The Carver Statement Tube Amp DEMO, Coming SOON!

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,421
edited September 2012 in Electronics
As promised, beginning after September 20th, I will be offering up my Carver Tube amps for in-home demo. Each user will have the amps delivered and set up by me in their homes.(this way I will know who my girls are seeing behind daddy's back:mrgreen:). All that is required is that you have decent gear and speakers to put them to good use and make a fair evaluation of their performance. The demo period will be for one week. I will then come and pick them up and deliver to the next person on the list.

I ask that all interested parties post that interest here. I will pick those chosen for this demo based on length of time on the forum, their participation here and their general reputation. Remember guys, these are my babies, and I will be rather selective of who gets to take them out on a date. Distance from home will be limited to +/- 75 miles of Sherman Oaks, CA in order to make the logistics work for an afternoon. Interested parties can post interest here and pm me contact info and gear intended for use.

Those chosen to participate will be asked to post their 110% honest impressions of them here in this thread. I don't want glowing reviews if they have not earned such. I intend on building more of these someday soon and I will be greatful for any feedback that helps me improve the artform.

Thanks guys for everything....


John
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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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited August 2012
    Very cool. Wish I was closer; I'd be allll over this!
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,042
    edited August 2012
    Nice!! Too bad PA is a little outside the radius :(
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
    Parasound HCA1500A(indoor sound) and HCA1000(outdoor sound), Dynaco PAS4, Denon DP1200 w/Shure V15 Type V and Jico SAS stylus, Marantz UD7007, Polk L600, Rythmik L12 sub.
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  • onebadchad
    onebadchad Posts: 364
    edited August 2012
    Is Boise within 75 miles, lol.. the fishing is great here :)
    Hello Kitty am/fm CD player
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited August 2012
    Nice offer!
    Jake
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited August 2012
    John,

    Oh come on now, you just need people to burn it in for you! hahaha, I am joking. One hell of an offer man, would be very interested in how it sounds on some LSIM's. After experiencing the LSIM 705's with tubes,... my life is suck, my solid state is suck, everything is suck.

    Halen
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited August 2012
    Is NJ within 75 miles?

    Very cool of you to do this, John. will look forward to hearing how people react to your amps.
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  • MHAMBONE
    MHAMBONE Posts: 51
    edited August 2012
    Not sure if I meet all your requirements, but I am within 75 miles of Sherman Oaks CA. I'm in Oxnard.
    Mike

    Pioneer SC-05 Receiver
    Polk SDA-2b
    Polk RTA 11TL w/RDO-198's
    Polk RT25i Satelite Speakers
    Polk CS 400 Center Speaker
    Polk PSW 350 Sub Woofer
    Samsung 46" 1080p LCD TV
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited August 2012
    Chicago ?? Room and board provided ? Free steaks and booze ?

    Maybe you should have been a hi-fi sales guy John. Seriously, nice jesture on your part. My only advice is to be very, very selective.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited August 2012
    Wonderfully generous on your part John ..... how about a couple pics so the the polk folks who are not gonna be fortunate enough to give um a listen can drool a bit .....
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2012
    John why are you selling these on eb*y?
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,421
    edited September 2012
    Bob and I have both have a high level of curiousity as to what these would be worth in the marketplace. I am also wanting to show my wife that the money spent on these has not been wasted and also for valuation for insurance purposes. There is a number at which I would part with these and just build another set, but I doubt they will get there.
    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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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2012
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a number at which I would part with these and just build another set, but I doubt they will get there.

    A GAZZILION dollars!!!!!!!

    John your killing me with the dust and cable management in those pics lol :razz:
    "....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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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    edited September 2012
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    There is a number at which I would part with these and just build another set, but I doubt they will get there.

    I see no indication of a reserve?
    Jay
    SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited September 2012
    I'm in San Diego, approx. 136 miles away.

    I just recapped a pair of Monitor 5 Series II speakers and the system sounds absolutely fantastic right now. I haven't spent much time with tubes and I'd love a demo :) I can offer some professional photography/videography of your amps as well to make it worth your time and effort.

    Let me know :)
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,184
    edited September 2012
    Great looking amps. GLWS
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,184
    edited September 2012
    I see that you ended the auction early. Do you plan on relisting them John?
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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