Interest Check --Carver Amazings--Atlanta area

[george daniel]

I have an opportunity to pickup some Plats,,so,, these are the ones that came from the woodshed @ Ted's. I'll be asking only what I paid,,which was 895.00 IIRC. If interested please pm me. These will be for pickup only.These are the originals I believe,, with the 2 30 inch ribbions. Thanks for looking. George

EDIT: These need to stay in the family if anyway possible.

They are for sale now,, I'm picking up the Platinums on Sat,so I'll leave these here until then.
Thanks for looking. :)

Price recuced to 800.00

[TroyD]

I sold these to Ted, yes, they are the Originals w/ 2 30" ribbons.

BDT

[engtaz]

This is a steal. If economy would have been more gentle to me I would be all over them.


engtaz

[tonyb]

"Boutique brands"....."full range too expensive".....pffft!!!

Grab these someone and don't look back.......great deal,great speaks,you'd be hard pressed to find more speaker for the money.

[bryanj]

I'm currently running Polk SDA SRS 2's. Can anyone tell me how the Carver's compare with these for detail and sound stage. I'm driving my Polks with a Carver amp rated at 675watts per channel and a Carver preamp, using an Oppo 980h for my source. Would this be an upgrade or more of a lateral move? Thanks.

[ohskigod]

they will be more open and airy, which is good if done right (basically they will disapear in the room a little better than the SDA's) these will be MUCH mroe dependent on placement than your SDA's though. sounds like you got more than enough power (what carver amp is that? Carver Pro?)

those Carvers are 4 ohm I believe, so if your running amps bridged, you would reconsider that on these. this is a speaker every full blooded audio nut has to try to truly be an audio nut. cant be described is words what they can do if set up right.

[bryanj]

Thanks for the response ohskigod. I am running a Carver A-760x. It runs 675 per channel in 4 ohm.

[TroyD]

I'd say you bring enough amp to the table.

The Amazings do not through the sounstage width that the SDA's do. The Carvers are more detailed, soundstage depth, good one I'd say that's a push. Overall, I'd give the nod to the Amazings being better all around IF (and these are big if's) you have enough amp to drive them and some room for them to breathe.

DAMN good price.

BDT

[george daniel]

They are now For Sale. Thanks




Yep only 800.00

[george daniel]

I can't believe that I'm bumping these. :rolleyes:

[reeltrouble1]

the bass response on these is well Amazing, four 12" woofers per speaker, they go subsonic, add that to the space and detail the ribbons deliver and you end up with a speaker that might be your last. The placement of instruments across the stage is awesome as well as the depth, for 895.00 its a true no brainer.

RT1

[engtaz]

Those are sweet George. Very very nice condition.

engtaz
Roy

[mightymouse]

Don't the ribbons or the panels need to be serviced periodically?

[mightymouse]

How do these compare to the Maggies?

[reeltrouble1]

Unless its Bose I am not going to knock anybody's speaker.

These Carvers are speakers you should definetly own, they are outstanding and require very little maintenance, you want to keep them out of a humid environment and supply them with nice clean current. I owned this pair and before me Troy, they were soncially perfect, at some point folks redo the surrounds on the woofers but this set was not lacking in the bass department.

You can spend five to ten times what these cost and not do as well, they are really that good.

RT1

[furball]

But I thought these are flat panel speakers. Do they user woofers? Are the surrounds foam or rubber?

And pardon me for asking, if they are so good, why did you part with them?

[SolidSqual]

pm sent to buy

[george daniel]

But I thought these are flat panel speakers. Do they user woofers? Are the surrounds foam or rubber?

And pardon me for asking, if they are so good, why did you part with them?

Ted,, aquired the Platinum edition,, George is aquiring the Platinum Edition on Saturday,,they have a 60 inch ribbon and have a lesser impedence dip than the originals(2 thirty inch ribbons). Hope this helps. :)

[george daniel]

pm'd back atcha'

[Ron Temple]

I've only had a chance to hear the ALS, properly setup, on fredv's tubes. These are truly astounding for clarity, depth and bass. When I have the room, I'll definitely try a pair locally.

