CARVER POWER KICKS!!!

[CarverPro]

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

I average 110-115 db for 6 hours at a time. Every single weekend. Love it lol

 

[fpitas]

I average 110-115 db for 6 hours at a time. Every single weekend. Love it lol

Terrible for your hearing. Although this advice may fall on deaf ears

 

[CarverPro]

Terrible for your hearing. Although this advice may fall on deaf ears

100%. It’s how I unwind at the end of the week. Ungodly loud tunes, cold beer and flower. Great stress reliever lol

 

[sarumbear]

I average 110-115 db for 6 hours at a time. Every single weekend. Love it lol

110dBSPL: Hearing loss possible in less than 2 minutes

What Noises Cause Hearing Loss? | NCEH | CDC

Noise is a significant source of hearing loss, but you can protect your hearing. An important first step is to understand how noise causes hearing loss.

www.cdc.gov

 

[CarverPro]

 

[AdamG]

110dBSPL: Hearing loss possible in less than 2 minutes

What Noises Cause Hearing Loss? | NCEH | CDC

Noise is a significant source of hearing loss, but you can protect your hearing. An important first step is to understand how noise causes hearing loss.

www.cdc.gov

That explains the great review, maybe!

 

[kemmler3D]

I average 110-115 db for 6 hours at a time. Every single weekend. Love it lol

Hmm, I feel bad for your neighbors. Oh, sorry you probably couldn't hear that...

HMM! I FEEL! BAD! FOR YOUR! NEIGHBORS!!!

 

[mhardy6647]

I average 110-115 db for 6 hours at a time. Every single weekend. Love it lol

Stop Noise from Harming your Employees’ Productivity | Mecart

A noisy factory environment can be harmful to workers’ health. What we often fail to realize is that noise also impacts productivity.

mecart.com

 

[krabapple]

the phrase 'deaf AND dumb' comes to mind.

 

[GD Fan]

Just don't play him in pinball.

 

[CarverPro]

the phrase 'deaf AND dumb' comes to mind.

I have been listening to loud tunes for 35 years. My hearing is fine. Of course…that could change at anytime lol

 

[Dougey_Jones]

@ OP

 

[Chrispy]

Axl Rose at 110dB? Uh, no thanks. Not even at 80....

I've had Carver amps since the 80s, altho one went up in blue smoke (an M-500 10 years ago), still have two M500t's but one developed a buzzing transformer so semi-retired them.

Some measurement in this article https://www.gammaelectronics.xyz/audio_11-1980_carver.html

 

[Talisman]

100%. It’s how I unwind at the end of the week. Ungodly loud tunes, cold beer and flower. Great stress reliever lol

With these habits I have no trouble believing that you detect no problem with your "critical" listening
Do you still hear above 12,000?

 

[CarverPro]

With these habits I have no trouble believing that you detect no problem with your "critical" listening
Do you still hear above 12,000?

Surprisingly, my hearing is just fine. I also work in a noisy plant as well. I do have some hairs in my ears. Maybe that’s what has been protecting my hearing . I plan on adding a few 18” subs once I beef up the sound deadening.

 

[CarverPro]

Axl Rose at 110dB? Uh, no thanks. Not even at 80....

I've had Carver amps since the 80s, altho one went up in blue smoke (an M-500 10 years ago), still have two M500t's but one developed a buzzing transformer so semi-retired them.

Some measurement in this article https://www.gammaelectronics.xyz/audio_11-1980_carver.html

I found a Carver m500t cheap. It’s my back up amp. Where it begins to strain.. my pm1201 is just getting warmed up lol

 

[Doodski]

Surprisingly, my hearing is just fine. I also work in a noisy plant as well. I do have some hairs in my ears. Maybe that’s what has been protecting my hearing . I plan on adding a few 18” subs once I beef up the sound deadening.

I like those meters. I sold Carver for a few years and it was a great product line that always sold out. Carver has some of the best digital and analogue meters out there.

 

[Talisman]

Surprisingly, my hearing is just fine. I also work in a noisy plant as well. I do have some hairs in my ears. Maybe that’s what has been protecting my hearing . I plan on adding a few 18” subs once I beef up the sound deadening.

but the real question is:
What drives you to feel the need to come here to defend a brand that has had a bad review on the site?
my favorite system, which I own and enjoy listening to, is a pair of speakers that took a headless panther driven by an amplifier that took a headless panther.
These are scientific measurements, your tastes are another matter.
Don't kill the forecaster just because he told you it would rain at Easter

 

[CarverPro]

I like those meters. I sold Carver for a few years and it was a great product line that always sold out. Carver has some of the best digital and analogue meters out there.

I really like the pro pm series. They are designed for high volume/ output for hours on end. Mine has been recapped/ railed. It’s a beast

 

[CarverPro]

but the real question is:
What drives you to feel the need to come here to defend a brand that has had a bad review on the site?
my heart system is a pair of speakers that took a headless panther driven by an amplifier that took a headless panther.
These are scientific measurements, your tastes are another matter.
Don't kill the forecaster just because he told you it would rain at Easter

To be honest with you. I could care less what anyone on here thinks about Carver Amps. I laugh at all the bashing and ‘ bad reviews ‘. I beat the hell out of it every single weekend. It currently has about 700 hours on it of insane sound levels. It’s a reliable tank. No blown speaker voice coils for being such a dirty piece lol