Thumbs down for the Carver 275 amp! It uses 15 watt Edcor output transformers that certainly can't make the claimed 75 watts at reasonable distortion! In fact at 15 watts/1khz it does 1% distortion. At 32hz it is at 2% and rising. Carver's claim that this is a 75 wpc amp is fraudulent and a violation of the FTC rule. This amp can't even pass decent sine waves at reasonable power! For its high sale price it is a rip-off! Buy a nicely restored Dynaco ST70 instead - Dan Vincent has some for sale here on Audiogon.
Suggestion between benchmark Ahb2, Bob carver crimson 275 and rogue atlas magnum 2 amos
First ever post here. I have a peachtree nova 150 integrated amp, KEF LS50 metas, a Bluesound node, a vintage technics turntable and a schiit mani phono preamp. I am making the move to a separate amp and preamp. I have a preamp (a rogue rp-1) on order and I’m looking for an amp. I think I have it narrowed down to a Benchmark AHB2, a Bob Carver Crimson 275 or a Rogue Atlas Magnum 2. would appreciate any input the group might have or any alternate suggestions.
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@cdennison53 : "It does run relatively cool". The 275 amp is seriously under-biased! Plenty of notch distortion! Sure, the output tubes will last forever but at 10%+ harmonic distortion! Clearly a broken product! |
carver dealer jim clark stereo offers 30 day money back trials for the carver benchmark does the same for its products not sure about rogue, but perhaps some its dealers will do the same so op, you can ask here, and you will get input from unidentified strangers of unknown qualification and motivations, or you can try for yourself and decide what works for you |
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