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Bob Carver Cherry 180 & Black Beauty monoblock tube amplifiers
The new Cherry 180 and Black Beauty amplifiers from Bob Carver LLC offer users a choice of output taps and operating parameters to provide audio enthusiasts with a choice of state-of-the-art valve amp products.
Bob Carver LLC’s Cherry 180 will carry an MSRP of $3,750 and the 300-watt Black Beauty will carry an MSRP $6,450.
For the longest time the only thing that kept the tube amplification market alive were guitar players and their preference for tubes. More recently however tube products in the consumer electronics market have started to make a comeback.
Joining tubes in the world of consumer electronics comebacks are a pair of Bobs---Bob Carver and Bob Farinelli--- and the duo's new company Bob Carver LLC first product releases are two new monoblock tube amplifiers. Carver's new Cherry 180 (VTA180M) and Black Beauty (VTA305M) are rated to deliver 180 watts RMS and 305 watts RMS into 8 ohm loads respectively, and the company says that both monoblocks are engineered to drive demanding loads.
The amps incorporate high-impedance inputs, automatic DC restorer circuits, "set and forget" bias adjustments, and they operate with low-idle currents to maintain tube life. Other features offered in the amps include selectable feedback control that allows users to change the sound of the amp from a vintage tone to a modern voiced amp.
Joining tubes in the world of consumer electronics comebacks are a pair of Bobs---Bob Carver and Bob Farinelli--- and the duo's new company Bob Carver LLC first product releases are two new monoblock tube amplifiers. Carver's new Cherry 180 (VTA180M) and Black Beauty (VTA305M) are rated to deliver 180 watts RMS and 305 watts RMS into 8 ohm loads respectively, and the company says that both monoblocks are engineered to drive demanding loads.
The amps incorporate high-impedance inputs, automatic DC restorer circuits, "set and forget" bias adjustments, and they operate with low-idle currents to maintain tube life. Other features offered in the amps include selectable feedback control that allows users to change the sound of the amp from a vintage tone to a modern voiced amp.
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Audio · Amplifiers · Bob Farinelli · Bob Carver · Tube Amplifier · Monoblock Amp ·About the Author
Robert Archer, Senior Editor, CE Pro
Bob is an audio enthusiast who has written about consumer electronics for various publications within Massachusetts before joining the staff of CE Pro in 2000. Bob is THX Level I certified, and he's also taken classes from the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). In addition, he's studied guitar and music theory at Sarrin Music Studios in Wakefield, Mass.
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