bkwa1959 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I picked up a pair of Bob Carver VTA-305's black beauty mono tube amps,great sounding amps with smooth detailed midrange,with plenty of bass.I plan on setting up these beautiful amps on German Copulare stands that I had custom finish paint job 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 bkwa, nice! Carver is incredible in designing amps. It is amazing how much power his amps are capable of . I have had some of his SS amps and loved them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bkwa1959 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I plan on trying some different tubes and see how they sound with some vintage 12ax7's and 12at7's,I have matching amp stand to go with my new stand and I am trying to make those changes next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Give us a review on the sound and how you like next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallpoul Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 On 3/8/2017 at 7:08 AM, tube fanatic said: Since the amps have volume controls, and considering the extreme sensitivity/efficiency of the LSs, you may do better by simply connecting your source(s) directly to the amps. You need to be very careful if going with a preamp as you will have so much combined gain between the former and the amps that noise can be an issue (even if the amps are extremely quiet). I must ask you a question- other than the joy of owning such amazing equipment, why did you choose amps with such enormous power output? Unless you have a huge listening room, and listen at ear shattering levels, it's unlikely that you will ever need more than a couple of wpc. Maynard Ty Maynard for the input. It was an impulse buy. I have received them but still boxed up for now. I have a Primaluna Dialogue amp (using EL 34 's) that I really like, so I maybe ending up using it with the La Scala's. As you've mentioned with those Carver's, there would be a lot of wattage left on the table, as I have a medium size listening room ( ~ 14 # 18 ft.) and I tend to listen at medium to low volumes. As much as I like everything about them I may end up listing the Carvers or sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkwa1959 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I finally had the time to do some critical listening with the Carver 305's,Ithey replaced an Aloia ST-13.01i 30 watt solid state amp with inductive power supply.The Aloia amp has plenty of power for khorns,deep bass and great sound stage,but the Carvers are smoother on the top end and has a more relaxed sound.People that think Klipschorns are not a high end speaker,has not taken the time to get the most out of them.I have a pair made in 1980 with walnut finish,I upgraded the crossovers to ALK Cornscalla/Universal models with B&C DE-120 tweeters,I also upgraded all wiring to 12 gauge copper.I added pipe insulation to seal the backs to the corners.These small changes makes a huge difference in sound stage,image and bass response.I had friend over and he could not believe the sound and we listened for a couple of hours and he was amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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