jbhiller
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| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier I wouldn't think so, but Bob has a PhD in physics. His response suggests it will. I'd bet it won't, but who am I? It will be sad if he goes into retirement making this representation--that it, it will exceed 75 w per channel, both channels dri... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier I wish I didn't sell off my old PSBs, B&Ws, Monitor Audio, and hungry Totems. :) | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier +1 Charles1dad. @funky54 , you are correct in that misrepresentations are unacceptable. If someone is buying a 75w push pull tube amp for 84dB speakers with nominal impedance of 3 ohms I doubt they would ever look at this thing. But the Company... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Please note: this post is not related to testing but improving the amp. Bob's response on the Carver forum identified R53 and R26 as doing the following: "Note that one end of the resistor is connected to amplifier ground, the other to the nega... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier @jjptkd, Glad you are enjoying it. Same here--my speakers are Cornwall IVs so my listening is not likely indicative of how the amp can pair with less sensitive speakers. It had no problem though driving Wharfedale Linton Heritage speakers. | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! The Ruby SACD/DAC is quite heavy! Just running it in now... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Well, Bob has opened a can of worms. Grounding systems can be wily. I’m going to sit back and watch what ensues out there. I do wholeheartedly agree with Bob in that the amp sounds big and sweet. It’s a fun ride regardless of what wattage it puts... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! If it is as well made and as nice looking as the Ruby integrated, I'm going to be pleased. Sure it would be. Folks I know who have experience with it say the DAC is outstanding. | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! Great stuff @jayctoy ! yes, it would seem that at $3000 both pieces are a fantastic deal, and the CD digital audio converter unit might just be a steal. For all the stuff that Audiophile‘s to throwing money everywhere this thing could make a ... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! So I did get to hook up the Manley Chinook tube phono stage. It's arguably better than that in the Ruby, but not by much. I thought that I would hear sweeping differences. The Chinook may have a bit more air and space, but on good recordings I c... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier @Charles1dad, I'm glad you understood what I was trying to convey. I mean I have no beef against a great cap like WIMA. Aren't they littered throughout nice products, like Audio Research, Pass, Vincent, and the list goes on. A Suntan? Come o... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Hi djones51, Yes, you are correct. I think that I was suggesting there are measurement zealots who don’t put much stock in the subjective side. By "beat out", I meant in my room, my system, my music, my ears. These amps were not bad, and, in fact... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Status update--The ASR guys have their Carver 275 now and testing should occur shortly. The odds do not look good that it will test much much differently on specified wattage, but maybe, just maybe, the distortion results will be better. | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Yes, indeed they are Ralph. It's just an exhibit in support of the point that Suntan caps are super cheap. If a company's electrolytic blows up so easily how good can their even cheaper film cap be? But for our education, yes a coupling cap is ... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! Yes, Corelli, I seem to be mirroring your view on this machine. I'm trying to motivate myself to plug the Chinook in to compare the Marantz's phono stage. For now, all I know is that I'm stunned at how good this phono stage is. I was not in th... |