Is Spectron Audio "Dead or Alive"?

Kclone...Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They look good to me. Besides, they are located in the cellar, out of sight and out of fan noise hearing, but within a few feet of the speakers they drive.

Nhtran...Sonics are also a matter of opinion, and I am with the majority who think they sound pretty good. Of course, being so inexpensive, and a Pro Sound (yuck) unit, it won't win you much envy in audiophile circles. I cry all the way to the bank.

In summary, I was seriously interested in the Spectron, several of them, but they lost my business by being overpriced. Even at three times the price of the ZR1600, there are people who don't like the sound. I guess you can't please everyone.

I don't think they are out of business. The are just victims of poor planing. It has taken longer than they expected to make the product better than the MII. They seem to have the ready product now.

The finished Musician IIIa is shipping now. As far as I know, any preproduction Musican III can be upgraded to current version.

Eldartford - is your Carver modded?

Audioengr...No, not yet. I have three zr1600 driving the front speakers of a multichannel setup. Each CarverPro serves a MG1.6 and its associated subwoofer.

I might be interested in a mod to one channel of each amp, to be used for the MG1.6.

I have reviewed the schematic (available on the CarverPro website) and poked my head inside the unit. I think that the available mods are overkill, and most of the benefits could be obtained by a simple mod at much lower cost. If I have time over the winter I might take a crack at it myself.