 3 years old and it powers up fine upstairs but it does have a hum to it, but dont know if thats just because all I had hooked up to it was an I-pod to test it out with some crappy connect cables. will do a real test latter tonight hooked up to my power conditioner and everything. I know this house has some elec. noise to it.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited May 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    no gfi but it must pull a bunch on power up it takes a long time to drain after uppluging, and my lights are also on that same breaker.

    There is something wrong (w/the amp or the circuit, or both). The 1.5 in no way should trip a 15A breaker while idling or running wide open. Most amps have large power supply bypass caps and they ALL take time to drain upon power down. Some amps have a mute circuit that cuts in when the power is off so you don't hear the caps drain audibly. The drain is totally normal.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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