This is why I am still loyal to the Carvin Corporation to this day! Thier products have never let me down. To me there was a completely different lever of professionalist between the two. I would not go as far as to say that it was company policy but you would be amazed at how many employees there would talk bad about Carvin but when asked if they ever tried it they would all say "NO." Living in Orange County during this time period I had the oportunity to drive down to Escondido several times and to also frequent the Big Box store. During this same time period as a particular retailer that was building stores in southern california they bagan to down talk Carvin as a way to keep people for driving down to Escondido or having stuff shipped up to them instead of buying from this particular big box store. I don't own one, I own a Yamaha and Takamine guitars. If you have never played a Carvin guitar then head over to the closest Carvin store and try one out. They built a reputation during the 1980s for having some of the best sounding guitar amps and best quality guitars. Some of those old amps sound really good. Carvin started about 60 years ago (VERY MATURE FOR THE MUSIC INDUSTRY) building guitars and amps. I used to own a couple others but sold them. If you don't have rider concerns, and are on a budget (who isn't) do some homework and decide for yourself. Don't assume that good reports about one or two models apply to every model. Listen to the first hand reports from owners about specific models. I am not familiar with specific models but there is no reason there couldn't be a few pearls in there. IMO the line gets pretty much the respect they deserve. Over the years they have developed a pretty wide offering of products. They delivered good price/value by eliminating middle man (dealer) profit margins and overhead. Their original business model was to sell pretty basic entry level models direct to end users via mail order long before the web and internet. Carvin has been around for years and while not noted for much creativity or advancing technology, they did not overtly copy other company's best sellers intact AFAIK. Where a product is made is more a marker for the size of a company/market and where they're located than reason for respect. Again, anyone know how the TRX subs sound? Thanks, Bobīob Kenton wrote on Fri, 30 June 2006 01:18 So if the TRX boxes are high quality and sound as good as they say they are, will they ever get any respect in the SR world? Just wondering, Im real happy with my new U15's I just got from Mike Pyle, for the small venues we play in there perfect and I dont plan on replacing them any time soon, Im kinda thinking out loud I guess and wondering why Carvin isnt used more often. As far as I know, EAW made here, EV too made here and they seem to be well excepted in the SR and rider world. The amps look like they are well thought out with good power, mixers look soso but again if the price is right, why not? More and more we are seeing companies going to China like A&H and Mackie, wonder if any lower line EAW stuff will come from over seas. If you TRX guy's like the tops, how about the dual 18" sub boxes? Just wondering really. there prices seem good, actually very good if the speakers sound good. Recently Ive read some posts here with a few fellow SR guy's using the TRX153 speakers and really liking them and I just got a catalog in the mail yesterday and noticed that all there equipment is made in the good ole USofA! Big surprised my bad. Ive always thought that there stuff was in the same realm as Beringers stuff. Hola, well I dont have any Carvin equipment and until the last few weeks ago, never planned on getting any.
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