michaelwjones

This version does not use "peak" in the representation of power. https://carverstereoforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Crimson-275-Owners-Manual-REV100.pdf

You think we have heated discussions here? Get a load of ths thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/prima-luma-fires-back-against-raven Kevin's video is with the price of admission.

When you get really, really bored today, there are some interesting comments by Frank Malitz on Audiogon's forums re: the Crimson 275: https://forum.audiogon.com/users/fmalitz/posts Its worth reading if only to find this comment in an early review of the amp: "Concerned about the unit’s lack of weight, I called Frank Malitz, Bob Carver’s partner, and who is the current owner of the Bob Carver Corporation, he explained the light weight is due to the proprietary output transformers which actually had a better signal-to-noise ratio due to the nature of the winds, he advised adding more heft was destructive to the soundstage. The other reason he mentioned its lighter weight revolves around the power transformers, all three use a special steel, high-efficiency alloy, due to “magnetostriction”, which forces changes to steel’s molecular structure, which is common in transformers, requiring more sophisticated materials if the transformers are intended for high-performance audio use. Frank also explained Bob claims his specifications for the alloy and the winds are unique to this brand resulting in a high-efficiency yet lighter design. Mr. Malitz claims 90W x 2 within specification, and 130 W at 3% THD which David Manley, founder of VTL, Manley Laboratories,claims is not audible in a tube circuit, but Frank mentioned you can contact him through the Bob Carver website and he’ll send you a white paper on the topic. " Of course the bragging that Carver has no service department because they never need repairs is good too.

How's that possible?

Agreed. There is a reason Linn turntables have only improved, not become "gee whiz" concepts, since 1972. Think of them as the La Scala of turntables... Ditto for Technics if DD is your style.

When I began smoking, the cigarettes from the manual pull machine (too young to buy them face to face) required a quarter and two pennies were taped to the pack. God bless the Keyhole Tavern. But then In the eighties, North Carolina did not tax tobacco so Camels were $2 a carton! Deflation: it cost less to pollute my lungs twenty years later. Gas was 17.4 at the Hudson station. They washed your windshield and offer to check your oil. While Coke was a nickel, there was a two cent deposit on each bottle. You could gather movie money from the shoulders of the road. Ah the good old days; its was a miracle I survived to type this. Happy New Year!

First, this is just random thoughts, not a legal opinion, how this all might pan out ASSUMING the specs as as found in the tests. First, you are hardly wrong feeling you may have been hoodwinked. And the anticipation of getting to the bottom of all this is not pleasant. But, until then, keep enjoying the sound! It has been speculated it may not be rated according to FTC rules. If so, one can file a complaint with the FTC. As a buyer, what are your damages? You like the sound, you have sufficient power for your speakers and have no complaints about the amplifier. You even admit you might have purchased it if only putting out 20 watts and that the price point, regardless of the output, is not unrealistic. The thrust of that is if you had been told the accurate power rating (and perhaps auditioned it) you would have purchased anyway. I could just image a class action lawsuit based upon misrepresentation and the ultimate settlement being a retraction of the hype, a more accurate representation, a coupon for owners for $25 off a matched quad of full price KT88s and $2.5 million for the attorneys .In reality, if the ratings are not correct, its probably a reputation destroyer for Carver. Although, interestingly, the info I find on the web does not indicate it is Bob's company, Frank Malitz' Linked In page says he owns the company.: Principal - The Bob Carver Corporation 2020- present Purchased the rights to the Bob Carver brand in December 2019 https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-malitz-11b2a112 These articles (press releases) indicate he and others are marketing and manufacturing the equipment: https://www.monoandstereo.com/2020/01/glass-audio-america-licenses-bob-carver.html https://www.av2day.com/2020/02/wyred-4-sound-to-make-bob-carvers-tube-amps-under-licence/ All this leading me to speculate Bob merely licensed his name & designs and has no control how the equipment is marketed. Gotta fund your retirement somehow... I really hope the is just a pair of faulty units. But as Captain Beefheat has pointed out, physics is difficult taskmaster and requires significant effort to counter. But hey, how many remember Bob's magnetic field amp, the little cubes with next to nothing inside that put out 400 watts? Physics be damned! Happy new year!

This is exactly my experience. I ran EL34s or 6550 is my Cary SLI 80s. I don't need a solid state sound from a tube amp, especially into La Scala II or Harbeths. KT88s are not my cup or tea, but your opinion may be different. Oh, and there is a slight sonic difference between bands of KT88s (as well as EL 34 & 6550). Its a slippery tube rolling slope you are headed down . 😱 Have fun!

Aside from Its a Wonderful Life, Nat'l Lampoon's Christmas Vacation & Die Hard, I like this one; it's the debut of the song "White Christmas."

The perfect, last minute gift for your significant other who says La Scala are too large for the living room...

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/d/discovery-bay-klipsch-heresy/7422152096.html Geez, I'd buy these in a heartbeat !

He decided he did not want to sell them during the holidays, pulled the ad and said he will repost on CL around January 5.

How about this from Klipsch Heritage Speakers owner's manual? • Use 16-gauge (AWG), two conductor, copper wire at a minimum and larger gauge wire for longer runs. And the spec sheet for the new La Scala states they are internally wired with Audioquest cabling.

How many remember in the late eighties when Romex was touted by "audiophiles" as the best speaker cable? Nothing like trying to bend solid copper wire in a heavy braid to reach your terminals...

From the eBay help pages: Once you’ve left feedback, you won’t be able to edit or delete it. If you’d like to add extra information to your original feedback, you can leave a follow-up comment. If you’d like to change the negative or neutral feedback you’ve left, you can ask the seller for a feedback revision. How to follow up on feedback you’ve left From time to time, you may want to follow up with some additional context or information on feedback you’ve already left. You can leave one follow-up comment on each item. Here’s how: Go to Feedback left for others. Select Follow up next to the item number. Write your follow-up comment. Select Leave Follow-up Comment. Keep in mind that leaving a follow-up comment doesn’t change your original comment or rating. On the other hand, the seller can request a revision: When you send a feedback revision request to a buyer, we’ll send them an email with all the details. The buyer then has 10 days to either: Revise the feedback: If the buyer accepts the request, we’ll guide them through the process of changing their rating and comment. When they revise feedback, their original comments will no longer be visible on eBay. Decline the request: If the buyer declines the request, they can choose whether to share their reasoning with you. Try chatting with eBay rather than calling: its faster & they can call you if they deem it necessary. Good luck.

IMHO not giving the seller an opportunity to remedy the situation (or hold you to your bargain as described in the ad copy) seems shortsighted. Giving a seller the opportunity to resolve an issue may take less effort than, as was pointed out above, starting feedback or a thread to describe how terrible a seller someone is, what a POS they sold to attempt to get a refund. I'd rather give someone more rope to either pull themselves up or hang themselves. That way I don't feel bad. Just my two cents... Mike

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649803632-klipsch-cornwall-cbr-heritage-series/ Cabinets look very nice. Mike

https://nashville.craigslist.org/ele/d/murfreesboro-klipsch-kg3-speakers-in-oak/7410333784.html

Glad you're safe. Looks like its now going through the boot heel. We're waiting for the system to pass through after midnight. Nothing like 70 degrees and a tornado warning for the 10th of December. I'd prefer my brother's winter weather advisory in Maine. Mike

https://nashville.craigslist.org/ele/d/nashville-klipsch-904-speakers/7409977281.html

PM sent. Mike

NOS tube I never got around to installing & now the equipment is gone. One Amperex White Label 6922 from Brent Jessee. 1961 vintage branded Beckman. $75 shipped to you in the lower 48. PayPal is fine; please email any questions. Thanks. Mike

Plus he has a tube tester and what looks to be a sizable horn in the background.

Those Belles in Rancho Cucamonga look pretty nice at the same price point. Having done it a couple of times, that's a reasonable day drive (each way) over from Phoenix.

From some dealer's websites, the lowest freight charge I've seen in $400. However, that is just a freight charge from a commercial location to a freight terminal. Any number I threw out would be a guess, but you still need to box the speakers up, palletize them and transport them to a freight terminal. I suspect that would add several hundred more to the tab. It would be like hiring a mover.