jjptkd Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 So Bob Carver designed a new amplifier in response to the ASR review took the basic design of the Crimson 275 and beefed it up to the max, specs from this thing are pretty incredible and the weight has tripled at 60lbs. Retail price will be $4995 https://www.bobcarvercorp.com/ram-285 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Here's the spec's: RAM285 Specifications As of Jan 4 2023 Power: 85 WPC into 8ohms 100 WPC into 8ohms for periods of time (approx 15 minutes below 85C) Distortion: THD+N < 0.5% up to 100W I to 8ohms THD+N < 0.25% for 30W I to 8ohms THD+N <0.15% for 1W into 8ohms Noise Floor: Output Noise with Inputs shorted: < 650uV rms A-weighted. Bandwidth: -3db at 35KHz, -6db at 45KHz, at 100WPC -3dB at 18Hz and 100WPC -3dB at 11Hz and 40WPC Source Impedance: 1.3 ohms Sensitivity: 100W at 1.27Vrms, for both 8ohm and 4ohm loads. Weight: 60 lbs. The front panel is a full 17 inches wide and 3 1/2 inches thick. The chassis is almost 1/4 inch thick (.24 / 6mm) aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Looks interesting, if I needed 100 watts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 4:31 AM, Shakeydeal said: Looks interesting, if I needed 100 watts. You know I thought my Crimson 275 had plenty of power until I hooked a pair up in mono, the difference is pretty staggering. Not that I listen any louder but the immediacy and inner details that are fleshed out now is incredible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82 Cornwalls Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 4 hours ago, jjptkd said: You know I thought my Crimson 275 had plenty of power until I hooked a pair up in mono, the difference is pretty staggering. How were you able to hook them up in mono? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, 82 Cornwalls said: How were you able to hook them up in mono? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soavero Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I took delivery from Jim Clark a few days ago to try in my system and he's not getting it back. Plenty of slam and it's as quiet a tube amp as I've ever had, including VTL and ARC. Hell, it's quieter than my solid state Conrad Johnson. Just love it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Sure is purdy….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Steve Guttenberg review of the 285: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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