Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
Marantz you say? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Free-Intl-Shipping-Vintage-Marantz-7-7c-Tube-Pre-Amplifier-with-TFK-12AX7s/... I am not drawn to the Marantz like I am to the Luxman. |
Bill, Nice to see you here. I am going tubes, I only posted the Carver for others, and my comment was about how it would match my other Carvers, the SS Cube Amp, and the SS AM/FM Tuner. All unreadable grey, absolutely horrible if not mounted standing eye high. Bright as he is, ... especially for the aging baby boomers, whose eyes diminish with their ears. Both the Russian Preamp and the Luxman Preamp are shallow, only 10-5/8 or 10-7/8 + cables behind, knobs in front. Both work on top of my Bookcase 13-3/4" depth + 1/1/2" clear behind to jamb the plug end of a wire down behind. I could fit either inside the 11-1/2" case with right angle cables, Many full depth units won’t fit on top, certainly not within the case. Thar’s why I am not using my Fisher 500C. Carver is usually compact (hard to stack), I was curious as to the size of the Carver, perhaps use the 3 pieces for my shop/garage (Goodbye Tandberg TR80). I found the manual which surprisingly says nothing about size, but a heck of a lot of other interesting stuff I will read sometime. He’s a fascinating dude. file:///C:/Users/ellio/Downloads/Carver-C-1-Owners-Manual.pdf I just found a listing that said: 19" wide; 10" deep; 3-1/2" high. |
With no circuit upgrades, the 7C is not even “good” by today’s standards. I say this from experience, having owned and used two of them in my audio life. Lovely to look at however. Carver is or was an interesting and very smart guy. His products are full of gimmicks. Some work to enhance SQ. Some are just sand in your eye. |
this guy has the nerve to call this near mint, A+, text worn off faceplate, case is nasty, connectors corroded. and the price??? https://www.ebay.com/itm/McIntosh-C11-Tube-PreAmplifier-Original-C20-C22-era-AUDIOPHILE-SERVICED/274... Why didn’t they mount the horizontal row of tubes above the connectors? the luxman has the tubes high with better ventilation, I like it more every day! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Luxman-CL35-MKIII-Tube-Preamp/303871182981 |
