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Guys quit making excuses for Carver. This was a con all the way. Show the big 120 power tubes and claim under-rated 75 wpc and cash in. With his trannies he could he gone with EL34's or even EL84's. The big 120 power tube is to catch your eye as a powerful tube amp. It itsn't.
The difference in price in the output transformers he used and some from the same company rated for 100 watts is about $70 each. For $140 he could have had a transformer that would use the possible power of the tubes. Buying more than 25 would have gotten him a 10 % discount on the cost of them. He probably needed a bigger power supply to do it too so a bit more added there.
Also the red painted finish looks fine to me, but the quality is backyard DIY orange peel finish in the photos.
If it still manages to sound good to people then fine, and I guess if owner's are happy they are the ones that matter. Whether you admit or not or care or not everyone who has one of these got scammed. You've already seen (or can go look) an average old Dynaco Stereo 70 has superior performance as measured by Amir.
The difference in price in the output transformers he used and some from the same company rated for 100 watts is about $70 each. For $140 he could have had a transformer that would use the possible power of the tubes. Buying more than 25 would have gotten him a 10 % discount on the cost of them. He probably needed a bigger power supply to do it too so a bit more added there.
Also the red painted finish looks fine to me, but the quality is backyard DIY orange peel finish in the photos.
If it still manages to sound good to people then fine, and I guess if owner's are happy they are the ones that matter. Whether you admit or not or care or not everyone who has one of these got scammed. You've already seen (or can go look) an average old Dynaco Stereo 70 has superior performance as measured by Amir.
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