Guys it’s not the caps that are the biggie. Resistors are where GREAT quality comes from. Good caps Russian PIOs Mundorf MCap and Vishay copper resistors.. AND yes WiMa would have been a heck of a better build...
But the guy that voiced that amp is NO DUMMY.. He can really come up with GREAT sound on the cheap.. Carver was a transformer genius.
He use to teach classes, 45-50 years ago.. Worked with a few apprenticeship programs to get your requirements..
I did a 3 day class with him. Had a pair of forearms like an APE, from hand winding transformers.. Great guy back then.. SMART very different approach to sound too.. I was a serious Mac guy.. Do you see a problem.. He sure did.. LOL
Really though, you should see Carvers Point to Point.. pure art.. The 275 reflects his voicing BUT really NOT his ability to lay out a beautiful valve amp.. Two different things.. Good units.. the 275.. Tinkers delight for the price.. COOL running, lighter.. I like um..
But the guy that voiced that amp is NO DUMMY.. He can really come up with GREAT sound on the cheap.. Carver was a transformer genius.
He use to teach classes, 45-50 years ago.. Worked with a few apprenticeship programs to get your requirements..
I did a 3 day class with him. Had a pair of forearms like an APE, from hand winding transformers.. Great guy back then.. SMART very different approach to sound too.. I was a serious Mac guy.. Do you see a problem.. He sure did.. LOL
Really though, you should see Carvers Point to Point.. pure art.. The 275 reflects his voicing BUT really NOT his ability to lay out a beautiful valve amp.. Two different things.. Good units.. the 275.. Tinkers delight for the price.. COOL running, lighter.. I like um..