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Well, guys, I am glad to report he is still kicking! He's giving us a few scares, but let me tell ya-- the man just defies death, lol. Lucidity is rare. Confusion and delusions are frequent. He doesn't eat much, but its hospital food, can ya blame him? But when he gets agitated, we put on music and he sings himself back to sleep. Lately, he's requested more and more pink Floyd. I sing to him and cry. He's really going to miss you guys.

Hello, i am also new in this carver community and would like to introduce myself. From my childhood on i always loved the passion for HiFi as my father was having always nice amp's collections. It was always a pleasure to listen music on his systems, therefore it was one of the very first things i got when i moved into my first place. A couple of years later i also have a nice collection of devices and lately also a Carver M-500 found it's way to my collection which is used as my main appliance now replacing a Yamaha B-4. So far this is the most amazing amp i've ever had, specially the technology and design of the power supply is amazing and the amplifier offers an incredible sound. Since im planning to acquire more Carver devices it's my pleasure i've found this place and to be part of this community now to exchange informations and knowledge.

@EliotheiThank You so much for the post. Barry and I seem to be traveling down a very similar path with our fights against cancer. He is about one year ahead of me. I don't often comment about my personal life but I draw a lot of encouragement from his positive attitude and, thus far, successful fight. He is in my prayers every night. Observation to others... Barry and I were going to get together for lunch and to hang out. This started around 8 years ago. Unfortunately, it never came to be. Now I am in too much pain to drive that far and say goodbye (about 7 hours) and if I take enough pain meds to get around I can barely drive across town. Kindness, compassion & empathy matter and we really need to do what it takes to find time for our friends.

This was taken last week. He's been in mostly good spirits despite the circumstances.

For all you Sunfire fans out there, I've straightened out a few links that pointed to the wrong manuals in the Multichannel Amplifiers section. I've also added the manual for the 5 channel version of late model Sunfire TGA amps. The TGA-5400 and TGA-5200.

@compwaco I am sorry to hear about your similarities in health. But that is one of the things I love about him. His compassion and understanding towards others and his positive attitude. He is selfless and inspirational to many people. He is a medical miracle and three times now, I've thought it was the end and then he popped back up like a meerkat. So keep that in mind. Be like Barry. Be the meerkat.

This is a great question that is asked often. There are many reasons that we would like to share. 1) Value added processes - Customer value. When you get down to the fundamentals, a happy customer is our goal. It's the customers money being exchanged. The customers deserve value regardless of income level. 2) The dealer/rep based model is extremely expensive. Often when you buy a product from a dealer, the dealer receives up to 1/2 of the retail price. In other words, less than 1/2 of the retail price goes into producing the product you are receiving . 3) Few dealers offer service. The service falls on the manufacturer. The support once offered by dealers is mostly history, reducing the value added by their part of the process. 4) Some dealers undercut others with their margins, effectively devaluing the product. This undercutting results in a race to the bottom. Some on-line dealers undercut the brick and mortar using the lower overhead advantage. 5) The top 3 dealers that sold 80% of the product, were all on-line dealers, not brick and mortar. I was one of them (although Carver dedicated), and closed my store when accepting this position with Bob Carver. We can market our products on-line ourselves. 6) The customer experiencing our products in their home, often compared to others of higher cost, is an advantage for Bob's designs. Bob knows how to design what sounds good, and designs for synergy with a wide range of products. Head to head we are tough to beat. Selling direct is in our favor. In the customers home, as part of their system, is the true test for an audio products actual value to the customer. Summary: We can spend considerably more money building excellent products, that offer much greater value to the customer. Leveraging technology throughout the entire process that is Bob Carver Company, provides for excellent products at about 1/2 the price of the obsolete rep and dealer networks. The customer wins and the company wins. It's better to hear audio gear at home. This is why we sell direct. It provides for much greater customer value and also provides more control of our destiny. It may be worth considering the business models of companies you buy from. Is the dealer adding 50% to the value of your purchase, or should you look at who sells direct and is possibly putting that 50% into the product you receive? Just a thought in a fast changing market. Jim Clark Director of Operations Bob Carver Company.

