Oooohhh Ahhhh Baby Black Beauties

Thanks to an email from Rabbit I was curious and found this:

http://www.bobcarver.com/news_detail.asp?id=5874125


Bob Carver Announces the Black Magic 20 Watt Stereo Amplifier
Monday, June 18, 2012 | Posted by Tony F

Lexington, Kentucky, Bob Carver LLC - a specialist in the design and manufacturing of audiophile products just announced a new 20 Watt Stereo Amplifier called the Black Magic 20.

Specifications:

Input Impedance: 20K ohms in stereo, 125K ohms in mono
Nominal Voltage Gain: 26dB (into 8 ohms)
Input Tubes: 12AX7B
Output Tubes: 1 complementary pair of EL84Ms per channel
Rated Power (Stereo): 20 Watts
Rated Power (Mono): 40 Watts
Speaker Impedance: 4 to 16 ohms
Noise: Better than 96dB A weighted ref. into 20 watts
Frequency Response: 8 Hz to 40 kHz (-3dB)
Full Power Bandwidth: 26Hz to 43 kHz without filters
Distortion: Less than 0.5%
Hum: -100dB
Generator Source Impedance: 1.5 Ohms
Weight: 17 pounds
Color: Black with silver fleck and silver trim
Country of Origin: Point-to-point hand wired in the United States
Warranty: 7 years (1 year on tubes)

The VTA20S lists for $2,100 and will ship in July.

Looks like he will be at Capital Audiofest too

I talked with on the phone with Bob Farinelli this week; he said they are going to offer a VERY s.w.e.e.t. deal to anyone who wants to trade their CF amp in on one of these new amps. He was about to send me the new schematic to pass around to everyone who built one at CF, but decided that might be risky with a new amp in their lineup.

Without posting any details or numbers on the public front, did he happen to mention to you what the deal would be or has it not been set in stone yet?

Tom

I talked with on the phone with Bob Farinelli this week; he said they are going to offer a VERY s.w.e.e.t. deal to anyone who wants to trade their CF amp in on one of these new amps. He was about to send me the new schematic to pass around to everyone who built one at CF, but decided that might be risky with a new amp in their lineup.

I am keeping the one I built at the fest! More of a keepsake than one that was built in production, but that's just me...

I talked with on the phone with Bob Farinelli this week; he said they are going to offer a VERY s.w.e.e.t. deal to anyone who wants to trade their CF amp in on one of these new amps. He was about to send me the new schematic to pass around to everyone who built one at CF, but decided that might be risky with a new amp in their lineup.

I am keeping the one I built at the fest! More of a keepsake than one that was built in production, but that's just me...

Yup,that's you!

I talked with on the phone with Bob Farinelli this week; he said they are going to offer a VERY s.w.e.e.t. deal to anyone who wants to trade their CF amp in on one of these new amps. He was about to send me the new schematic to pass around to everyone who built one at CF, but decided that might be risky with a new amp in their lineup.

I am keeping the one I built at the fest! More of a keepsake than one that was built in production, but that's just me...

Yup,that's you!

HEY! And just what do you mean by that?

Without posting any details or numbers on the public front, did he happen to mention to you what the deal would be or has it not been set in stone yet?

Tom

He only said it would be "hard to refuse" ~

This, coming from a man with a bigger bank account than I.

So, I presume it is not set in stone?

Tom

This, coming from a man with a bigger bank account than I.

So, I presume it is not set in stone?

Tom

I think whatever it is, has been decided. Just not announced yet...

10-4. Thanks, Gary.

Hey T3-----I don't think they will take "unfinished" kits on trade- will they???,,,,maybe you better get yer a$$ in gear and build them puppies!

Hey,Dan. I'm still waiting on the xnsfrmrs [The correct ones]. Somehow I got one 5 tap and one 3 tap.

The amps are still sitting down at Jerry's pad.

Good thing I declined on my second one or I would be in the same boat!

The monoblocks will not leave......and I don't think the other 2 stereo amps will either. They will be worth more in the long run than any production amps.