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Carver Raven 350 Amps

Has anyone heard these amps?
They supposedly can produce 350 watts per channel which in my opinion is remarkable for a tube amp. I have the Atma-Sphere M-60’s 3.3 and I love their tube sound.

But I am curious, Bob has made some very interesting products through the years.

ozzy
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@ozzy I just saw your Atma's up for sale and messaged you on your System. Please disregard as I just saw this thread and got my answer. Congrats on your new amps and just curious, you just spent all the time building your speakers why the decision to change?
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jond,

I'm a rebel... 
No, I like the sound of Planar and Electrostatic speakers but I know my current amps wouldn't work with them. It will be hard to part with my Atma-Sphere amps though because they sound so good.

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ozzy that's cool so what planars or electrostatics are on your radar? With that much tube wattage you could pretty much drive anything.
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jond,

There are many including the Sanders, Magnapan, and the Martin Logan. All are difficult loads to drive.

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Question:

I have noticed considerable hiss coming from my speakers with the Carver amps. When I turn off my preamp the hiss goes away.
So, I’m thinking that the hiss is not coming from the amps but from the preamp or other upstream components.

My DEQX preamp has adjustable input/output settings that have not reduced the hiss. There are also internal jumpers to increase/decrease the preamp output but at this time I have not changed them.

I do not hear this hiss when I use my Atma-Sphere amps.

erichgs, dracue 1, or others, any suggestions?

ozzy
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