Emotiva Tube Amplifiers Coming In February

Thanks, Mitch... An amicable split I suppose.

I got a life. Did the owner say if he's going to hire someone who actually has any electronical knowledge?

During the interim period of taking over and supporting Carver Tube warrantee there wasn't anybody there who could answer basic trouble shooting questions. Phone calls and emails simply went unanswered which left me with a very negative attitude.

Bob Carver Tube amplifiers are hand assemble in the United States. Their support was and still is quick and knowledgable. emotia won't disclose their their manufacture, assembly, and disposal, practices. But hey, they're going to look cool and still be suspiciously low priced.

After my experience, some brief research into this company, and the remarkably loyal, if greatly inexperienced, product owners on the companies forum I would have to strongly agree with Dayglow. I also have a conscience that questions this companies practices which provide such inexpensive products.

Hot piece? Of course, you will never a wind farm to power it and maybe a water powered condenser to cool it. Also, to sell it will require a five year warranty. Carver designs are known for lack of reliability.

300 wpc tube amp/furnace. seems like overkill.

This whole thread is based on "what the owner said", and that's fine, but I've found that what Dan Laufman says is usually the most positive outcome scenario which rarely happens with that company. Most new products they introduce are months/years late. Also just about every single piece of electronics that they've released, that is, a first time DAC, CD player, etc, has had issues, bugs and firmware needs. The only amp they make that has any firmware needed a patch upon release. Dan can give glowing reports, but the final result usually has much less lustre.

Second, this agreement and parting with Bob Carver has been shrouded in mystery from the get go. I am skeptical as to what technology exactly Emotiva managed to buy from Carver, who is obviously an electronics genius and marketing whiz. I really doubt that he sold the best of his stuff to Emotiva, so they could try to outsell him in his own market with blue glowing tube amps.

Also, Andrew Robinson has recently left the employ of Emotiva. Bob Carver left them. TacT left them. Just what is it like to deal with Emotiva that they can sign up all of these heavy hitters, but not keep them? Dan may try to put the best possible spin on Carver's departure, but something smells a little there.

One thing Emotiva can do, though, is lure in the uninitiated with the promise of something for nothing. There's no free lunch, but there's also a sucker born every minute.