CARVER AV-405 5 CH POWER AMPLIFIER have any of you guys owned one,is it a good amp?

louthewiz
louthewiz Posts: 581
edited November 2006 in Electronics
I was just wondering about this amp since a buddy of mine has one to sell for $80.00 and I was wondering if it's worth it...
My gear,
Acer PH530 720P PJ
100 inch Da-Lite Video Spectra screen
Yamaha HTR 5790
Toshiba HD-A3
Denon 1600 dvd player with sdi out,
DVDO iSCAN HD+
Panasonic Dmr E-80H
Dishnetwork HD pvr
1 Audiosource amp300 150 wpc Fronts
1 Audiosource ampone bridged 200 watts powering center
1 Onkyo M-282 105 wpc amplifier sides
polk cs400 center
polk RT400 mains
Polk mkII back surrounds,
Polk FX300fxi dipole surrounds
Velodyne DPS-10 sub
Klipsch KSW-10 sub.:cool:
Post edited by louthewiz on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited November 2006
    It is for that price. It's a decent 5 channel for a small room HT. IIRC it has different outputs for mains, center, and surrounds, but they will all have the same sonic signature.

    You can probably find someone in the Carver Forum who owns one.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2006
    Yeah, I would certainly get it for $80.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited November 2006
    One just sold on CL for about $350 IIRC.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited November 2006
    I had the 705 and it performed flawlessly.For the 80.00 it's a good deal.Now it all depends on what your going to use it with.They do have the cheap speaker connections on the back though,and are easy to break if you try to muscle it.AND...oh crap ...just get it!!!:D
    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
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited November 2006
    Glad to here it's working out for you....where you been ?????
    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
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • izafar
    izafar Posts: 819
    edited November 2006
    I used this for 3 years and then sold it to a fellow polkie. It is a pretty decent amp and a no brainer at $80
    -izafar

    Goldenear Technology Triton 1 - Benchmark AHB2 - Benchmark LA4 - Auralic Vega - Auralic Aries Mini - Marantz TT-15S1 - Clearaudio Nano
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter