If you had a question for Mr. Bob Carver....

[treitz3]

If you had a question for Mr. Bob Carver, what would it be? Serious questions will be answered by the man himself. Just thought that I would throw it out there for any Polk Forum members. FYI, he will be attending this year's Carverfest and will be hosting a Q&A session to answer any questions that you may have.

This is NOT a joke!

You have until September 5th to ask your questions and please keep in mind that some questions may hold proprietary information, therefore it may not be able to be answered.

[ben62670]

Why the hell did you put your name on Sunfire gear?

[SolidSqual]

He indicated in a recent TAS interview that D-Class amps could never sound good as they are today because of some issue easily explained by physics. I want to know his explanation.

[shadowofnight]

If I could get a TRUE answer for my question that would be awesome, but I dont think he could answer my question without bias.



Back in the heyday of monster speakers and experimenting with " Super " imaging.....did he think he had the better implementation with his electronics based Sonic Holography technology, or did he feel Polk had a better implementation with their speaker based SDA technology ?



I think if we could shoot some truth serum into the man, THAT would be an awesome discussion. :D Hell, it would be fun to give some of that same serum to Mr. Polk and hear what he had to say.

I LOVE all my new Carver stuff on pure functionality, but I keep the Sonic Holography circuits turned off on my C-16 even when NOT using them with Polk speakers.

I honestly think Polk had the better technology and implementation ( I would/will say the same thing on the Carver forum as well :p )

[George Grand]

Yes. Ask him if he has seen your boy Ray's 12 year old schoolgirl act. If not, he ought to be real impressed.

[Lasareath]

This Bob Carver is one Top Notch Guy!!!

Look at this Question and Answer from his auction:


Q: Bob This may not be an appropriate place to ask this question but I've noticed in your recent sales that you are very cordial and enthusiastic about answering audio questions so I thought I'd give it a shot. Why did you chose the Yugo 6dj8s for the 490t and C-19 Carver gear? I have both models (and several of your amps) and enjoy them very much. Reason I'm asking is that I recently bought a 2nd SD/A-490t that had Amperex tubes installed. I tend to think the Yugos sound slightly better but can't find them too easily these days. I'm sure your ears are more critically tuned to tube listening than mine. Just wanted to know your thoughts and if there is a specific tube brand I should look for if I can't find a couple of Yugo 6dj8s for my 490t? I wont't be able to attend Carverfest or I would just wait and ask you in person. Good luck with your sale(s), they are impressive. Thanks Mark Aug-16-08


A: Hi Mark, Not to worry, I have a nice stash of vintage Yugo 6DJ8's in my museum. A few more than I need actually. I'll send you a pair free if you send me a reminder next week. Thank you, Bob Carver

[lakesailor]

I would ask him about the infamous “Carver challenge” and if he could do it over again; what would he do differently?

[treitz3]

Good question. Thanks for your input!

[treitz3]

Any other questions? You have until Sept. 5th........

[Lasareath]

Bob,

Can you make me a pair of TFM-95X's?

Thanks,

Lasareath

[ben62670]

I would like to ask how he feels about the whole SH/SDA thing?

[candyliquor35m]

1. What is your favorite tube pre-

2. Have you ever owned or listened to the polk sdas

[treitz3]

Thank you Ben, good question. It will be interesting to hear his thoughts.

[ben62670]

Can you video the look on his face?

[treitz3]

Yes, to answer your question. He will be videotaped with all legitimate questions. That's a legit question.

[Lasareath]

Yes, to answer your question. He will be videotaped with all legitimate questions. That's a legit question.

I'll be at my Bachelor party getting drunk and doing things that cannot be Videotapped ;)

[TroyD]

My question would be:

When Carver made the Silver Seven tube amps, according to an interview in Stereophile at the time, he didn't expect to sell many of them and lo and behold, the demand for them was very high.

Would he consider building, as a production model, another statement tube amp and, if so, how would it differ from the Silver Seven.

#2

Back when Carver was building the transfer function modified amps (the ones that matche the transfer function of other, more exotic, amps) what was the null point that was achieved in production.....and did that null stay pretty consistent over time.


Thanks,

BDT

[treitz3]

Sweeeeeeet!

[treitz3]

Ok, last chance to ask him a question. After today, you have lost your chance.

[dorokusai]

I'll post something tomorrow then.

[Ricardo]

Bob, why did I sell my AL-III's?

[candyliquor35m]

Hi Bob

[gidrah]

Where are you now?

[candyliquor35m]

do you have any tubes you wanna sell

[doctorcilantro]

1. Can PCC88/7DJ8 tubes be used safely in your Sunfire Classic Vacuum Tube preamp?

2. Was there a particular preamp inm ind that you modeled the Classic Tube Pre after?

DC

[Face]

I believe you're a couple days too late DC.

[doctorcilantro]

....doh

DC

[NotaSuv]

Well did Bob address any of the above ??

[steveinaz]

One question to Bob carver?

"Can I be in your Will?"

[TNRabbit]

All questions in before the deadline were answered. We hope to have YouTube video up in about a week. CarverFest '08 was a BLAST!

[engtaz]

Carverfest was absolutely great. The people that came were great. Bob Carver was the man. Very nice and answered any and all questions.

engtaz

[dyeraudio]

Lasareath.....was this you???

http://cgi.ebay.com/CARVER-SD-A-490t-Tube-CD-Player-w-Amperex-6922-Goldpins_W0QQitemZ190252149963QQcmdZViewItem?hash= item190252149963&_trkparms=72%3A1163|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A13 18&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14