Bob Carver's eye candy on eBay

HollowState · 13th June 2010, 03:22 AM

Be sure to read all the hype between the pictures.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Vintage...item2a07bcf67c

FullRangeMan · 13th June 2010, 03:34 AM

Mr.Carver post a alert of fraud, there is someone fake this amp!! Huge power(?) transformer.

Poindexter · 13th June 2010, 03:42 AM

Well, Bob hisself was always a good talker. Whoever that is in the peecha, it ain't either Tim or Bob, both of whom will be substantially older than me, who is substantially older than the winder gent.

Love the Radio Shack knobs, though. Got a dozen or so of those, somewhere.

Poinz

HollowState · 04:04 AM

Poinz, I do think it's Bob. Google image his name and it sure looks like him. It just isn't current.

Richard Ellis · 13th June 2010, 04:15 AM

Yeah...there is something quite fishy about this.
Why would Mr. Carver bother with putting such a amp up on E-Bay anyway?
There are many compatriots that he knows who would jump at the chance to own such a creation.....by "The Master". The public at large wouldn't have a chance at getting an amp made by Bob nor any of his close buddies.
And what IS up with those cheap components inside said amp? Do you all recognize those cheap brown plastic clad caps......I can't recall the brand right now but its not high-end that's for sure.
And the photo.Why is said "Bob" wearing a baseball cap that conveniently is covering his eyes??????? Conspiracy theorists unite!
The icing on the cake is the "disclaimer" at the end.

__________________________________________________ ______Rick....

wrenchone · 13th June 2010, 04:25 AM

All hype aside, the bit about pie winding is interesting. I've done a bit of it with switching power supply transformers using special segmented bobbins. The leakage is acceptable, and the interwinding capacitance is greatly reduced, resulting in extended bandwidth at the top end. The "pies" I see being wound in the pictures are not as pie-ish as I would have expected, which may mean it may not require as severe a segmentation as I would have thought for a transformer with decent performance. Food for thought, anyway, hype or no.

Doug Kim · 13th June 2010, 04:37 AM

How about this website, is it Bob's?
Rita's Vintage Audio Repair

Wavebourn · 13th June 2010, 04:50 AM

80% of output power increase because of a different steel?

"ePay is the place where sailors of yestyears tell their fair tales"

Toy Maker · 13th June 2010, 05:43 AM

Yes it's really Bob guys. This is about the 12th set of these amplifiers he has sold on eBay over the last 2 years. "Audioshopper" is Bob's eBay user ID, as is his user name on our CARVERaudio.com forum.

Here is a photo of the set of tube amps he GAVE AWAY for free at 2008's CarverFest in NC. CARVERaudio.com • View topic - **** BOB CARVER HAS DONATED AMPS TO CARVERFEST **** Here are tons more photos from CF-08' Official CarverFest 2008 Countdown

If you watch the last minute or 2 of this video, you will hear Bob start talking about giving them away. YouTube - CARVERaudio.com CarverFest 08 pt.16

Bob's a great guy, and awesome to hang out with.

Just don't ask him to work on your Silver-7 Tube Amps !!!!

johnferrier · 13th June 2010, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Kim

How about this website, is it Bob's?
Rita's Vintage Audio Repair

No, Rita worked at Carver Corp.

13th June 2010, 03:22 AM	#1
HollowState diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taxland, New Jersey	Bob Carver's eye candy on eBay Be sure to read all the hype between the pictures. http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Vintage...item2a07bcf67c __________________ "The supercomputer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." ~ Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University

13th June 2010, 03:34 AM	#2
FullRangeMan diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brazil	Mr.Carver post a alert of fraud, there is someone fake this amp!! Huge power(?) transformer. __________________ >Never go to a psychiatrist, adopt a cat or dog from the streets. On the streets pets live only two years average.

13th June 2010, 03:59 AM	#4
HollowState diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taxland, New Jersey	Poinz, I do think it's Bob. Google image his name and it sure looks like him. It just isn't current. __________________ "The supercomputer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." ~ Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University Last edited by HollowState; 13th June 2010 at 04:04 AM.

13th June 2010, 04:50 AM	#8
Wavebourn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	80% of output power increase because of a different steel? "ePay is the place where sailors of yestyears tell their fair tales" __________________ The devil is not so terrible as his mathematical model! Wavebourn: We Create Creativity!

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13th June 2010, 03:42 AM	#3
Poindexter diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Maui, Hawai'i, USA	Well, Bob hisself was always a good talker. Whoever that is in the peecha, it ain't either Tim or Bob, both of whom will be substantially older than me, who is substantially older than the winder gent. Love the Radio Shack knobs, though. Got a dozen or so of those, somewhere. Poinz

13th June 2010, 04:15 AM	#5
Richard Ellis diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mar del Plata, a BIG seasonal getaway city, can see the Ocean from our residence.	Yeah...there is something quite fishy about this. Why would Mr. Carver bother with putting such a amp up on E-Bay anyway? There are many compatriots that he knows who would jump at the chance to own such a creation.....by "The Master". The public at large wouldn't have a chance at getting an amp made by Bob nor any of his close buddies. And what IS up with those cheap components inside said amp? Do you all recognize those cheap brown plastic clad caps......I can't recall the brand right now but its not high-end that's for sure. And the photo.Why is said "Bob" wearing a baseball cap that conveniently is covering his eyes??????? Conspiracy theorists unite! The icing on the cake is the "disclaimer" at the end. __________________________________________________ ______Rick....

13th June 2010, 04:25 AM	#6
wrenchone diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Silicon Valley	All hype aside, the bit about pie winding is interesting. I've done a bit of it with switching power supply transformers using special segmented bobbins. The leakage is acceptable, and the interwinding capacitance is greatly reduced, resulting in extended bandwidth at the top end. The "pies" I see being wound in the pictures are not as pie-ish as I would have expected, which may mean it may not require as severe a segmentation as I would have thought for a transformer with decent performance. Food for thought, anyway, hype or no.

13th June 2010, 04:37 AM	#7
Doug Kim diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2008	How about this website, is it Bob's? Rita's Vintage Audio Repair

13th June 2010, 05:43 AM	#9
Toy Maker diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2007	Yes it's really Bob guys. This is about the 12th set of these amplifiers he has sold on eBay over the last 2 years. "Audioshopper" is Bob's eBay user ID, as is his user name on our CARVERaudio.com forum. Here is a photo of the set of tube amps he GAVE AWAY for free at 2008's CarverFest in NC. CARVERaudio.com • View topic - ** BOB CARVER HAS DONATED AMPS TO CARVERFEST ** Here are tons more photos from CF-08' Official CarverFest 2008 Countdown If you watch the last minute or 2 of this video, you will hear Bob start talking about giving them away. YouTube - CARVERaudio.com CarverFest 08 pt.16 Bob's a great guy, and awesome to hang out with. Just don't ask him to work on your Silver-7 Tube Amps !!!!

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