WHOA!!!! I haven't been here all month and just seeing this. Last time I saw Barry was in Alexandria at a Carver meet and at Marks jam session right outside of Columbia Md. One day Barry ND I sat in my basement listening to music and picking out songs and track we both enjoyed. Rest easy my friend as you transition. This is sad news for me and I'm sure for all that know him. I just tried calling and it rolled to voicemail. My prayers with him and the family.

I'd like to ask Bob to talk about styling of the Carver products. How much is he concerned with form as well as function? How much of the design/look of Carver amps was decided by Bob? What is his favorite looking Carver amp of all time?

Barry passed away at 1130 pm est. He died peacefully in his sleep. I was with him. We were listening to pink Floyd. Thank you to all of you for being such strong pillars of support to him. You were all true friends. ❤️

I'm not big on writing or introductions but I'll give it a go. I enjoy most kinds of music, and really enjoy listening to well recorded music. Playback that I can distinctly follow all or most of the instruments is important. Instrument playback that sounds like an actual instrument playing in front of me, is most impressive (I'm including voice when I say instrument). It seems that equipment choice is an important part of quality sound. I picked up some Adcom stuff, GFA 5500 amplifier and one of their preamps, along with Yamaha NS-1000m speakers maybe 12 years ago. Then a few years ago I got a Carver C-1 preamplifier. Wow what an amazing piece of equipment. The C-1 added so much to the listening experience; the sound stage came alive, instruments sounded more like instruments, stereo separation improved and overall, a much better sounding system with the C-1. No, I don't utilize the hologram feature, but have experienced the effect. Lately I have been modifying the C-1 to include the BillD mod and a remote control. Lastly, I picked up a 4000t as well as a M-500t, and am excited to improve them and add them to my system. My listening room or area is probably unlike most; it's my garage. I spend much of my time working on and building stuff in my garage, so this is where I enjoy listening. Sometimes it's less productive enjoying music and working; don't always want to start up that saw as it spoils the music experience! Anyway understand speaker placement and room treatment is way less than perfect in the garage environment, but good quality playback still sounds wonderful. I guess it's obvious that I like listening to quality music, as well as enjoying Carver equipment. Now, I have an issue to resolve. I can't post photos. Whenever I try to attach a photo, I get a message "There was a problem uploading the file." The jpg file is less than 1000 kb in size so I don't know what is wrong. How can I insert a jpg picture into a post? Thanks, Jim

See how easy that was.

Melisia I have never met Barry, but i'm so sorry to hear the news. I have had fun reading some of his post, Barry we are all going to miss you. Prayers for Barry and the family. Brian Ottawa, Canada.

I would like to ask Bob if he had the overall power of approval for the manufacturing and designing of all of the products that has had his name on them. Or was his circuitry design and innovative ideas the only area in which he played a part in?

I would like to know if anyone knows the procedure for adjusting the bias and offset on a TFM-55 amplifier? I have the schematic but can not figure out where to hook the leads and such. Please help

I'm still using a Carver 6200 receiver bought in the 80's, but my remote had an accident and no longer works. Am I dreaming to think someone out there might have one that I could buy? HELP!

Goodbye old friend, I'm sorry we never met. With any luck I'll see you in the next one. Here's to you, Kenneth

Melissa, and family; I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Barry personally, only from reading his posts on this site. From them you knew he was a Special Person. During his trying times early this year he somehow found the time to welcome a new member or just respond to a random posting. I think one in particular will somewhat shed some light on who Barry is: “Welcome to the site! Kick your shoes off, grab your favorite beverages. Crank some tunes, wake the neighbors. Most if all have fun. lots of great info on these forums, some of us have been here a long time! please ask if you have questions. We love to see photos, so as your post count goes up you will be able to post a few! Enjoy the site and welcome home! Barry” His closing last three words in the above “and welcome home!” presents a great image of Barry. That was back in Feb of this year. Wishing you Peace and Comfort during this unimaginable time.

