Carver c1 pre

keith allen
keith allen Posts: 734
edited July 2006 in Electronics
I have a chance to buy a c1 preamp locally,I dont need it but I may buy it anyway.Can anybody tell me anything about it,is it a tube pre?What is sonic holography?
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  • seo
    seo Posts: 305
    edited July 2006
    SS, not tube. Never heard it myself, but is supposed to be similar to Polk SDA, i.e. crosstalk cancelling.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2006
    I like'm. Nice warm character. Sonic Holography is very simlar to SDA, albeit a smaller sweet spot.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited July 2006
    The C1 also has a decent phono stage if you are into vinyl.
    2 Channel:
    Amp/Parasound Halo A23
    Pre/Carver C-1
    Tuner/Carver TX-11a
    CDP/Jolida JD 100A
    Turntable/AR XB-Shure V15 III
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,809
    edited July 2006
    Sonic Holography runs full frequency. Polk discovered better results could be had by limiting the crosstalk cancellation to a smaller mid band frequency range.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2006
    I wish I had a smaller mid band and a tighter back band!!!

    Nothing wrong with the Carver per say, as long as the price is right, I heard one only once and really cant add anything except to say I like my Polk SDA's.

    RT1
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