[george daniel]

Still for sale,,and yes ,I can hold them for 3-6 months if necessary. Thanks.

[Fongolio]

If I had a way to get them to Canada I'd be on them like a fat kid on a smartie.

[skipf]

Don't the ribbons or the panels need to be serviced periodically?

No. Most are over 25 years old and work flawlessly. They are sensitive to high humidity, but that's not a problem in most houses and you just need to reduce the humidity to solve that problem.

[skipf]

But I thought these are flat panel speakers. Do they user woofers? Are the surrounds foam or rubber?


They are flat panels, but not electrostatic. Each speaker has four 12" woofers w/ foam surrounds. Replacement woofers that match the original specs are still available for $35 ea. plus shipping. You can also still get the ribbons re-built with original kaptons.

[amulford]

Damn good deal...

[George Grand]

They're okay. Nothing to write home about.

[JimBRICK]

WTF someone buy these and touch yourself while listening to how good they are

[Poee7R]

Will have to pass, can't find a sensible way to transport at the moment.

Good Luck on the sale, they are some beaut's.

Dave

[John in MA]

I'm all set for man-sized speakers right now, but I'm curious as to how sensitive these are to room placement. Best way to situate them? Always wondered that with the unique design.

[amulford]

Extremely sensitive. They must have clean power and room to breathe.

[HB27]

I had an identical pair for about 3 years and they are "Amazing". They're not as power hungry as most believe. I ran them on a Dynaco ST70 and it had no problems driving them clean and hard. I did however notice my Krells at 100wpc didn't do quite as well.
Nice speakers and someone should grab them up. Great price btw.
If you remove the felt off the rear of the ribbons it really opens up the room to nice filling highs. Very smooth.
HB

[HB27]

the bass response on these is well Amazing, four 12" woofers per speaker, they go subsonic, add that to the space and detail the ribbons deliver and you end up with a speaker that might be your last. The placement of instruments across the stage is awesome as well as the depth, for 895.00 its a true no brainer.

RT1
The Amazing Silvers use THREE x 12" woofs, not 4.
HB

[reeltrouble1]

those are not silvers. Hummer Butt.

RT1

[george daniel]

those are not silvers. Hummer Butt.

RT1

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:)

[George Grand]

Another Johnny-come-lately know-it-all.

I've had a pair of Platinum Mk.IV's for almost 20 years now. Why don't you tell me all about them?

[shadowofnight]

Very sexy looking....even better naked :D

http://podcast.ceegee.org/amazing/naked.jpg

[george daniel]

Okay guys and girls,,I'm leaving in the morning to pick up the plats,,please keep me in your thoughts and prayers,,,only 72 miles round trip,,I think the Wells Fargo truck should do it. :D

[John in MA]

Keep them both. Put together a full Amazing surround system.

[George Grand]

Good luck Jorge.

[engtaz]

Have a safe trip.

engtaz

[george daniel]

I'm decreasing these to 800.00 for the pair. Gas being what it is,and I need to get them outta here to make room for the platinums that I picked up yesterday. Thats 95.00, plus gas LESS than I paid. If anyone is sitting on the fence,this should help. Thanks--george

[reeltrouble1]

all I can say is WoW.

RT1

[ben62670]

Not fair. I had three dream speakers when I was growing up, and these are one of the 3:mad: Please raise the price as I will be traveling through GA in a couple weeks:(

[engtaz]

Go for it Ben. Good Luck, these are great speakers from a very nice guy.

engtaz

[ben62670]

I would love to, but next to no income, and 2 kids I can't. When things straighten up I will be looking for some. Knowing where they are coming from, and the price is the real kicker. Just isn't happening for now.

[engtaz]

I know the feeling.

engtaz

[Roy Munson]

This is killing me.

[george daniel]

Last call,,

[HB27]

those are not silvers. Hummer Butt.

