CARVER POWER KICKS!!!

[CarverPro]

Thanks for the add. Just a little rant. I have been running the Carver Pm series amps for home use for about 7 years. I laugh to myself when I hear people calling Carver junk, unreliable ect, I literally run full tilt every weekend for about 6 hours at a time without any problems. The pm series love to cranked up and left there.
I ran a pm1.5 a for about 5 years running hard into 4 ohm stereo. This pm1201 is in its 3rd year with me. 600 watts rms on tap. I have been beating on home audio gear for about 40 years. I normally have the power lights tapping the upper level under clipping. That night I pushed it a little hard. 0 problems.https://youtu.be/moXQDOc1VJQ

 

[CarverPro]

 

[GD Fan]

Thanks for the "ad."

 

[fpitas]

Hey, great! Wait...what?

 

[fpitas]

Since this does smack of advertising, you should know that dealers are supposed to register with the mods and get the proper tag.

 

[Sokel]

What the...

 

[fpitas]

What the...

Exactly

 

[fpitas]

I'm sure he'll zip one right out to Amir to be thoroughly tested

 

[JustJones]

I think it's only the junky Crimson 275 that's been referred to as being junk.

 

[fpitas]

I think it's only the junky Crimson 275 that's been referred to as being junk.

So far.

 

[CarverPro]

Since this does smack of advertising, you should know that dealers are supposed to register with the mods and get the proper tag.

Not a dealer. Just a huge fan of Carver power amps lol

 

[fpitas]

Not a dealer. Just a huge fan of Carver power amps lol

Fine. You'll solidify your case if you send one to Amir for testing.

 

[CarverPro]

I think it's only the junky Crimson 275 that's been referred to as being junk.

I have been hearing for years how Carver amps are under performers, not reliable, dirty sounding etc. These things have huge reserves of power and are exceptionally clean imo

 

[JustJones]

I assume You're referring to the old rack mount pro amps?

 

[fpitas]

If you have a link to detailed test results for THD, IMD, etc, we would like to see that.

 

[CarverPro]

I assume You're referring to the old rack mount pro amps?

Correct. Pm series from about the early 90’s. Mine is recapped/rails etc. Thing is a freakin tank!!

 

[CarverPro]

If you have a link to detailed test results for THD, IMD, etc, we would like to see that.

All I can say is that for 7 years I ran a pair of cerwin Vega hybrid speakers I put togeather. Vega 380se woofers, mids. At15 tweeters and modified crossovers. NO tweeter protection. Vega had a problem with a bad batch of At15’s ( confirmed by Cerwin Vega ).The tweeters would prematurely cut off. I bought a new pair back in the day. The dealer ended up bypassing the protection for me.
I bought a used pair a few years ago that had the same problem. Again, I bypassed the tweeter protection. I have pumped for extended periods 400-500+rms. Have clipped the Carver several times. I have never blown any tweeters. Even in that video I attached. That’s running at or very close to 600 watts rms with Axle Rose screaming. That Carver stuff is clean.

 

[Astoneroad]

These things have huge reserves of power and are exceptionally clean imo

Clean? Got graphs?

 

[sarumbear]

Thanks for the add. Just a little rant. I have been running the Carver Pm series amps for home use for about 7 years. I laugh to myself when I hear people calling Carver junk, unreliable ect, I literally run full tilt every weekend for about 6 hours at a time without any problems. The pm series love to cranked up and left there.

1) I don’t remember any of those amplifiers from the 80s properly tested, hence we don’t know anything about them.

2) I don’t think a typical ASR member will be happy with 0.5% THD. Specs.

3) Cranking up and leaving there is bad for your health

 

[CarverPro]

Clean? Got graphs?

Well Clean as the Nad gear I once had lol. To each his own. I’m just going off of my own experiences. For insanely loud, shaking your house type of Scenario.. Carver power amps deliver. I have approximately 700 hours of pounding on this pm1201. It’s as reliable as my alarm clock.