carver amazing platinum

vpolineni · « **on:** 29 Mar 2003, 04:17 am »

can any owners or people who have listened to these speakers comment on them? They seem pretty impressive with the 60" ribbon and the 4 12" subs. Thanks in advance for the input.

MaxCast · « **Reply #1 on:** 29 Mar 2003, 01:01 pm »

I have only heard a couple Carver planars many years ago. They can be found at great prices, but the ribbons deteriorate over time and have to be replaced. This can be a hassle. They are very tempting at the prices but I have stayed away from the temptation. There is a fella in Florida that will replace the ribbons.

doug s. · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Mar 2003, 04:17 am »

i stayed away, cuz when i heard 'em, yust turning yer head a couple mm, or moving a couple mm, changed the tonality & soundstage. wasn't the platinum wersion, tho...

ymmv,

doug s.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 Mar 2003, 04:20 am »

I really loved all the Carver AL's that I've heard, but I admit it's been many years. I thought the Platinums were fantastic, but of course that was much earlier in my audio formative years!

I really thought the AL III's were something special: they combined a near-full-range ribbon with a 10" woof in a sealed box. I never heard them with any hard rock or heavy classical, but they gave me goosebumps with female vocals and acoustic music. Hell, though, even that was ten years back.

MaxCast · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 Mar 2003, 12:43 pm »

I remember the date now because Floyd's "Momentary Lapse of Reason" was the cd I was listening to...."The boat song" as the salesman called it. they were the big black ones driven by a pair of silver7's or 9's. Not sure which but it was of that design. I didn't move much as I just listened to as long as I could before he came back to turn it down.