[Bob Carver]

Hello all - great site! And great contributors!

About myself… as a child my father had this amazing sounding stereo system. We bonded over tunes, listening to some of his favorites - Chicago, Rush, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tony Bennett, any type of Blues, Chuck Mangione, etc…. and me introducing him to some of mine Foo Fighters, Rage Against the Machine, Eminem, 311, Pearl Jam, Metallica, etc…. (Some which I doubt he liked lol).

These times together made for great memories. Unfortunately my father suddenly passed Jan 2021.

I inherited his stereo and as time has passed naturally age has taken its toll on the components. However my plan is to restore all to its former listening glory so I can close my eyes and recall the memories past while listening to his music or mine.

Here’s what my father had and what I plan:
Carver M-1.5t amp
Carver C-1 preamp
Carver TX-2 tuner
KEF 104/2 speakers
KEF Kube
Nakamichi CD player
Nakamichi tape player

I’ve added:
Audioengine B1 Bluetooth adapter

Need to repair:
KEF 104/2 crossover is bad. Not sure what is the best approach for addressing this. I see Falcon has a cap set. I wish I could find someone local and recommended to repair.

Nakamichi MB-4s CD player has a bad transport unit. I understand this is typical. Looking for a replacement CD player that will be on par or better, budget friendly

Plans:
At the moment all equipment is stacked in my office.
Add a nice rack for home use.
Add a PDU to power down components and protect them better

If anyone is in the St. Louis Missouri area and are familiar with crossover repairs please let me know.

Thank you and appreciate the great info I’ve already discovered!

[FullRangeMan]

Welcome to AC 
What are the laser transport model?
You can buy a new one at Ebay.

[Bob Carver]

Welcome to AC 
What are the laser transport model?
You can buy a new one at Ebay.

The disc transport mechanism. It’s Nachamichi’s music bank CD changer, they all seem to crap out. At this point  I can only roll the dice on a used mechanism or simply find a more modern player.

[Phil A]

Welcome!  I have a modded Carver C-9 (Sonic Hologram Generator) in a back-up system.  Many moons ago I owned a Nakamichi 680 cassette deck. DACs have come a long way in more recent times.  So by the time one would get something repaired, even if parts could be found, it may be worth it to look at a new player or outboard DAC.  There's no guarantee something else might go in the near future on an older model so it may be better to look for an outboard DAC or stand alone CD player (e.g. someplace like accessories4less.com may be good).

[Phil A]

PS - don't forget to look here to get info available in the St. Louis area - https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=70.0

[Jazzman53]

Welcome Bob,

Is Bob Carver your actual name or just your user name here?   Just wondering... I'm sure you are aware that that name is legendary in audio.   
I have some vintage Carver gear too (6 TFM-25's, a C1 preamp, TX11A tuner, SDA450 CD)

The tech guys on the CarverSite Forum have some great C1 mods... the "BillD" mod is popular and there's even a remote control mod. 
BTW; I lived in St. Louis for a while back in the late 70's... great town.

Enjoy the AC!

Charlie

[ArthurDent]

Greetings & Welcome to AC Bob   

[Bob Carver]

Welcome Bob,

Is Bob Carver your actual name or just your user name here?   Just wondering... I'm sure you are aware that that name is legendary in audio.   
I have some vintage Carver gear too (6 TFM-25's, a C1 preamp, TX11A tuner, SDA450 CD)

The tech guys on the CarverSite Forum have some great C1 mods... the "BillD" mod is popular and there's even a remote control mod. 
BTW; I lived in St. Louis for a while back in the late 70's... great town.

Enjoy the AC!

Charlie

No - I just picked Bob Carver… because of his background in audio…. And how is that user name not taken here lol? Appreciate the heads up on the Carver forum! A remote for the C-1!!!!!! You made my day!

[Jazzman53]

No - I just picked Bob Carver… because of his background in audio…. And how is that user name not taken here lol? Appreciate the heads up on the Carver forum! A remote for the C-1!!!!!! You made my day!

Ask for "Dennis" on the Carversite... he specializes in adding remotes to C1's.   The Bill D mod is named after a much revered member who passed away a few years back-- it upgrades just about everything, especially the phono section.

[Yog Sothoth]

The disc transport mechanism. It’s Nachamichi’s music bank CD changer, they all seem to crap out. At this point  I can only roll the dice on a used mechanism or simply find a more modern player.

Indeed!  Mine crapped out many years ago.  I miss it!  But yes, they do seem to have a high failure rate.