I picked up a Carver M-1.5t amplifier through a CL trade. Got around to hooking it up to my L7's, using my Denon AVR-987 as a pre-amp.
My impressions of the amplifier are that it has "hella" power output in such a nice little package, but it seems to be pretty harsh in the upper midrange. Compared to my original settings (using the Denon amps) I've pushed down the 4kHz/8Khz EQ a couple dB.
My setup hasn't changed otherwise, and I'm quite familiar with the speakers, setup, and source materials. I'm curious about these findings, because to my understanding the M-1.5t is supposed to be "tuned" to be slightly warm/soft in the high end, and my subjective listening seems completely opposite.
Just wondering if anyone has any experience or thoughts about the M-1.5t. I also have a Kenwood Basic M2A which is supposed to be a ruler true amp I may try swapping in to check. But it's a lot bigger and uglier with quite a bit less output. So I'd prefer to stick with the Carver.
The one thing I will admit as a distinct possibility, is that I am just driving the L7's a lot harder now, as they will certainly play very clear all the way up to tapping the amp's clipping point. Such high volume is now possible that no sane person would listen (in my small room, at least) for any real amount of time.