900 watt Carver Silver Sevens

stuwee
stuwee Posts: 1,508
edited May 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
Bob is at it again, what a guy! great story, http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Carver-SILVER-SEVEN-stereo-tube-monoblock-amplifier-/180665282517?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2a107d6fd5

The guy in question #5 gets invited over for a listening session with him, Kewl!

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Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited May 2011
    stuwee wrote: »
    Bob is at it again, what a guy! great story, http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Carver-SILVER-SEVEN-stereo-tube-monoblock-amplifier-/180665282517?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item2a107d6fd5

    The guy in question #5 gets invited over for a listening session with him, Kewl!

    Carvertubeamps.jpg

    Already been posted :cool:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2011
    Bob Carver is a rube.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2011
    That guy looks like he's delivering equipment for Dr. Frankenstein! He has that fiendish Igor look in his 'eye'.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited May 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Bob Carver is a rube.

    :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


    yep... Bob's a rube alright, and he builds amps that sell for 10k and up. What the F$@K do you do?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


    yep... Bob's a rube alright, and he builds amps that sell for 10k and up. What the F$@K do you do?

    Nothing.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited May 2011
    Nice.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Bob Carver is a rube.

    Are you saying that we folk from north of Seattle are unsophisticated countryman?!? :tongue:
    Jake
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  • chargerman426
    chargerman426 Posts: 419
    edited May 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Bob Carver is a rube.

    doro is a rube.
    If life had more tubes it would be a lot smoother.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2011
    zingo wrote: »
    Are you saying that we folk from north of Seattle are unsophisticated countryman?!? :tongue:

    Perhaps :wink:
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited May 2011
    The toupee or the yodeling hat? What's it going to be?
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited May 2011
    He looks like he's on a late night infomercial......." Not one but TWO amps for the price of one!".........
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited May 2011
    Can I dream? I have a Dream, that one day,I will own a couple of those...Hey,I believe in Faith.calling those things that be not,as though they were.
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited May 2011
    up to $31,800 now....WOW~
    TNRabbit
    NO Polk Audio Equipment :eek:
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    Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Seven
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    Klipsch RT-12d Subwoofer
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,033
    edited May 2011
    Damn, apparently there IS love for Carver. This I was not expecting. I can see Bob dancing in the living room he built them in now.... :biggrin:

    You go Bob! We'll see you in September! :wink:
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    It's gonna be a hoot to watch the snipe bids pile up in about 6 hours!
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    edited May 2011
    Can you imagine how much it would cost to do a full tube replacement on a pair of those amps! :eek: :eek: :eek: I suppose that might just be a drop in the bucket for someone willing to pay $30K+ for them though...
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited May 2011
    So far, I'm leading the pack of bidders... for now. I need to decide quickly if I should adjust my current limit in case I step away from the computer.

    Wish me luck!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited May 2011
    toucanet wrote: »
    So far, I'm leading the pack of bidders... for now. I need to decide quickly if I should adjust my current limit in case I step away from the computer.

    Wish me luck!



    Something smells like B.S. here... (sniffs the air) Yep, 100% USDA certified BS!!!:tongue::wink:


    If you are the one bidding on them, I wish you, and your wallet, the very best of luck.:biggrin::cool:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    I say they go just a proverbial puddy hair under $50k
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    That was a bit anti-climatic, not one snipe!
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • aviator
    aviator Posts: 159
    edited May 2011
    stuwee wrote: »
    That was a bit anti-climatic, not one snipe!

    Yeah, I tuned in to see the fight and there wasn't one.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,650
    edited May 2011
    I sat there dissapointed as well
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited May 2011
    Looks like he didnt overspend on that 5k paintjob at that price lol....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited May 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Looks like he didnt overspend on that 5k paintjob at that price lol....

    That is a sweet pair of amps for 32,000.


    I'll bet he won't use that painter with cost no object free reign again. He'll get an estimate from him next time for sure. That paint job ate into his profits on this one. at 1/6 the price, it doesn't equate no matter how beautiful it is. Give him some granite slabs next time and some Krylon for the metal work.:wink:

    I was surprised there wasn't alot of bidding at the end to.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited May 2011
    Roughly $4,800 for a retube :eek:
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited May 2011
    when you can afford a $32,000 amp, you ain't worried about the cost of re-ubing it...
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited May 2011
    I will be building a set of these next...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,287
    edited May 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I will be building a set of these next...

    Wont be surprised...you gonna let the wife pick the finish:smile:
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,730
    edited May 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I will be building a set of these next...


    That will be sweetest kharma Club Polk has ever had !! :eek:

    IN
    Sal Palooza
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited May 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I will be building a set of these next...

    I'm thinking the same thing...
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