Nothing strange there. I assume that Emotiva bought Carver (the company) and kept what they wanted (Brand name, designs, supplier relationships, any one of a hundred other "assets"), and cut loose what they didn't want, including Carver (the man). Happens all the time.
+1 Martykl. Whether you like the guy or his equipment or not (no opinion here) you gotta hope that he learned from Mark Levinson's experience and kept the rights to use his own name.
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