Emo dumps Carver, the Carver site is down.

Bob's a workaholic, will he go back to selling hand-built tube amps on ebay? If Emo owns the patents, he'll have to modify his designs.

Jakeman, agree on all points. I hope Bob left without losing anything, but I'll bet Emotiva from the beginning wanted to get a look at his designs.

If Emotiva bought Carver, what happens to the US dealers who carry the Carver amps exclusively? How pissed off are they?

Here's the answer...1/3 down the page. So, yeah Bob sold the company.

http://www.carveraudio.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17883&start=30

He's responding to my post. I never played Bob as a victim; he always lands on his feet and I'm sure got paid. I meant maybe he gave up some intellectual property and then saw that his product was not a good fit for the Emotiva business model. Maybe his designs are already being copied in China. It's all speculation, and anyway he's selling a tube amp right now on ebay which is his hobby.
And then there's the issue of him retiring with a new wife, he's not a victim.

It looks like Bob is back with his original tube designs, only re-branded. Plus the Silver Seven 700s are available.
I would say that is good news.