-WHAT Flame linears, Carvers, Sunfires ARE U.S.A.-BUILT ???

CARVER
ALIIIs- U.S.A.
m1.0ts-U.S.A.
m400ts-U.S.A.
m200t-U.S.A.
m500ts-Japan
cheers!

-the av/705x is US built, [verified from mr 500t]

Right now I have 7 pieces:

MY USA-Built Carvers:
C-1
C-2
M-1.5t (2)
PM-1.5 (2)

My Japan-Built Carvers:
M-500t

I noticed that the M-1.0t was listed as being USA made. I have had three of them and two were made in Japan and one was USA. They were all the later models with the mono switch, and oddly enough the two Japan models sounded a bit better. I sold the USA model and still have the two Japan models

IIRC the 1.0t went though lots of revisions during its lifetime. I'm not surprised that some variants might sound different.

FWIW the 1.5 went through some minor revisions too. The early ones were designed to require a higher level input than the later ones. To many people an amp that produces 350W with a 1.5V input sounds better than the same amp that produces 350W with a 3.0V input, just because one amp sounds louder at the same dial setting on your preamp. In reality, both amps sound the same, but most people think louder sounds better.

Notes from my units...

C-1 is U.S.A. made
M-400t is U.S.A. made

TX-11 is "designed and assembled in U.S.A." -- I guess we count that as made in the U.S.A.? The parts are probably made in Japan?

DTL-100 is from Japan
TD-1700 is from Japan
The Receiver 2000 is from Japan

Dominator D-12 is from China; besides the Dominator subs, are there any other Carver or Sunfire components made in China?

-mr faustus ; i believe the sunfire cinema ribbon speakers were china !. i think mr tfm/75 pointed that out in a picture on this 'Forum'

Carver C-1000a Home Theater Control Center, made by Sunfire in USA
Sunfire Vacuum Tube Control Center, made in USA

I noticed that the M-1.0t was listed as being USA made. I have had three of them and two were made in Japan and one was USA. They were all the later models with the mono switch, and oddly enough the two Japan models sounded a bit better. I sold the USA model and still have the two Japan models

after reading this post i pulled both of mine and sure nuff one is lynnewood other japan. however both have the bridge switch . wonder if the usa model has been chopped, gonna have to look inside this weekend.

The USA model that I had, looked like it had lived a harder life than the two Japan model. It may have simply needed a tune-up.

mr. maddmaxxx,

Thank you for the info on the other Sunfire speakers made in China -- I wonder how the quality of the new ribbon models will hold-up? My Chinese D-12 seems to be fairing well, but was likely made by a different manufacturer.

Also, congrats on making 1K -- truly one of the tribal elders!

I noticed in another thread that the AV-705x wasn't made in Linville, it was made in Woodinville, WA. How many known shops did Carver corp. have? I could have sworn there was another shop in the USA besides these two.

Lightstar Direct pre and Lightstar Reference and Lightstar Reference 2.0...made in USA.

ray

Lightstar Lightstar Lightstar......
It's always Lightstar....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yZHveWFvqM

Lightstar Lightstar Lightstar......
It's always Lightstar....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yZHveWFvqM

bwaaahahahahahahaha. I pulled the lids from my

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and they'll be on the way to you in a couple of days so you too can enjoy a little


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LIGHTSTAR

LIGHTSTAR

yourself....for a while...even if it's just the tops of the pieces.

thanks

ray