Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:47 am
Looking For The Electrician (or Someone Like Him...)
Holy transistors Batman! I just stumbled on this forum dedicated to Bob Carver and his wonderful audio equipment. I had no idea such a thing existed. I've been a big fan of Carver products since the days of the Phase Linear 4000. (Oops, make that Phase Linear 400, the amp not the pre-amp...) Wish I still had mine but I traded it for a Gibson Les Paul in the late 80's. lol
I have enjoyed listening to (and playing) music since I was in my early teens. In those days my brothers and I had a cheap, nameless, all-in-one system that included a turntable, AM-FM radio and an 8-track tape player. Over the years my passion for music has continued unabated while my audio system has grown commensurate with my disposable income. My musical tastes run the gamut from blues and classical to jazz and classic rock. Media formats include reel-to-reel, cassettes, LP's and CD's.
I pretty much stopped buying audio gear (hardware and software) in the mid 90's after I got married and my 1st son was born. Last year that same son graduated from Rockband (the X-Box game) to real drums. I bought him a used set of Tama's and he was happy as a clam. Unfortunately he lives with his mother (we are separated) who tired quickly of his new passion. So I set him up in my basement man-cave which is 18' x 24' and virtually soundproof. He plugs his I-Pod Touch (MP3 player) into the Aux 2 input on my Onkyo pre-amp, cranks up the volume and plays along with the music. After months of almost daily practice he'd gotten pretty good at it and began inviting some of his musician friends over to jam. One day, just for yucks, I dug out my GK-55 and Marshall amp and sat in with them. (My hair may be gray but I can still rock!) Now we've come full circle and I've got the bug again too...
For those who are interested my audio system components are listed below. (Purchase dates are in parentheses.) As you can see I have 4 Carver amps. Each amp is bridged in mono and drives one speaker/sub-woofer. Probably a bit of overkill but the Legacy's love to be pushed hard and frankly I still like to feel the music the way I did when I played in a power rock trio in the late 70's and 80's.
Hope I didn't bore you too much.
Ciao for now!
I have enjoyed listening to (and playing) music since I was in my early teens. In those days my brothers and I had a cheap, nameless, all-in-one system that included a turntable, AM-FM radio and an 8-track tape player. Over the years my passion for music has continued unabated while my audio system has grown commensurate with my disposable income. My musical tastes run the gamut from blues and classical to jazz and classic rock. Media formats include reel-to-reel, cassettes, LP's and CD's.
I pretty much stopped buying audio gear (hardware and software) in the mid 90's after I got married and my 1st son was born. Last year that same son graduated from Rockband (the X-Box game) to real drums. I bought him a used set of Tama's and he was happy as a clam. Unfortunately he lives with his mother (we are separated) who tired quickly of his new passion. So I set him up in my basement man-cave which is 18' x 24' and virtually soundproof. He plugs his I-Pod Touch (MP3 player) into the Aux 2 input on my Onkyo pre-amp, cranks up the volume and plays along with the music. After months of almost daily practice he'd gotten pretty good at it and began inviting some of his musician friends over to jam. One day, just for yucks, I dug out my GK-55 and Marshall amp and sat in with them. (My hair may be gray but I can still rock!) Now we've come full circle and I've got the bug again too...
For those who are interested my audio system components are listed below. (Purchase dates are in parentheses.) As you can see I have 4 Carver amps. Each amp is bridged in mono and drives one speaker/sub-woofer. Probably a bit of overkill but the Legacy's love to be pushed hard and frankly I still like to feel the music the way I did when I played in a power rock trio in the late 70's and 80's.
Hope I didn't bore you too much.
Ciao for now!
Last edited by zumbini on Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:14 am, edited 2 times in total.
Carver: M-500 (82), M-500t (85), M-500t (87), M-1.0t (87), M-1.5t (85), M1.5t (88), CT-Seven (2010), DTL-50 (10), DTL-200MK2 (87), SD/A 490t (10), TX-2 (87)
Other: AC Richter Scale (89), Onkyo Grand Integra P-308 (87), Teac C-3RX (82), Teac X-10R (79), Technics SL1200 (78)
Speakers: Legacy Super Satellites (88), Legacy Subs (89), Design Acoustics DA-30 (78)
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein
Other: AC Richter Scale (89), Onkyo Grand Integra P-308 (87), Teac C-3RX (82), Teac X-10R (79), Technics SL1200 (78)
Speakers: Legacy Super Satellites (88), Legacy Subs (89), Design Acoustics DA-30 (78)
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." Albert Einstein
I think I am real good though 