Thank you all. Myself and a few friends hopped on our bikes and went on a 400km round trip for lunch, about 250km is amazing twisties so much fun. Mine is the grey 1

Great for playing in the background while focusing...

Crazy to think how this applies to the dealer model of Automobiles..., a few entities out there are trying to disrupt this, e.g., www.Cars.com, and others..., but they are still a middle-man. Seems that Tesla may be selling direct..., others? I dunno. But it's ripe for disruption..., separation of service from sales..., (pretty much already separated in most dealerships - just housed in the same building)..., something to ponder.

Hey guys! I am not on here a lot, but was a member of the old CarverAudio.com. I have a Sunfire Ultimate Receiver and TGR-3 I just picked up. Does anyone know where I could buy remotes for these? Also, I want to keep one and sell one if anyone is interested? I also picked up some other gear if anyone is looking: Mirage FRX-5 Speakers Niles Amp SI-230 Niles Amp SI-245 Niles Amp SI-275 Niles ZR 4630 Adcom Preamp GTP-500 Adcom Preamp GTP-600 Adcom GFA-545 Amp Monster HTS 1600 Power Cond Spectrum Acoustics 210R EQ Panamax MX5102 Power cond Panamax MAX 5300 Mirage Omni S10 Sub Polk Audio Sub Klipsch Sub Yamaha sub Acesonix DGX-109 Karaoke Denon AVR 531 Numark EQ Yamaha RX-A2000 Receiver Key Digital KD-MXA8X8Pro I am going to try to be more active on here and get some advice on my current and new setups. Cheers! Chris

This is the remote that's in the manual for the TGR 3. PM me if interested.

2 prong, 3 prong, tripple cable, and 90 degree 3 prong.

My sister was school principle for many years. Most time the troubled kids have troubled parents. Politics is politics. The left leverages compassion and guilt for not giving more, as leverage. The right uses materialism and fear of other, as leverage. I used to think I was in the middle. Now neither party represents me.

We got way off topic but... I have lived that shit over the last ten years with a daughter. Girls set up fake social media accounts pretending to be the girls they bully and defame them. I rarely confronted other parents but when I did, the common theme was: Their daughter learned it from the mother. The dads were typically BETA liberals with BLM signs in their yards.

A guy turned me on to the Hospital grade cords awhile back as a cheap alternative to the fancy cables, the plugs are tight fitting and seem to be good quality. Other generic cords can be found online for about what it costs to ship them. Factory Sunfire cords are a 14ga 2-prong but a 3-prong works just fine. https://www.ebay.com/itm/325455731917?hash=item4bc6ac5ccd:g:~JIAAOSwRJJjknKo&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0DLe4ohlMddNeiZ%2FYNiH7%2FOwT8QP2sz5FcS%2FQ0i5l%2FyidllsHGKm8bY8X9uzF8K3nnctt6GWsk%2FsdrNKyHJAv%2Bw6OeNfIf0%2BzyLxfBOYoqnCRTQVu00WWANpoY6aDwjF7bp6jfMiDbsECGVF3ut%2FYzBLRlloGnHdCAA8yykzAyW%2FTO7WGfAEs29fvHSWZBHweEoDnhI2plAnkH68Q%2Fr2r652wLeMISnKJftpyMcLc0UNF1t9gtPmThCLaUzy0X%2FBf70qFytYzk%2Fj%2BDqI9hC%2BKq0%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5zJ0M_5YQ

What an exciting time for BG. Barry died 2x in his life but survived. He knows death is really more like waking up from a long dream. Last time we talked, he was tired and ready to move on. Enjoy the ride BG! Love ya man.