Emotiva aquires Bob Carver tube amp company!

[cgolf]

WOW!!! This is huge..... ;D

Bob Carver tubes, amps, etc. are awesome....

There goes what little was left in my wallet!!!! ;D

[gearhead2003]

So I just listened to the PODCAST WOWOWOW!!!!


Holy snap I cannot wait to see what this does to the Emotiva Subs and Amps......I feel like Wiley Coyote getting blown up by this own device!

[guitarforlife]

Every time I make up my mind on amps something comes up to change it.
This is most awesome news. Now the wait to see will kill me!!

I wish I had a dancing Banana For all my excitement!!

[mg]

Gearhead,

you are right I completely forgot about the Sub side of Carver I was so focused on the amps. Oh boy.

[Pauly]

Oh man, time to make some room on the old credit card! I've been waiting for some Emo tube gear for five years! Great news.

[cheapthryl]

[GreenKiwi]

Did you see they have a 900W mono block?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[garbulky]

Good god man! Technically I assume it to be 450 watt monos sold as a pair.
If you looked at their ALS speaker, you may notice something about their tweeters.... Could this be what they are going to use to integrate into the new emo speakers tweeters?

[klinemj]

Holy cow - I did NOT see this one coming at all!

Mark

[brubacca]

So what do we actually think that this means for us here in Emotiva land? How long before a product will be ready to consume as a ID product? This is great news, but unless they were already collaborating it could be a long time before we see an Emotiva branded tube product. Seeing the prices on the Bob Carber stuff I doubt that they are just going to cut it in half or less.
I'm excited, but I'm thinking we have 8 months to save up.

[Pauly]

Yeah, it could be a while. But it will be worth the wait. Can't wait to see what they come up with. Maybe a tube integrated amp with 50-100 watts per channel? Oh yeah, I'll be all over that one! Tube DAC, tube CDP, tube toaster? I'll take it all!

[audiohead]

Outstanding!!!As most of you guys already know Big Dan has been a very good friend with Bob for a long time.My UPA-1's sound a lot like the Carver two channel I had back in the mid 90's.Three A.K.A Audio God's with EMO now?Totally awesome, Big Dan,Lonnie and now Bob Carver? That's like having Yoda coming back from the dead!The Force is strong! with Emotiva!

[GreenKiwi]

This just says... "I LOVE AUDIO!!!"



So am i reading this right? that the idle power draw is 882W? So about one Kilowatt an hour? Yowzers! Cool though.

This amp actually runs cool as a cucumber. The tubes idle at only nine watts plate dissipation - we can touch them without getting burned. Though I have to say it would be uncomfortable, and it would not be wise to grab them for an extended time. Here are the most important specifications: Power into one, two, four, or eight ohms is 900 watts. power bandwidth extends from 18 Hz to 24 Hz. Frequency response is from 2 Hz to 100 kHz. The signal-to-noise ratio is minus (-) 120 dB A weighted, referred to 900 watts. Idle power = 882 watts, and the total input power at full output = 3120 watts. Here's the good news: a standard 15 ampere wall-outlet will work just fine because music or voice has maximum power requirements that are about five times more than the average requirements. This means that if we play the amplifier at full-tilt-boogie maximum, right up to the point where it would start to overload, the power from the wall outlet would be be about one fifth the maximum, plus half the total idle power. The grand total is approximately 1,153 divided by five, times two, plus 506 watts plus a fudge factor = 1,100 watts. A walk in the park! Hummm, bench testing would be a different matter though. Still, and just the same, even on the bench we would probably test one amp at a time.

[wcparks]

Damn. Just when I thought my 2 channel system was almost done.

[hemster]

Congrats to the Laufmans on the latest addition to the stable. This is excellent news! Now let's wait for those exciting products.

[DYohn]

When I read the title of this thread I expected it to be an April Fool's joke...

I've been a fan of Mr. Carver's work since his designs for Phase Linear. The future promises to be interesting.

[Axis]

The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.

[xki]

I can only imagine the final form of what is to come. I can only imagine the debates that will ensue as to which is better.

What I cannot imagine is where the 'tube' line will be integrated. Or what the comparisons will be between the XPR and the CPR. Those of us with Klipsch heritage speakers who know what tubes can do for these oldies, are undoubtedly VERY interested.

I believe that some other tube base manufacturers are somewhat perplexed by this announcement. Internet direct, with a good reputation, with cutting edge design, and most likely an outstanding warranty, would make me nervous if I was Irish.

I expected something along these lines but, wow, really, BOB CARVER? OMG!

[Deleted]

This is AWESOME news!!!! I'd love a nice Emotiva tube amp!!!

[dcg44s]

Apr 4, 2013 16:55:58 GMT -5 klinemj said:

Holy cow - I did NOT see this one coming at all!

Mark

Mark,that is exactly what was running through my head as well.How cool is this announcement though?

Big Dan sure wasn't exaggerating on this one when he hinted at something big and exciting.

I think this is a win-win deal myself.Bob Carver is a legend and deservedly so I think,but as great and innovative as he is on the design side,the business side never seemed to fare as well.This lets Bob do his thing without having to deal with the business details and brings so much to the Emotiva/Sherbourn/Emotiva Pro family.Tubes yes but much more as well as was hinted at.

Nice score Dan.