To each his own, but my first experience with the Carver Line source was the recent axpona show. Three of us listened to these in two different rooms. We left each of the listening rooms smiling and agreeing the sound was very good if not the best we heard in our afternoon.
I don't claim to have another pair of $19,000 speakers to compare them to but listened to many more expensive speakers at the same show. None made my want list.
Since that day my son now 29 keeps asking when I'm getting them. Would really love to know how they would sound with the old Sunfire vs the current Thiel CS 3.6.
I'll keep dreaming.