Bob Carver raises the bar

george daniel
george daniel Posts: 12,096
edited May 2011 in Electronics
here you go--with upgraded binding posts.:cool:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180665282517&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,705
    edited May 2011
    Jesus, 900 watts each? Did I read that right?

    Holy hell, think of some LSi's, SDA's or RTi's on those bad boys.....sheesh...

    I like the looks of nooshin's better though lol
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited May 2011
    That's a lot of tubes.
    Michael ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,447
    edited May 2011
    They look awesome but I can't imagine the amount of heat those tubes radiate. I know what a couple EL34's run in class A @ 10wpc put out. I suppose if you can afford the amps and have a large room to run them in you can afford to keep the room cool.

    Then again most rigs don't need 900wpc of tube power. Definitely over-the-top and definitely a statement piece. Nice to see Bob is still in the game and having as much fun as ever.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,932
    edited May 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    I like the looks of nooshin's better though lol

    So do I.:tongue:

    I am not certain how "new" they are, as these appear to be a modded set of Silver 9's that Bob has had for years, and we just spoke of them a few weeks ago. I wonder why he is selling them as he gave no indication they were on the market. Perhaps the 10k he go for the last pair has him testing the waters a bit.
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Then again most rigs don't need 900wpc of tube power. Definitely over-the-top and definitely a statement piece. Nice to see Bob is still in the game and having as much fun as ever.

    There are a couple, even more powerful examples in the works...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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 MiND2 Shunyata Triton

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,072
    edited May 2011
    Would be nice to hear what 900 watts of tube power sounds like on some big boy speaks like Grand Utopia, Montana's big boys, or some Legacy Whispers.
    Those puppies would heat your whole house in the winter too as mentioned above.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited May 2011
    Did you guys look at the work inside these bad boys? Beautiful Point to Point.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,705
    edited May 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    Did you guys look at the work inside these bad boys? Beautiful Point to Point.

    Shoot with something like that I would make a custom plexi bottom piece (heck even might make the entire bottom sections plexi) and put it on a see through glass shelf so I could show it off.
    "....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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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited May 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Shoot with something like that I would make a custom plexi bottom piece (heck even might make the entire bottom sections plexi) and put it on a see through glass shelf so I could show it off.

    I agree 1000%. All Plexi all the time.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,932
    edited May 2011
    I question whether or not Bob will actually go through with the sale on these... There are two sets out there, this being Bob's personal set. The other was built for a friend. When I asked Bob a few months ago about them, he was under no desire to part with them.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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 MiND2 Shunyata Triton

    “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

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited May 2011
    The SDA 1.2TL doesn't need anywhere close to 900wpc to hit a fidelity firewall. These amps are for much more serious loudspeakers.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    The SDA 1.2TL doesn't need anywhere close to 900wpc to hit a fidelity firewall. These amps are for much more inefficient loudspeakers.
    Fixed.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,932
    edited May 2011
    So much for a bad economy... these suckers already crossed 7 grand!
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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 MiND2 Shunyata Triton

    “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

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited May 2011
    I would think that the target market for these amps is very well insulated from the bad economy.:wink:
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited May 2011
    Oh. Mm. Gee.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,721
    edited May 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    So much for a bad economy... these suckers already crossed 7 grand!
    And i was going to put a $200 bid on it just to say i did....guess that boat sailed :redface:
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited May 2011
    Oh wow! Beefier Power Cords and Better Binding posts. I am very very impressed with this one.

    Anyone wants to make a guess on the final bid price?

    I'd say 18K.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,625
    edited May 2011
    I didn't read your post until I posted mine and we're thinking exactly the same....:-)

    The paint was 5Gs so I estimate the final bid to be over 15K...

    Bobs most powerful tube amps ever has to have prominence accompanied with fierce bidding for them.

    They might even go to 20K.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    edited May 2011
    Wow! Amazing amps! But $5000 on the paint job?!?! :eek: That seems a little excessive to me. But hey, each to their own...

    So... who's bidding on them? :biggrin:


    BTW, I reported the post above. Dang spammers!!!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,705
    edited May 2011
    post 19 reported as spam
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,932
    edited May 2011
    audio_alan wrote: »
    Wow! Amazing amps! But $5000 on the paint job?!?! :eek: That seems a little excessive to me. But hey, each to their own...

    So... who's bidding on them? :biggrin:


    Granite is cheaper and far more impressive IMHO:tongue:...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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 MiND2 Shunyata Triton

    “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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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2011
    I'd like to see the types of transformers used, you want to talk about lethal voltages - I wouldn't even want to open the bottoms up - nothing but death waits for you in there.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,705
    edited May 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    I'd like to see the types of transformers used, you want to talk about lethal voltages - I wouldn't even want to open the bottoms up - nothing but death waits for you in there.

    Sounds like a great tag line for a warning label lol....

    Warning: Open at your own risk, Nothing but death awaits you

    John you should soooo put that on the bottom of your amps....

    I could even make you a logo for it
    "....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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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2011
    Actually, Gary Dodd coined a similar phrase and did put it on the bottom of the custom monoblocks he made for Danny Richie.
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  • byfthalone
    byfthalone Posts: 345
    edited May 2011
    was going to bid but thought it might be overkill for my TSi 100's
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited May 2011
    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    I would think that the target market for these amps is very well insulated from the bad economy.:wink:




    Audiophiles!

    There is an interesting read on the auction of the last tube amp he sold on e-bay.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited May 2011
    mrbiron wrote: »
    And i was going to put a $200 bid on it just to say i did....guess that boat sailed :redface:

    You're still OK. Look at the bid history, someone had the nerve to put in a $12 bid :biggrin: We need to send in a Navy Seals team to get that sucker :biggrin:
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,669
    edited May 2011
    I have listen to the Silver 6,Silver 7 and Silver 9's and they are unbelievably fantastic sounding amps. Who ever said tubes don't have bass have not listened to these yet.
    engtaz

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited May 2011
    engtaz wrote: »
    I have listen to the Silver 6,Silver 7 and Silver 9's and they are unbelievably fantastic sounding amps. Who ever said tubes don't have bass have not listened to these yet.

    I'm not sure I've heard someone say that but it's a ridiculous statement for sure, regardless of it being anything Bob Carver built.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,705
    edited May 2011
    engtaz wrote: »
    I have listen to the Silver 6,Silver 7 and Silver 9's and they are unbelievably fantastic sounding amps. Who ever said tubes don't have bass have not listened to these yet.

    I think I saw a set of Silver 7's on Audiogon here this week...

    Going for like 1500 or so
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,447
    edited May 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    I think I saw a set of Silver 7's on Audiogon here this week...

    Going for like 1500 or so

    I'd almost bet they were Silver 7t's which are solid state mono's. They don't fetch near as much as Silver 7's which are tubes.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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