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  1. Welcome !! We're always happy to see a new face.
  2. Yep, I remember those pics. RobertR and Bob hammering out the crossovers. I believe you are correct - that was at the Sauter's residence in southwest Florida. Gotta love the purple Christmas tree !!!
  3. Welcome to the Carver Site bobpep! We all look forward to your upcoming rebuild. And to your next acquisition. And yes, there WILL be another piece of Carver gear in your collection... Trust me. 🙂
  4. Welcome !! Great to have another tinkerer on the forum. I wouldn't worry about the ESR on those caps. Pull one of the old ones and see how it measures - in ESR and actually capacity terms. I'm curious. I never measure them when I yank them - I chuck them into the trash, install the new, burn it in and place it into service.
  5. Welcome !! Very happy that you are willing to share with us. Post a few times and then post some pics.
  6. I never had the opportunity to audition their home line but I used their automotive line back in the 90's and they were superb. I lucked into a crazy deal - Sound Advice in Tampa received a palette of their 6 1/2" component speakers that were in a warehouse that had a roof leak. The boxes on the top of the palette were water damaged - the rest were stained so the insurance company wrote them off. I bought 4 sets of their highest quality units at the time for $100 each. It seemed crazy because all of the components inside the boxes were wrapped in plastic and suspended in styrofoam packing - nothing got wet. I installed and removed those speakers in 4 different trucks and two cars. I still have them in a box somewhere. The only components I've ever heard that compare were units made by Focal. I'd love to hear those you have - enjoy !!!
  7. Welcome !! X2 what Mark (Daddyjt) said - the M500 amp would be a better match for the Klipsch. Talk to Nelion - he may be able to hook you up. Enough of the nice crap - where's the PICTURES ???? 🙂
  8. If you look into the requirements of construction you mention for those Skil tools you will see that the Crimson amp does not comply with that methodology. That is why they would not receive a UL certification in their current implementation.
  9. Welcome !!! You can't do better than Nelion for your audio needs - even if we are a bit biased here... 😀 Whatcha flying ?
  10. Yeah, screw all that welcome Chris crap - let's see some pics of the SS !!!!
  11. I agree with your EG thought process but unfortunately UL, CE and others disagree - and I bet the legal review of any issues would fall back to looking at those agency listings, electrical codes, etc. I'm not arguing for their thought process - I'm more interested in what Bob Carver Corporation is going to do, if anything, about the situation. I saw a note that said Bob agreed to pay shipping both ways to have anyone's amp re-wired to utilize a chassis ground at no charge but there isn't any mention of this on the Crimson 275 web page.
  12. I'm glad you are still here. Technically, yes - you are at some level of risk. Who among us hasn't been "bit" at least once by our friend the electron? Is it likely you will be seriously injured with your knowledge and experience? No. They are talking about it from a mechanical failure inside the amp perspective. I'm not defending their stance, other than to say that if someone bought one and it had a floating screw inside (ironically that is what happened with the retail unit they purchased to test) that has the hot side shorted to the chassis it could end up being a bad scenario for the end user. Not likely fatal but a definite issue nonetheless. A lawyer's paradise for sure...
  13. Yeah, those idiots obviously don't understand grounding and why and where it is applied. I shake my head at stuff like that - have they looked at the two prong power cords on 99% of consumer electronics sold in the US? Unreal... EDIT - After making more time to read the thread they are also bringing up the true "safety" grounding aspect. As in if there is a wire break, a switch failure, etc. how the lack of insulation inside or the lack of a chassis ground can create a dangerous situation for the end user. From a CE or UL perspective this can be a liability issue. I am curious to see how it is addressed, if it is at all.
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