Is it possible to make a $700 "mainstream-audio" power amplifier sound exactly like a high-priced perfectionist amplifier? Bob Carver, of Carver Corporation, seemed to think he could, so Stereophile challenged him to prove it.
This is a fascinating read and might make both objectivists and subjectivists feel a bit … discombobulated! (Tharoorian term?)
This is a fascinating read and might make both objectivists and subjectivists feel a bit … discombobulated! (Tharoorian term?)
The Carver Challenge
Is it possible to make a $700 "mainstream-audio" power amplifier sound exactly like a high-priced perfectionist amplifier? Bob Carver, of Carver Corporation, seemed to think he could, so we challenged him to prove it.
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