Carver TFM-25 vs Pioneer M-91

[Tex]

After seeing what happened on the last comparison thread (Carver vs. Denon), I am almost scared to post this. I do not have the Pioneer to do a side by side comparison but I have found one for sale locally. Does anyone know if it would be better to go with the Pioneer for the additional power or should I buy another Carver and biamp my SRS 2's? The biggest catch on the pioneer is that I have to buy the whole system to get it. Even after selling everything else I would be looking at about $400 for the amp. Thanks for any info.

[dorokusai]

The Pioneer sounds like more of a hassle than its worth. If it's the one I'm thinking of, its a good amp but I like to keep things simple. Another Carver should be cool and you're already quite familiar with the sound and operation.....why take a chance if you don't really have to?

[engtaz]

+1 to doro's comments.

[furball]

+2 to above

[treitz3]

Tex, if you are interested I can put you in contact with another audio nut that has a TFM-25 for sale for $350.00 OBO. PM me if you are interested and I will get your people talking with my people. :D

I have had both Carver gear and Pioneer gear and time and time again, I chose to keep the Carver gear, for what it's worth.

[Deadof_knight]

+3 to above comments ...but for 350 you can get a TFM-35 if you watch out for them ...

[heiney9]

The Pioneer M90 and M91 were part of the original Elite line back in the late 80's early 90's. Capable amps for sure but nothing special. I had an M90 for a short while and I don't really remember a whole lot about it. Which means it didn't leave an impression one way or the other.

Too much of a hassle in this instance.

H9

[Tex]

Sounds unanimous to me. I paid $250 for my TFM-25 on Ebay. If I can find another one for that price I will give it a try. Thanks for the input.