Carver AV-806x

All pre-owned product is tested in our service department and have been passed for sale... and comes with a 90 day warranty.

Cabinet has seen some wear - but this amp ROCKS! Original box and packing are NOT included, but we will pack carefully. Includes manual as shown.

Check out the specs and reviews below. Original retail = $1750!! Amazing deal at $299!

Circa 1995. AV-806x- the "Magic" amplifier. Flagship of the Carver line, the 6-channel AV-806x is a THX -certified powerhouse that exceeds even those stringent requirements. In its fIrst full production year the AV-806x has earned more critical acclaim than possibly any other multi-channel amplifier design. It is built at Carver's manufacturing facility in Lynnwood, Washington.

What the critics have to say:
"The AV-806x ... is, to put it mildly, a power amplification monster ... the AV-806x was implacable when asked to drive the estimable Wilson Audio WATT/Puppy V speaker system. "never evincing the slightest hint of strain" Tom Miiler, Sound & Image, AprillMay 1995

*reference speaker system " ... on a dynamic basis, the amp pumped out 610 watts! When I see a product that beats its spec by this wide a margin. I know that conservative engineers. not freewheeling marketers. are writing the specs! .. .I attribute this exceptional performance to an exceedingly well designed layout and excellent component selection."  ... on a dynamic basis, the amp pumped out 610 watts! When I see a product that beats its spec by this wide a margin. I know that conservative engineers. not freewheeling marketers. are writing the specs! .. .I attribute this exceptional performance to an exceedingly well designed layout and excellent component selection." "Every now and than, we come across a product that is egregia cum laude- one that stands apart from the flock of basically good but otherwise indifferent products. AV-806x is such a product, and it's simply superb ... this US-bullt amplifier is well worth its suggested retail price of $1,750 in my book."Edward Foster, Home Theater, July 1995

 
" ... may well be the Clark Kent of multichannel amplifiers ... I was expecting competent performance; what I got was magic " ... I  nearly ran out of positive things to say about the Carver in my listening notes. It had a natural warmth and palpability that served all
music well but was particularly disarming on vocals. Its top end was wonderfully subtle and self-effacing .. .it had all the detail and delicacy I could wish for ... the bottom end of the Carver was amazingly potent and full-bodied. It never ran out of steam, and it kept pace with other amplifiers having significantly more power." " ... if you've seen my three recommended system in this issue. you'll
note that I chose to use the AV-806x in two of them- including the highest-priced system. That, I believe, says it all."
Thomas Norton, Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, Fall 1995

Certified for use in Home THX audio system

Six channel 133 watts @ 8 ohms, rated full power bandwidth 20-20 kHz

Six channel 180 watts @ 4 ohms, rated full power bandwidth 20-20 kHz

Two channel 400 watts @ 2 ohms dynamic headroom power

Bridgeable mono operation of 360 watts @ 8 ohms (Tests on the bench confirm over 500 watts @ 8 ohms)

DB-25 data-grade connector for THX controller interconnection

Discrete output circuitry

Separate monoblock amplifier modules for maximum channel separation and minimal cross-channel interaction

THD at 1 kHz is typically less than 0.01 % into 8 ohms Signal to Noise A-weighted, referenced to full power, is greater than 115dB

High-speed triple diffused bipolar output devices

Discrete heat sinks for each amplifier channel with pressed fin open-frame construction to maximize surface area and reduce internal heating

Double shielded dual power transformers with thermal protection for superior magnetic field isolation

Distributed AC power system using filter storage capacitors designed for audio applications

Three way protection circuitry

Dual-redundant speaker relay contacts for maximum reliability