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Post by Ref on Jun 3, 2013 12:27:32 GMT -5
So any predictions on what Mr Carver and the Emotiva team have come up with? I'm hoping something on the lines of the black beauty 305.
Thoughts?
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Post by garbulky on Jun 3, 2013 12:58:38 GMT -5
Hehe that sounds amazing. But where are you going to find emo users willing to spend 10K on an amp? I doubt there will be enough market for it.
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jun 3, 2013 13:01:26 GMT -5
Hehe that sounds amazing. But where are you going to find emo users willing to spend 10K on an amp? I doubt there will be enough market for it. Hopes and prayers that the Emotiva versions won't be $10K. No reason that a good mono-block power amp couldn't be had for around $1K, if that's what they do. |
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Post by bootman on Jun 3, 2013 13:12:09 GMT -5
I would like to see a 300B design. It would be a cool Emo blue statement.  |
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Post by Axis on Jun 3, 2013 13:15:03 GMT -5
What would be cool is if Mr Carver came in here and talked to us about his plans for Emotiva Tube Gear. This feature of the VTA305M
305 Watt Vacuum Tube Amplifier - A special current feedback circuit allows the amplifier to “listen to the room” via feedback from
the speakers acting as microphones (using the law of reciprocity)- amazes me and I wonder if it could be applied to affordable Emotiva Gear.
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Post by Ref on Jun 3, 2013 13:16:53 GMT -5
I would hope they produce something that would match with emo's reference line.
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jun 3, 2013 13:28:14 GMT -5
I would like to see a 300B design. It would be a cool Emo blue statement. Awesome for the "low power freaks", but a KT-88 or KT-120 design would be more main-stream. |
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Post by garbulky on Jun 3, 2013 13:29:49 GMT -5
I would like to see a 300B design. It would be a cool Emo blue statement. But can the blue be turned off when needed?! ;P |
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Post by bootman on Jun 3, 2013 14:18:29 GMT -5
I would like to see a 300B design. It would be a cool Emo blue statement. Awesome for the "low power freaks", but a KT-88 or KT-120 design would be more main-stream. I was thinking about your Heresys. They would sing with a 300B amp.  |
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Post by garbulky on Jun 3, 2013 14:42:49 GMT -5
This is too exciting. Hopefully Emotiva eventually goes all in with these tube concepts. They have at least four good engineers on team and that's not even counting Bob's staff.
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Post by jlafrenz on Jun 3, 2013 19:06:35 GMT -5
My guess would be a small wattage amp to see how things go and that a larger version would be under development at the time. As far that tube structure, that is a tough call.
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jun 3, 2013 20:44:45 GMT -5
Awesome for the "low power freaks", but a KT-88 or KT-120 design would be more main-stream. I was thinking about your Heresys. They would sing with a 300B amp. Yes, they'd be great for me, but 25W in PP isn't going to enough for most! |
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Post by brubacca on Jun 3, 2013 20:48:59 GMT -5
I'd like to see something affordable. The closer to $500/600 the better. Once you start getting over $1,000 for a stereo amp/integrated amp it gets more difficult. I also hope we see something in 2013 ( not knowing product life cycles I'm sure that is stretching it).
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jun 3, 2013 21:01:18 GMT -5
I'd like to see something affordable. The closer to $500/600 the better. Once you start getting over $1,000 for a stereo amp/integrated amp it gets more difficult. I also hope we see something in 2013 ( not knowing product life cycles I'm sure that is stretching it). As would I, but the cost of parts for a tube amp is just higher than a SS Amp. Good transformer "iron" doesn't come cheap and tube themselves are much more than SS devices. |
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Post by dac0964 on Jun 3, 2013 21:13:54 GMT -5
A Carver Tube amp was on display at the Emotiva room in last weekend's Newport Beach audio show but was not powered up. I overheard someone asked an Emo rep how much would the price go down and he said, "half would be a good start."
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Post by Ref on Jun 3, 2013 21:14:18 GMT -5
My guess would be a small wattage amp to see how things go and that a larger version would be under development at the time. As far that tube structure, that is a tough call. With Emotiva's acquisition of Bob Carvers - The Vacuum amplifier Tube Company, And Bob joining emotiva to run R&D. I would hope a release of something with a "statement" to quiet the skeptics other then a low wattage contender for their first product. |
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Post by brubacca on Jun 3, 2013 21:22:07 GMT -5
Black Magic 20- $2500 , so I'd be hoping for more than half off personally, only really so I could consider buying it.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jun 3, 2013 22:52:43 GMT -5
You have to be realistic about tube amp prices, to expect any meaningful power for less than $1000 probably isn't in the cards (though I do have a 4 watt tube guitar amp that only cost $100!)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2013 23:54:56 GMT -5
One must remember "Tubes" are all hand made even the cheap ones cost more then most of the CD's we buy for music.I am talking about Tubes in a Pre-Pro and Tube Amps for home use.
I just can't see Bob Carver putting his name on anything that has a "cheap" tube in it but hey what do I know about cheap I am just hoping for a good value.
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Post by ocezam on Jun 5, 2013 9:27:35 GMT -5
I would like to see a 300B design. It would be a cool Emo blue statement. Awesome for the "low power freaks", but a KT-88 or KT-120 design would be more main-stream. Agreed. Right now this would be the tube power amp with KT-120's that I'd sell my Red Dragons for if I were not waiting to upgrade my pre first:  |
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