Phase Linear (Magazine Reviews, Articles, Etc.)

Dear Editor (Dan Meyer's comments & Bob Carver's Response) (Audio Magazine May 1972)

"Dear Editor"(Dan Meyer's comments & Bob Carver's response) concerning Bob Carver's article " A 700 watt Amplifier Design" which appeared in the February 1972 issue of Audio magazine.

See pages 16 & 18.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Audio/70s/Audio-1972-05.pdf (NOTE: Parts of the lower left hand corner on the pages is torn/missing)

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http://www.technicalaudio.com/pdf/Audio_magazine_issues_articles/Audio_mag_v56n05_May1972.pdf (Scanned pages are darker)
 

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Phase Linear 4000 Review (Modern Hi-Fi And Music ( January 1975)

Phase Linear 4000 Pre-Amplifier
 

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Carver Bought Out (Boston Acoustic Society May 1978)

The following appeared in Boston Acoustic Society May 1978 on page 10
http://www.bostonaudiosociety.org/pdf/bass/BASS-06-08-7805.pdf

Carver Bought Out

"The President of Phase Linear Corporation, Donald E. Prewett, announced April 6 that an out-of-court settlement had been reached in a lawsuit between Phase Linear Corporation, Robert W. Carver, former President of the Company, and all other parties. As a part of this settlement, Phase Linear Corporation has purchased Carver's minority interest in the Company, Carver has resigned as a director, and Carver's employment with the Company has been terminated.

Steven M. Johnston, Phase Linear Vice President and one of the original founders of the Company, will devote additional time to expansion of the new product development program. Prewett stated that the Company will continue to concentrate its efforts on the design and manufacture of stereo equipment." -- Press Release

Behind the Press Release

While President, Carver came under increasing criticism from other financial backers of Phase Linear. Apparently, they felt he devoted too much company expense and time to his private consulting contracts. They also accused Carver of inordinately delaying the introduction of its Series II products by insisting on certain design criteria.

A showdown was in order. The Board of Directors demoted Carver to engineer and appointed an acting President, Donald Prewett. Carver reacted by suing Phase Linear and the rest is history. Phase Linear and Carver settled. The company purchased Carver's remaining interest for $1.2M. Rumor has it that Carver plans to start all over again by introducing a line of products within a few months. Meanwhile Phase Linear plans to introduce a new series of six speakers to complement the PLL III, $1350, plus a digital, rack-mountable preamp-tuner. I hope their new speaker series sounds better than their Model III. In spite of what Julian Hirsch said, the PL III is not hi-fi.
Alvin Foster (Massachusetts)
 

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An Amplifier Design Controversy (Boston Acoustic Society Oct-Nov 1979)

"An Amplifier Design Controversy" appeared in Boston Acoustic Society October-November 1979

http://www.bostonaudiosociety.org/pdf/bass/BASS-08-0102-791011c.pdf see pages 13-18 to see Leon Kuby's comments and Terry Pennington's (Senior Design Engineer, Phase Linear) response.

NOTE: I attempted to include all the text from this discussion. However it exceeded the 10,000 character limit. So you will have to either click on the link or the thumbnail attachment.
 

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The Absolute Sound 1973-1983 “Research for Phase Linear Articlesâ€

NOTE: Here is a list of "The Absolute Sound"magazines in which I have researched the table of contents from 1973-1983 for any articles relating to Phase Linear.

If you see no comments following the date or number it means I haven't seen a copy of the table of contents. If you have any of the issues which have not been posted, please let me know.

volume 1 number 1 spring 1973 Phase Linear 700 page 22 (NOTE: Has been posted)
volume 1 number 2 (1973) Phase Linear 700 page 84
volume 1 number 3 fall 1973
volume 1 number 4 spring 1974 “Phase Linear 4000 progress report” pg 215
volume 2 number 5 fall 1974 “Phase Linear 700B” pg 55 (NOTE: Pg 55 has been posted. Missing page 56.)
volume 2 number 6 (1975) “A New Kind of Pre-amp: The Phase Linear 4000” (NOTE: Has been posted.)
volume 2 number 7 winter 1975-6 (NOTE: According to issue 6 pg 139 HP (Harry Pearson )was to comment on the Phase Linear 4000 in this issue.)
volume 2 number 8 summer-fall 1976 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 3 number 9 spring 1977 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 3 number 10 summer 1977
volume 3 number 11 winter 1978 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 3 number 12 late spring 1978 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 4 number 13 1978 “The Phase Linear 500 Amplifier” (NOTE: Has been posted)
volume 4 number 14 winter 1979 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 4 number 15 july 1979 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 4 number 16 1979
volume 5 number 17 march 1980 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 5 number 18 june 1980 “Considerations” page 157 “The Phase Linear 800 turntable” (Typo: should have been 8000)
volume 5 number 19 september 1980 “Further Thoughts” page 301 ….The Yamaha/Phase Linear turntables
volume 5 number 20 december 1980
volume 6 number 21/22 march/june 1981 Special Double Issue
volume 6 number 23 september 1981
volume 6 number 24 December 1981 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 7 number 25 march 1982 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 7 number 26 june 1982 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 7 number 27 september 1982 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 7 number 28 december 1982 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 8 number 29 march 1983
second edition issue 30 june of 1983 “Capsules” starts on pg 77 The Phase Linear DRS-900
volume 8 number 31 september 1983 NO PHASE LINEAR
volume 8 number 32 december 1983 NO PHASE LINEAR
 
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Phase Linear 400 Review (Stereo & Hi-Fi Times)

Phase Linear Model 400 Power Amplifier

NOTE: I don't know which issue this appeared in (month and year).
 

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Phase Linear 4000 review (The Absolute Sound Volume 2 Number 6)

"A New Kind of Pre-amp: The Phase Linear 4000"

"Phase Linear 4000"

NOTE: This issue was published sometime in 1975.
 

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Phase Linear DRS-900 (The Absolute Sound June 1983)

"The Phase Linear DRS-900 Amp"
 

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