RT1
Yea, I know. I started droolin', shakin', and missing my Silvers. Worse than a kid at Xmas guys. Head up my a.. and didn't read all going on. My apologies. Man I'd love to have these. Heck of a deal here.
HB

[george daniel]

On e-bay now :(

[ohskigod]

sometimes good speakers have to leave the family man.......you more than did your bid for God and Club Polk on trying to keep them in house.

those might actually sell better on the 'gon actually...just my .02

[reeltrouble1]

yea, the Gon is where you might find some folks who actually understand how good they are.

RT1

[george daniel]

Well,, long story short,,, they are stayin' in the family,,,through a fortunate turn of events(for myself and the buyer) Engtaz will be making the trek on northbound I-75 to pick these up in the near future.Working with Roy has been a pleasure. Looking forward to meeting him,, yep,, this is what this place is all about,,,thanks---george :)

[Ricardo]

Congrats Engtaz!!!! You'll love the amazings.

[treitz3]

Hey, hey!!! Great news and congrat's to the both o'yuz! Always glad to see gear stay in the family. Enjoy Engtaz!

[Lightstar1]

Engtaz.....great purchase. I have a set of Platinums and their sound is breathtaking! Very open. I was worried about placement and the only place I had for them was upstairs in the loft. My A-framed sloped ceiling as well as placing the backs of the speakers toward the railing seems to have worked out perfectly......I guess I lucked out but this placement allowed them to be away from the side walls and gave them 30 feet of open space behind them. Made them sound beautiful...lots of breathing space!! I power mine with a Lightstar Reference 2.0 amp. ENJOY!!!

[Deadof_knight]

In comparision test I believe Ricardo is the one that can tell all in compairson to the SDA 1.2 TLs with mods

So Ricardo lets hear it !

[starchaser]

Enjoy Engatz, when I first heard these I spent many hours in the woodshed.
RT1, maybe you should retire early and start a polk delivery company!

[george daniel]

Since I cannot go back and edit,, these are back up for sale,,long story short,,I am currently working on the base/brackets of the Left speaker,,READ re-attaching,,, so with that said,,otherwise they are in very good shape,,



$600.00



First come/first serve,,please pm if interested,,come get em' I can't hold them much longer,,and yes,these are the ones that I got from Ted at last years PF,, thanks for looking

[amulford]

Sweet Jesus, man he's friggin GIVING them away. You kids keep playing with your pint sized speakers.

I guess it's like I always say: "Those who don't know, don't know that they don't know..."

Put 'em on the 'Gon, man. Screw it...

[sir_lagzalot]

I wish I was on the east coast I'd buy those in a second, and my wife and I would fight, but I'd still buy those in a second.

[snow]

Engtaz.....great purchase. I have a set of Platinums and their sound is breathtaking! Very open. I was worried about placement and the only place I had for them was upstairs in the loft. My A-framed sloped ceiling as well as placing the backs of the speakers toward the railing seems to have worked out perfectly......I guess I lucked out but this placement allowed them to be away from the side walls and gave them 30 feet of open space behind them. Made them sound beautiful...lots of breathing space!! I power mine with a Lightstar Reference 2.0 amp. ENJOY!!! Sell me your lightstar :D




REGARDS SNOW

[george daniel]

Sweet Jesus, man he's friggin GIVING them away. You kids keep playing with your pint sized speakers.

I guess it's like I always say: "Those who don't know, don't know that they don't know..."

Put 'em on the 'Gon, man. Screw it...


Ant'y I could not have said it better,, I honestly did not think that these would ever be so difficult to pass on.The price is more than fair,their condition is very good,,maybe it's the economy. They are also linked at the carver forum, I'll put em' on A'gon towards the w/e if nothing happens here.Thanks--george

Sunday morning bump ;)

[Ricardo]

Damn George; you are giving them away. What's up with all those Goergia polkies??????

[ben62670]

Damn George; you are giving them away. What's up with all those Goergia polkies??????

