Sounds more like a prosecutor than defender.
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The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure
@spatialking , interesting story. I knew Bob’s ego was beyond the pale back in the day, but that was very ballsy behavior. Clearthink, I’ve read the stories where Bob was considered a showman or a barker. I can see how those in the industry resented that. Also, his history of company ownership raises concern about the future of his current highly regarded tube amps. Will there be any authorised service when he hangs it up? I’ve owned two of his amps. A high powered Carver, which at that time, power was king for a young headbanger. Next was a Sunfire 300, which I consider a first step into a serious home audio system. |
lowrider57" I’ve read the stories where Bob was considered a showman or a barker. I can see how those in the industry resented that. Also, his history of company ownership raises concern about the future of his current highly regarded tube amps. Will there be any authorised service when he hangs it up?" It is not likely that is why all of his companys have gone "belly up" as Americans say. |
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The issue behind us hard nosed business types is that designing a reliable product, the real engineering work.. which is viewed as boring to many IS key to long term survival.... Bob and his now rather extensive lineage of products and companies in the wake, do not have a reputation for longevity or reliability. as an aside, we were a very early PS Audio dealer - they offered quirky products, oversized power supplies, frequently great sound for $$$ and I remember only one amp and zero preamps in the service department. i could set my watch for Tuesday morning Frat boys dropping off the Phase 400 for a weekly fix.... about a 2 week break even payback to switch to a Hafler DH-200 and 4 weeks for a DH-500 we sold a bunch of those.... no hate at all... as I said, hope the 75 is a sweetheart ! |