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Carver TFM 35 vs TFM 35x

I have a pair of Eminent Technology LFT-8 speakers (pretty low efficiency but lovely sounding) and was planning on driving them with a pair of Carver TFM 35's (in bridged mode) after replacing my Musical Fidelity A3cr and liking the sound. Without getting into of the merits of whether the Carver sounds better than the MF amp, I'd like to know if there is any difference in voicing between the Carver TFM 35 and the 35x version? As I said, I plan on bridging them and using one per channel.
dhowell
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deepee99
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They use a different set of capacitors, that I know.
sandthemall
544 posts
 
I was lucky enough to buy a NOS TFM-35 on eBay somewhere around 2009. Seller had posted one image of an unopened, sealed box! I am familiar with the box graphics since I bought a new TFM-15 back in 1995. Price was comparable to good used units at the time, so I took a chance and bought it.

Capacitors are Nichicon (No bulging to this day). Transistors are Toshiba. This amp still sounds very clean and tight today. High end is very open and easy/relaxed but sparkling...very pleasing to say the least. Bass was clean and tight but just a little lacking. I recently bought a Don Sachs preamp and this combination is really nice! Bass is kinda spectacular now on some material (mostly listen to vinyl on a Technics 1200G).

This preamp/amp combo throws a decent but not huge sound stage. 


pootytang127
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I have a pair of Dynaudio emit m30 a Marantz sr5006 and a tfm 35. It’s sounds great.nice and warm and bass.

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