Chicago Polkies - Bob Carver Dealer in Rockford IL

EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
edited January 2018 in The Clubhouse
For all you Chicago guys.... you should check this place out...

http://jimclarkstereo.com/

He's a member of TheCarverSite, and he's got TOOOBBSSSS and Carver Amazing LineSource speakers........

Worth a visit for sure!

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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2018
    Appointment only and they probably do a credit and background check before they let you set one. :) I could probably look at that amp stand. ;)
  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
    I’m sure you’d be fine Dave. If you want I’d vouch for you :smile:
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,350
    edited January 2018
    Nice! But I'm done...

    They look like.... :D ...hint, 2001, a space...


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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
    LOL.... not even worth going just to listen and maybe make another audio friend Rich?
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,328
    edited January 2018
    Those speakers need the space as pictured to breathe and sound their best. Most rooms just don't have that space. I have heard them and they sound great!
    Carl

  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Those speakers need the space as pictured to breathe and sound their best. Most rooms just don't have that space. I have heard them and they sound great!

    I think that the space is wrong for them actually. The room being open to the left does not allow the side firing drivers to bounce off of anything. The soundstage must be horrible to that side.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,206
    I’m sure you’d be fine Dave. If you want I’d vouch for you :smile:

    I'd rather you send me a voucher for say 20k? :)
  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
    daboyz wrote: »
    I’m sure you’d be fine Dave. If you want I’d vouch for you :smile:

    I'd rather you send me a voucher for say 20k? :)

    HA! If I had that I wouldn’t need have liquidated my LSis
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,087
    daboyz wrote: »
    Appointment only and they probably do a credit and background check before they let you set one. :) I could probably look at that amp stand. ;)

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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Those speakers need the space as pictured to breathe and sound their best. Most rooms just don't have that space. I have heard them and they sound great!

    I think that the space is wrong for them actually. The room being open to the left does not allow the side firing drivers to bounce off of anything. The soundstage must be horrible to that side.

    You would think, but that isn't the case. The soundstage is pretty consistent from corner to corner of that room, even with the left side being open.
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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    daboyz wrote: »
    Appointment only and they probably do a credit and background check before they let you set one. :) I could probably look at that amp stand. ;)

    Nah, Jim realizes that there is a very small market for these particular items. But he still enjoys meeting people and showcasing them. He would be more than happy to take time for you even if you had no intention of purchasing anything.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,305
    edited February 2018
    I concur with Dan and Travis - Jim is a genuinely good guy, and is looking more to meet fellow hobbiests who enjoy audio than he is trying to sell gear. He realized that there weren’t many places to actually hear Bob’s current (pun) designs, hence his new endeavor. I hope to make the journey to meet him face to face in the future.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    daddyjt wrote: »
    Jim is a genuinely good guy.

    Thank you. :)