Phase Linear

lumanauw · 14th December 2005, 07:56 AM

Is that Mr. Pass who makes amps with Phase Linear brand?
How do they sound? Compared to Passlabs or Threshold?

Upupa Epops · 14th December 2005, 07:59 AM

As I know, that amps was designed by Mr. Bongiorno...

Netlist · 14th December 2005, 08:08 AM

Phase Linear was property of Bob Carver:
http://theater.stevejenkins.com/articles/carver.html
I believe he also designed the amplifiers until Pioneer took over somewhere in the early eighties.

/Hugo

anatech · 17th December 2005, 03:38 AM

Hi Hugo,
That's Bob's personality. It infuses the entire engineering department. I'd love to meet the man some day.

lumanauw,
The Carver amps sounded better as time went on. The Threshold amps sounded "smoother" it seemed. But the Carver designs are sometimes daring to prove a point. They are generally reliable, as are the Pass designs. Both designers produce excellent, but different products.

I should mention that Nelson's old company, Threshold, were every bit as friendly and accommodating as Bob Carver's company. Another person I'd love to meet.

-Chris

14th December 2005, 07:56 AM	#1
lumanauw diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bandung	Phase Linear Is that Mr. Pass who makes amps with Phase Linear brand? How do they sound? Compared to Passlabs or Threshold?

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14th December 2005, 07:59 AM	#2
Upupa Epops diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Prague,Czech Republic	As I know, that amps was designed by Mr. Bongiorno...

14th December 2005, 08:08 AM	#3
Netlist diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003	Phase Linear was property of Bob Carver: http://theater.stevejenkins.com/articles/carver.html I believe he also designed the amplifiers until Pioneer took over somewhere in the early eighties. /Hugo

17th December 2005, 03:38 AM	#4
anatech diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Georgetown, On	Hi Hugo, That's Bob's personality. It infuses the entire engineering department. I'd love to meet the man some day. lumanauw, The Carver amps sounded better as time went on. The Threshold amps sounded "smoother" it seemed. But the Carver designs are sometimes daring to prove a point. They are generally reliable, as are the Pass designs. Both designers produce excellent, but different products. I should mention that Nelson's old company, Threshold, were every bit as friendly and accommodating as Bob Carver's company. Another person I'd love to meet. -Chris

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