Bob Carver new tune expected

I have a sunfire tube preamp ($1200, used, refurbished)  going into my sunfire 2 x 300 ($1000, used, refurbished) going into my ML Ascent i's ($1100, used, and yes refurbished-new panels) and I'll put it up against ANYTHING 10x the price, anytime, anywhere, any music you'd like to play.

Most of his older stuff is junk. Sonic holography, remember that? His amps might claim high wattage, but sounded thin and unusable. His new stuff is better but I would be skeptical for long term use.

 I had a friend bring over a Sunfire tube preamplifier and it sounded great.  Sure the phase linear stuff might be crappy but so was all the solid-state stuff from that timeframe. 

Bob is a great guy. Sure, he's not the niche of the month that you see here on audiogon but then again, I see lots of names here that quickly become fleeting fame. Bob's still around after all these years. He gets my vote as a straight shooter.

Lance Cochrane