We are all broke!
Hey George can I paint your house, kill some trees, bust someones knee caps? Throw me a bone here:D

[george daniel]

We are all broke!
Hey George can I paint your house, kill some trees, bust someones knee caps? Throw me a bone here:D


Just make/sell a few sets of cables and you're good to go,, you should be able to knock that out by tomorrow,, since you never sleep;)--:cool:

[ben62670]

Just make/sell a few sets of cables and you're good to go,, you should be able to knock that out by tomorrow,, since you never sleep;)--:cool:

If the cables were that much profit I would have those in my house already;) I got eight hours of sleep today!!! You put them on Craig's list yet? You should be able to get that much for the tweeters alone:eek:

[PolkClyde]

I'm sorry guys but the Infinity Kappa 9's will blow them all out of the water....I'm just messing with you guys....... I have never heard the Kappa 9's :( The Carver are amazing for as detail concern.

[George Grand]

Sad.

[Early B.]

Sorry George -- I'm local and I'd love to grab those speakers, but they're too damn big. The WAF is sub-zero on these. I'd need to build my own 2-channel audio room in the basement to accomodate them. Hmmmm....

What esle are you giving away?

[treitz3]

Early, you have the room to keep these downstairs while construction is going on. If you can wing it, make it happen. You think you have good sound now?

I'm just sayin'.............

[sir_lagzalot]

Again I wish I lived there those speakers would be in my living room right this minute. :(

[Ricardo]

Sorry George -- I'm local and I'd love to grab those speakers, but they're too damn big. The WAF is sub-zero on these. I'd need to build my own 2-channel audio room in the basement to accomodate them. Hmmmm....

What esle are you giving away?

What are you waiting for? If you have space in the basement, just do it. I built my room in what, two months?

[George Grand]

Sad.

[mmadden28]

I've been thinking about it-I even thought about making a drive to GA :eek: :eek:, but then I took a reality check (upper cut actually), and realized that my wife would definately know that I have been buying more gear again :o. Simply no way for me to hide them. Or explain why I had to drive to GA.

I got confused along the way, what model speakers are these? Amazing Silvers? With 3 drivers?

[george daniel]

These are the Carver Amazing Loudspeaker,original edition,,which is comprised of 4 12" woofers and two thirty inch ribbions per speaker,thanks for looking.:cool:

[reeltrouble1]

Holy Moly!!!!!!!!!!!! 600 bucks for these Amazings????

RT1

[billbillw]

If the cables were that much profit I would have those in my house already;) I got eight hours of sleep today!!! You put them on Craig's list yet? You should be able to get that much for the tweeters alone:eek:

Ben, I'm sure you could quickly sell off some of your parts surplus and easily get the fundage for these! Go for them man! As you said, these were one of your dream speakers.

[zombie boy 2000]

This is where I NEED to start with my rig held ransom by the ex. Jeezus... I don't even have the amplification to fire these up, but opportunity is squirting me in the eye right now. Let me make some calls and shake some hands.

[zombie boy 2000]

PM sent.

[Demiurge]

Go Jaysoooon GO!

[Ricardo]

^^^^^What he said.

[zombie boy 2000]

Had to make an emergeny run to Home Depot, but Bill has one forthcoming. What better way to re-kickstart my audio journey....

"And he was runiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing"

[Ricardo]

Exactly. Start big. Way to go Jason.

[ben62670]

I'm glad you got them! I was getting ready to rob a liquor store:eek:
Congrats Jason
Ben

[treitz3]

Nice move Jason! Definitely. Way to go man.

[George Grand]

Not so sad anymore. Still not this forum's greatest moment. At that price, from solid George? Those should've been gone in a flash.

[Demiurge]

BTW, you need to go get your shit back, man. Seriously.

[Ricardo]

BTW, you need to go get your shit back, man. Seriously.

Jason, if you need help my offer is still valid ;)

[zombie boy 2000]

Yeah... in my infinite stupidity, I sent last night's PM to Bill and called it a night.
PM sent to the actual owner this time.

Thanks Ricardo. You're truly a class-act. But I suspect you already know that.

[engtaz]

Congrats Gerorge and zombie boy 2000. Glad things worked out.

engtaz