Bob Carver LLC has been purchased by Emotiva

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Wow! The economies of scale at work, I love it.
Hi-fi becomes more accessible. It's a beautiful thing.
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Yioryos, be sure to get back with us with a review after it gets burned-in.
I'm really rooting for the Emotiva XPR series to be good.
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Bob had an investor. Before the investor stepped in, Bob
had a day job and was building amps one at a time and
selling them on eBay. He was managing to sell maybe one amp
every other month or so. Bob was definitely the tech brain
behind the company, but I believe he didn't have very much
authority over the financial direction of the company. I
believe the investor saw an opportunity with Emotiva and
took it. That's what investors do. Ultimately, the guy
with the money makes the decisions.

I have a feeling you will see another reincarnation of Bob
Carver with yet another venture in the next ten years. I
believe that as long as he has enough cash to cobble
together an amp by hand, he will start making amps again, in
his garage if he has to. It is in his blood. ....and he
will have buyers.
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Emotiva couldn't give a rats a$$ about dealers. They have a very successful online business. They've seen the handwriting on the wall. Dealers are an endangered species and no longer necessary to be successful in the audio business, Audiogon has proved that. A lot of us buy equipment here without ever seeing a human, it's all done from a keyboard and monitor.
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Bob Carver is staying onboard for a few years to see that the Carver products get off to a good start during the transition. I have a feeling the Carver/Emotiva pairing will be a good one.
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Please....no politics or religion.
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Dracule, I understand. The guy is full of it. I think a pill exploded in his head. Take a look at my system page, I own several pairs of Carver Silver 9t monoblocks. They are now 20 years old and still going strong and as bulletproof as ever. They are driving the bass columns in my Infinity IRS Beta speakers. They also drive my amp-killing Infinity Kappa 9 speakers. Both speakers present a serious load for ANY amp, the Carvers hold their own. Hardly the junk Audiozen claims Carver to be. My Carver amps have never been serviced and have never given me a problem....and I drive the hell out of them.

Bob might have ticked off some dealers with this latest move, but his products speak for themselves. The marriage to Emotiva is a continuation of Carver's history of a good product for a fair price. Again, if you look at my system, the Carver amps take their place among some very respected names in hifi. I've tried a lot of big names, and Carver is not junk.
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