Carver Plats have a new home.

george daniel
george daniel Posts: 12,096
edited June 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
Quite often, we sell gear,and most of the time, never see that piece again,,or even the person that bought it.I recently sold my Carver Amazing Platinums to a local polkie. Enter Jerry,, I first met him when he purchased a denon DVD player from me, he eventually ended up with my Plats.With a little luck,he was able to purchase a very mint pair(read NIB)Silver 9T amplifiers from a member over at the Carver Forum, who so graciously gave Jerry my"spot" in line for these amps.Yesterday,I got a call from Jerry,,"they're here",,, the 9's survived the journey. Today, I was able to make it over to his house to listen to his new system,and let him audition a tube pre. Everytime I go over,,he and Nikki are always very hospitable. I took a couple of pic's and asked his permission to post them here.It just makes one feel good when others take care and appreciate vintage gear such as this. When I owned them,I thought that they sounded very good,, but I think that it's safe to say that he has taken it to another level.Just wanted to share this with ya'll,,as I think that I'm just as excited about his 2 channel system as he and Nikki are. Have fun guy's,, you've done well.:)
JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,561
    edited May 2009
    That's great. Thanks for sharing the story with us.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    That is beautiful stuff there. Congrats Jerry. I'll make it down towards the end of the month and swipe these and dance with Nikki again.:D
    George, you're a top notch guy and why in the hell did you sell the Plats?
    Russ
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    That is beautiful stuff there. Congrats Jerry. I'll make it down towards the end of the month and swipe these and dance with Nikki again.:D
    George, you're a top notch guy and why in the hell did you sell the Plats?
    Russ

    To further my foray into tubes,, besides,, you've heard my 1C's with tubes,,and honestly,, they were not being used,,when you hear Jerry's with the tubed pre,I promise you,, you won't mo:cool:ve from the sweet spot
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2009
    Great story. I wish I lived closer.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    To further my foray into tubes,, besides,, you've heard my 1C's with tubes,,and honestly,, they were not being used,,when you hear Jerry's with the tubed pre,I promise you,, you won't mo:cool:ve from the sweet spot
    Such a tease, George.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited May 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Great story. I wish I lived closer.
    Well, one could always move to beautiful weather.......
    ~ 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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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2009
    Beautiful weather meaning lots of Polkies close by 'cause I know you are not taking about the excessive humidity and heat of the Tropic of Georgia!:D
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  • jerryj12
    jerryj12 Posts: 451
    edited May 2009
    Wow George thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate you helping me with this journey. How many people in this world would let someone else borrow their Prized Tube Preamp? Not many I'm sure.

    Russ, hope you can get down at the end of the month. We will have a good time I am sure. I would like to hear that bad A$$ Denon. I have bought Niki a fresh set of stilts, you are in for a treat:D:D

    While I am thanking here, I would like to thank my friend Ben. You have taught me a lot. ( BTW: He is not as accident prone as you may think.:D)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited May 2009
    Nice story, makes me feel all warm and gooey inside. Like a big chocolate chip cookie or an apple pie right out of the oven. Nice to heare that you are enjoying those Plats. They are something special.

    George, are Jerry's Platinums the ones that Ted used to own? I can't remember the trail of those speakers.
    Carl

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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2009
    Are those nines from Ferrari?
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2009
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Nice story, makes me feel all warm and gooey inside. Like a big chocolate chip cookie or an apple pie right out of the oven. Nice to heare that you are enjoying those Plats. They are something special.

    George, are Jerry's Platinums the ones that Ted used to own? I can't remember the trail of those speakers.

    Carl,, I found the plats locally about a year ago,, the Amazings that were at/from Ted's are also at Jerry's waiting on another polkie to pick them up.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2009
    engtaz wrote: »
    Are those nines from Ferrari?

    Yes, Roy they are,, I committed to Terry to buy them about 8 months ago,, but when I changed direction,and subsequently sold the plats to Jerry,,Terry was kind enough to let him(Jerry) take my place.I have never met him,, but he seems to be a prince of a fellow.
    Thank you Terry.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited June 2009
    cool, everyone should own some Amazings, now those PS Audio speaker cables look familiar as well..........

