Carver Crimson 275

[Mohawk]

I may open a can of worms with this post but what's the deal with the quality here with Bob's name on it ?




https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/carver-crimson-275-review-tube-amp.29971/

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/carver-crimson-275-measurements.29271/


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[NeverSatisfied]

I guess that’s what happens when you sell your name to some Chinese company and don’t get involved with what they do with it. Maybe Joe can redesign it for them, WOTA (White Oak Tube Amp) ?

 

[Mohawk]

Some of the pics of the wiring are nasty.....
And the meter.... It's glued in !

M

 

[Gepetto]

Not a good showing for Bob Calvel...

 

[krellmk]

I guess that’s what happens when you sell your name to some Chinese company and don’t get involved with what they do with it. Maybe Joe can redesign it for them, WOTA (White Oak Tube Amp) ?

Bob sold his soul to the devil(chineez)

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

But, on the UP side, he did manage to find some Adamantine for his transformers. Now is it Chineez Adamantine? We may never know.

 

[Gepetto]

But, on the UP side, he did manage to find some Adamantine for his transformers. Now is it Chineez Adamantine? We may never know.

At any rate, it does not look rusty...

 

[J!m]

At any rate, it does not look rusty...

yet…

 

[FredR]

Sad.

 

[J!m]

Quoting Luke Skywalker:

“What a piece of junk!”

 

[8991XJ]

Of course it is Chinese adamantine. They have much of the world's supply of specialty materials, unfortunately

 

[J!m]

I recall the initial announcement of this, and thought it was (to my knowledge) a deviation from his history with solid state stuff- I never associated him with tubes.

This is really not good for Bob (not that he is concerned at this point).

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I think he's in cahoots with somebody on this. They have been building tube amps for a few years. The 275 is the amp (in kit form) they sold to the guys going to Carver Fest which he is a guest at most every year.

 

[FredR]

Amir has a very Interesting bio.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-bit-about-your-host.1906/

 

[krellmk]

This i don't mind having

 

[J!m]

Looks neat.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Some of the pics of the wiring are nasty.....
And the meter.... It's glued in !

M

You should see some of the amps that came out of Carverfest a couple years ago. About 30 guys bought a "Special Offering" of cheaper kit form 275's and they were pretty nasty. A few of them decided they were going to learn how to solder on a $1500 tube amp...... One of the guys sent me his amp which he learned how to solder on to be de-fucked............ I sent it back.

 

[Mohawk]

I couldn't believe what a mess that amp was... Just nasty....

M

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I couldn't believe what a mess that amp was... Just nasty....

M

Dummy didn't know that the tubes are keyed and he broke 3 of the four bottles and I laughed at him for not listening to me to NOT roll tubes till he bought a clue.

 

[Mohawk]

Reminds me of a quote from a teacher friend of mine.

"Its not that they don't know , they don't even suspect! "

M