Carver CT-17 Pro Logic Tuner Preamplifier - $300 (Amherst)

Carver CT-17 Pro Logic Tuner Preamplifier Classic sought after stereo preamp for great sounding audio.
The CT-17 combines the functions of an audio/video preamplifier and an AM/FM tuner, all right, but it also includes a Dolby Pro-Logic surround sound decoder and Carver's well-known Sonic Holography-the circuitry that enlarges the perceived stereo image if you set up your speakers correctly and sit where you are supposed to sit.
For Sonic Holography or normal stereo operation, a two-channel amplifier is all that needs to be connected to the CT-17's main outputs.
For the three surround modes (Dolby Pro-Logic, "Hall," and "Simulate"), you would ideally need five channels of amplification-the front and surround pairs, plus front center.
However, as there is no difference be tween the right and left surround signals in Dolby Surround, you could use four channels in Dolby Pro-Logic mode if your surround-channel amp can handle the impedance of your two surround speakers in parallel.
The CT-17 has inputs for phono, CD, and AUX; it also has inputs and outputs for two audio tape decks and for an external processor such as an equalizer or a compressor/ expander.
In addition, it has audio and video inputs and outputs for a VCR, audio and video inputs for an additional video source, and a video output to feed these sources to a monitor screen.
Specifications Tuner Section Mono Usable Sensitivity: 14.
3 dBf Mono 50-dB Quieting Sensitivity: 18.
3 dBf.
FM Mono S/N: 78 dB.
FM THD: 0.
15% FM Alternate-Channel Selectivity: 72 dB.
AM Suppression: 62 dB.
FM I.
f.
Rejection: Greater than 75 dB; nominal, 82 dB.
FM Capture Ratio: 2.
5 dB.
FM Stereo Separation: 46 dB.
AM THD: 1.
2% at 30% modulation, 2 mV input.
AM Selectivity: 30 dB.
AM Image Rejection: 46 dB.
AM I.
f.
Rejection: 65 dB.
Preamplifier Section Frequency Response: Phono, RIAA, ± 1.
0 dB; high level, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ±0.
5 dB.
THD: 0.
015% or less below 2.
0 V output.
S/N: Phono, 80 dB below 5 mV input; high level, 95 dB below 1.
0 V output.
Rated Output: 6.
0 V.
Input Sensitivity: Phono, 2.
7 mV; high level, 180 mV.
Tone Control Range: Bass, ±8 dB at 100 Hz; midrange, ±6 dB at 1 kHz; treble, ±8 dB at 10 kHz.
Muting: -20 dB.
Loudness: 3 dB at 100 Hz.
Headphone Sensitivity: 125 mV for 1 V out at preamp out.
Video Section Frequency Response: 10 Hz to 3.
0 MHz, ±2.
0 dB.
Input Impedance: 75 ohms.
Video Input and Output: 1.
0 V, peak to peak.
General Specifications Dimensions: 19 in.
W x 3 1/2 in.
H x 12 1/4 in.
D (48.
2 cm x 8.
9 cm x 31.
1 cm).
Weight: 12 lbs.
(5.
4 kg).
Serviced/refurbished at Universal Electronic Repairs in Charlottesville, in excellent condition.
Asking $300 OBO