    RT1
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited June 2009
    Great system there. Those amps sure look awesome. I bet they could drive just about anything. Are you planning to get another pair of Plats if you stumble across a used pair?
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    cool, everyone should own some Amazings, now those PS Audio speaker cables look familiar as well..........

    RT1

    Damn good eye,Ted.;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited June 2009
    organ wrote: »
    Great system there. Those amps sure look awesome. I bet they could drive just about anything. Are you planning to get another pair of Plats if you stumble across a used pair?

    Those amps probably could. No joshin'...

    Nice rig, has a look of familiarality to it, if I do say so myself...
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited June 2009
    George,

    That is one nice setup you have there. I am sure it sounds great!
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited June 2009
    Congrats Jerry. I promise You'll fall in love with the Plat / 9t combo. You will never have to worry about it not being loud enough again, and you still get perfect clarity no matter how loud you go. I have greatly enjoyed mine for several years now. About two years ago I picked up an SDA/490t tube output CD player and the combo got even better. Six months ago I got a C-19 tube pre, and now I'm in heaven. Tube sources make the 9t's really sing.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited June 2009
    Doesn't skipf have the same setup combo?
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited June 2009
    Tube sources make the 9t's really sing.

    Don't they? Takes the sand outta the sound and gives you balls o' plenty...
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited June 2009
    I tell ya what. It is great to have great Polkies near by. These guys are truly friends. I need to get some time to get to Jerry's. A few things over here have had me pinned down. I hope to be back over to see the boys soon. A million reviews can't teach you what I have learned about synergy, and environment that we have been able to share here.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I tell ya what. It is great to have great Polkies near by. These guys are truly friends. I need to get some time to get to Jerry's. A few things over here have had me pinned down. I hope to be back over to see the boys soon. A million reviews can't teach you what I have learned about synergy, and environment that we have been able to share here.

    You should post that in the Emo CD thread.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited June 2009
    that's badass. sorta darth vader-esque.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    edited June 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    Quite often, we sell gear,and most of the time, never see that piece again,,or even the person that bought it.I recently sold my Carver Amazing Platinums to a local polkie. Enter Jerry,, I first met him when he purchased a denon DVD player from me, he eventually ended up with my Plats.With a little luck,he was able to purchase a very mint pair(read NIB)Silver 9T amplifiers from a member over at the Carver Forum, who so graciously gave Jerry my"spot" in line for these amps.Yesterday,I got a call from Jerry,,"they're here",,, the 9's survived the journey. Today, I was able to make it over to his house to listen to his new system,and let him audition a tube pre. Everytime I go over,,he and Nikki are always very hospitable. I took a couple of pic's and asked his permission to post them here.It just makes one feel good when others take care and appreciate vintage gear such as this. When I owned them,I thought that they sounded very good,, but I think that it's safe to say that he has taken it to another level.Just wanted to share this with ya'll,,as I think that I'm just as excited about his 2 channel system as he and Nikki are. Have fun guy's,, you've done well.:)

    I had the pleasure of meeting Jerry and Nikki a couple of weeks ago and got to listen to these before he received the 9T's and I thought they sounded great!! I certainly hope to get down that way and hear them now!!

    By the way, absolutely great people!! Good luck Jerry.

    How do they sound now??
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    vmaxer wrote: »
    I had the pleasure of meeting Jerry and Nikki a couple of weeks ago and got to listen to these before he received the 9T's and I thought they sounded great!! I certainly hope to get down that way and hear them now!!

    By the way, absolutely great people!! Good luck Jerry.

    How do they sound now??


    he,he ;):D
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited June 2009
    engtaz wrote: »
    Doesn't skipf have the same setup combo?

    Yup, ALS Plats, Silver 9t's, SDA 490t, C-19 & C-9. I'm very happy:D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    At the moment,Jerry has my Eastern Electric Minimax pre with NOS tubes in it,,the detail is unbelievable,,soundstage and imaging is very,very good. I think that Jerry is off to a good start in his 2 channel journey,,have fun,,enjoy the ride.;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited June 2009
    I don't like people like Jerry or George. I like people that have Bose;)
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    I don't like George,, he's arrogant.:rolleyes:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited June 2009
    I forgot to mention. I love Jerry and George:)
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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