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This is great advice. I see that I can buy 1/4” to RCA cables so that won’t be a problem. I was looking at the back of the CT-23. I don’t see where the output connections are from the preamp to the amplifier. What am I missing? Plus I can’t find a CT-23 free manual on line. Any suggestions?

Welcome..., Unfortunately, if you are looking for a Pre-amp Tuner that "matches" the PM-420 "look", you won't find one... The PM-420 came out of Phoenix Audio, the group that bought the rights to produce a line of Pro-amps with the Carver brand name on them, after Carver Corp closed it's doors. The PM-420 is a great amp, and some here really like it - so no disrespect there - it's just that Phoenix Audio changed the faceplate look enough that it doesn't match precisely any of the older Carver Corp preaamp-tuners. As long as you know that - the CT-23, IMHO, is one of the best..., it doesn't try to be an AV-receiver wanna-be like the CT-15, 27, 28, and other models that are positioned as AV receivers..., why is that important - it may not be..., but none of those AV receivers can hold a candle to a modern AV receiver that supports ARC and HDMI, and modern AV requirements..., they just came out back when Video was primarily connected by the yellow RCA-like "composite" configuration - that no one uses - or Sony's proprietary S-video, that is all but obsoleted by HDMI. For 2-channel, the can suffice, but a nice entry level Marantz AV receiver will blow them away... Of course, that's just my "opinion"..., but i have tried them all. I regret letting the CT-23 go (I had a mint unit, in the original box, all papers, etc... I sold to a collector). Beware that only a few of the aforementioned preamps have rack-compatibility..., the "rack handles" are positioned such that they don't alig

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Welcome to the Carver Site!! Looks like the CT-23 is a nice fit for your two-channel setup. Make sure that it has the remote. If you are thinking of a system beyond a two-channel, say a surround sound configuration then maybe something like the CT-26V or the CT-29v (with the remotes) will be good to start off with. With those two units you can add amps for a center channel, surround and a sub as your system grows. For your 420 amp, you will need to get or make an interconnect cable that goes from an RCA to 1/4" phone jack. The 420s were sold in a US configuration and an export configuration and either configuration accepts balanced and unbalanced inputs. The manual covers this. Again Welcome.

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