What did I do?

[Gordon]

I was at one of the sites I visit the other day and something caught my eye. I had read over the years that the Carver Amazing Platinum speakers were a nice speaker and reading some of the posts at the Carver Forum convinced me those owners were as rabid as we are!

Well, I bought a pair of these and plan on picking them up next week. The owner has replaced all of the woofers and had the ribbons rebuilt, whatever that means. My wife thought I was nuts. Actually, she asked me if the ribbons were some kind of light!

I know there is at least one person here that has owned the Silvers that were for sale several months back. I say that based on the screen name is identical in both places but I will not reveal that at this time.

I'm not absolutely certain why I bought these but I think I can call it an impulse buy. I'm fairly certain I can pass these on if they are not my cup of tea after trying them for a bit.

So have any of you guys ever heard or owned these speakers and what was/is your opinion?

Gordon

 

[Gordon Gray]

I'm proud of your Gordon.

You are doing your patriotic duty and stimulating the economy.

Good luck and keep us informed.

GG

 

[Cherian]

You may want to PM "DREAMER". I know he was at carverfest with Bob Carver himself and has listened to these speakers.

 

[C.A.P]

I have owned several pair of Silvers and have listened top the Platinum. They are decent but need a big amp to get the most out of them. The bass is a softer rolling bass but still good. Doi not expect to move the house with it. The mids and higs are decent but lack the clarity of the ESL or ML. I ran mine with a Clearview (Rudi Blondia) designed external cross over with twin custom made 1259 subs and 4 amps.

 

[User211]

Just been doing some research - and noticed there is a pair on ebay US for $200 with 18 hours left....

Gordon - if you haven't got the manual, there's one on ebay too.

Enjoy.

 

[CCH]

You might be referring to the pair of Silvers I sold a few weeks ago on the Carver site. The "Amazings" are good speakers--really great speakers for the money--but they do not equal ML Summits or Spires, which project a deeper and wider soundstage and offer even more transparency. The Carvers give you a heck of a lot of hifi for the money, however. I sold mine for $375, which was a steal. (They sold within a day to someone who drove here from another state.) Dollar for dollar, they are a tremendous bargain. On the other hand, the big Carver ribbons are power hogs. They have to be driven by a fairly substantial amp to sound their best. I hooked them up to my McIntosh MC-402 to demo them for the buyer, and I noted that the amp had to work substantially harder to drive the Carvers than my Summits.

A lot of people like these speakers, so there is a good market for them if you aren't satisfied. I guess my only complaint is that they are rather large and have a pretty low WAF. My wife always said that they looked like rocket fins. Coming from her, that was not a compliment!

 

[wrat]

Just to reiterate what everyone else has said, they need STUPID power to get going, I have heard them setup in a good room with a carver tfm 55 on the ribbons and another big sand amp on the woofers, it was Amazing

 

[Gordon]

If my 501's don't have enough grunt to drive these, they will certainly be back up for sale quickly! They actually measured 720w on the 8 ohm tap and 1000 on the 4 with 100 amps of current.

CCH, wish I had seen those earlier. I'm heading up to upper NJ to pick these up and staying local would have been less time consuming. I think it is a pretty safe bet that if I don't care for them I can move them easily for what I paid for them. The Carver folks seem as devoted as we are.

Gordon

 

[Gordon]

Unfortunately I had to back out of the deal on these. Laura went to the dentist and needs 4 caps. Our part of this is just going to kill the audio budget for a bit.

Why in the hell do we pay for insurance if it does not cover needed procedures? Sorry just a rant!

Gordon

 

[Gordon Gray]

Hi G,

I have Delta Dental and although they cover the basics (cleaning, six month exam, fillings) they exclude or pay only 50% for the big ticket items such as crowns, caps, or paradontal work.

GG