[FullRangeMan]

+1 on check gain and pre/power impedance match.

[BikeFi10]

Thanks everyone for pitching in.

As far as the dead room suggestion it is 20'x30' with a 10'x8' thin rug, thin curtains on backwall glass doors,  2 leather couches. Not echoy, but defineately not dead.

Thanks for phone db app suggestion. I use maybe 5 apps on phone. Didnt even think about that. Kind of old school, lol.

I was just reflecting but, at this point, Im not going back to Carver amp. By time I buy 2 used, get them recapped Im looking well over $1000.00. Ill put that toward existing amp if nessesary. Odyssey amp does have more detail. 
Also, after reading more about Emotiva, yes alot of power, but seems better suited to HT systems.

Yes, Ill be contacting Klaus. I have Carver manual with all the specs so Im sure his wizardry will figure something out.

[FullRangeMan]

This is a big room.

[BikeFi10]

That little Schitt!
If any of you caught on that Im using a Schitt Mani phono pre, that was the problem.

I recently replaced phono cart with  Soundsmith Zephyr that requires 42db gain. My brain kicked in, flipped Mani over to check settings. Sure enough it was set for 30db gain which worked fine for previous cart.

As for streamer/dac each has a volume adjust. My dac has a criptic way of doing it. In my defense my rig has been in storage 1 1/2 years, my 60 + year old brain processes slower these days.

My Carver C4000 may not measure up to a Candela, but Im glad its getting along with the Kismet.

Long story short my system is " kicking it out" again.
I even had a few " wow" moments cranking up P.F. Animals remaster lp.

Thanks again everyone for your suggestions and I apologize to Klaus if my posts slighted the Kismet. Its a winner!

[opnly bafld]

Glad you got it sorted, enjoy!

[Chops]

Chops... I use to have the 9 lbs companion Carver M400 cube amp 200 wpc into 8 ohms. It drove the 1.7i s  good. Didnt even get warm. I just got the upgrade bug after many years and went with the Odyssey. Id have a hard time giving up the C4000. Kind of wish I found a 2nd M400 use as mono blocks at ~ 900 wpc as per their spec.

This is part of what I had, all updated and modified, including the C1 preamp. I upgraded to a fulling modded and updated C4000. Both preamps had IR sensors and motorized volume controls. They still looked completely stock. I also had both amps signed by Bob Carver.

My brother bought new a C1 and M400-t back in the day, then got another M400-t to bridge mono to power the Maggie MGLR-1's that I sold him back in the late 90's.