TStevens 19 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I've been a lurker for a while, and figured I might as well join up. Over the years I've had several nice systems, but poor life choices have seen them sold off (or carried off by an x-wife). I have been without a system for the past year or so, and am now in a position to start building again, which is fine by me because I honestly have as much fun building the system as I do listening to it. Of all the amps I've owned, Carver has been my favorite. I have taken a lot of crap for my choice over the years. self proclaimed audiophiles have always told me that the size/heat/output combination that Carver offers is not physically possible, and that either the power numbers are fudged or there are other tradeoffs like distortion. I say BS, as these folks that bash Carver usually have never even listened to Carver, let alone owned Carver amps. Anyway, thanks for letting me in! Tom 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_at_HHH 2,572 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Welcome to the group! You're obviously among those who know better, here. Those who make those claims haven't bothered (or aren't able) to understand how the technology in the Carver amps works, and they prefer to assume a good amp has to weigh as much as a small car to be good. I won't offer any advice on building or fixing (my knowledge on which end of a soldering gun to hold is iffy at best), but there are plenty of folks here who can help. In the mean time, you have my encouragement to dive back in and have fun, both at the build/fix end and at the all important - "it works, time to listen" end! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin Sk1Bum 9,326 Posted March 22 Community Admin Share Posted March 22 Hello TStevens, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. This is a good place to get advice, recommendations, and plenty of help to spend your money. When seeking advice, it's not a bad idea to mention what your budget is. <-- (non-requested advice) Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesMan57 1,228 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Welcome to the Forum Sir. Glad to have you aboard…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie 16,424 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis47 742 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Welcome aboard @TStevens! Always room for Carver fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJohn 6,528 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Welcome, @TStevens, glad you found us! We share your thinking. Post some pictures of your system when you can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elio 2 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 For all the Carver baskets, mine has never overheated since 1991 and is performing to Carver published specs and better as per Roland Barr who worked on mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenith4me 1,159 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Welcome to The Carver Site! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTFM35 318 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Welcome! Don't listen to the internet noise about Bob Carver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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