Carver C 1 Brochure

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The C-l as one of the world's best
pro-amplifiers.

Forget fora moment the miracle of Sonic
Holography

Concentrate on one of the best tire-amplifiers
on the market today.

Accurately amplifying the infinitesimal output
ofa moving magnetic phono cartridge (with its
varying impedance and capacitance) while match-
ing the theoretical RIM equalization curve built
into every master disc is the true determiner ofa
pre-a mplifiers ' sound " We start wtth two sepa-
rate extendedcu rve phono stages utilizing the
quietest multiple emitter transistors in the world
The result is Virtually no cartridge interaction Zero
normalized phase shift Zero group delay Noise

performance within one dB of the theoretical limit -

l

ofreal-world cartridges Noslewlimiting Noover- '
load Unmeasurably-low TlMdistortion. In fact, its _

output can drive virtually any load No matter how
resistive; no matter how capacitive

Many esoteric pre-amplifiers would stop here.
making a name for themselves lust on the elabo-
rate lechnology we have incorporated into the
C-ls phono stage

But we paid closeattention to the followmg
stages, deSigning out groupand phase delay to
the point that, driven wrth real-world mustcal
inputs and drivrng realvworld loads. the (2-! has
an input to output null in excess of soda That
meansa watt of output signal tracks the input
signal with such astonishing precision that iusi
0000000000025 I% ofthe output Signal is imper»
fect a level absurdly lowerthan the molecular
level of youreardrum

included isa precision infrasonic filterctrcurt
tocut power robbing. destructive cone flutter
lnirasomcsare caused by a combination of "real
world' phenomenon such as warped records
lmost are), fioorvibrations (many do). direct drive
turntable resonances (almost all do) and acoustic
feedback from high listening levels tdoyou?) The
result Is VISIble cone flopping especially in sys-
tems wtth vented speakers Amplifier power is
wasted and obvious distortion occurs Careful
research has shown that i2dB/octave allows
maximum elimination of subsonics without
inducing loudspeaker group delay which can
become audible with sharper f l8dB/octavel
filtercircuits

Next we added a set ofvariable turnover tone
equalization controls, allowing general room and
speakeradiustment By providing variable'turnA
over" pornts for both bass and treble controls. we
allow you to change the shade" as well as the
intensity ofshelf equalization And of course the
entire tone control section can be removed from
the signal path at any time for instant sound
comparison

A good preamplifier should also be thetotal
nerve center of your stereo component system So
we were careful to include five important switch-
ing features besides source selection

Not only can you operate two tape decks
through the C-I. you can dub from oneto the other
without reconnection

A special external processor loop allows you to
add outboard devices Without engaginga tape
monitorciicuit A stereo/mono switch lets you
check speaker and signal source phasing

Finally. instead of Simply provrding a powered

headphone outlet which cuts out speakers when
you plug in. we designed a speaker defeat swrtch
which lets you select speakers. headphones
or both

Put quite simply, the specifications, features
and performance ofthe C- lpre- amplifier should
place it in theSlOOO to $3000 price range Yet it is .
surprisrngly affordable/AND includes the amazing l
art of Sonic Holography which makes the C- |
worth any price

The G] as your gateway to sonic
holography.

Thinkofa TVdinner. now thinkof a seven-
course French meal with wrne

Think of shaking hands, now think ofmaking
love

Thats the sensual ly-stunning leap beyond con-
ventional stereo that Sonic Holography provides

We re not exaggerating Whilethe best you can
clai m from good stereo is that it "images between
the speakers." Sonic Holography expands that
postcard of sound into a magnificent cycioramic
mural

Widerthan yourspeakers Higher than your
speakers

Extendingaround you. closerthan. yet many
leet deeper than your speakers Atrue three-
dimensional stage.

Thedifference between a portholeand a picture
window

How does Sonic Holography work? Snapyour
fingera few feet from your right ear That single
'sonic event resulted in two "sound arrivals
One to your right earand one at your left ear The
two sounds differ at each ear by frequency dis-
tribution. time ofarrival and sound pressure level
and that's how you can tell wherethe sound came
from. Now while ALL sound events in real life
result in two sound arrivals. conventional stereo
bombardsthe ear With FOUR sound arrivals tw0
perspeaker perear. a muddled and completely
different set olcues than your eat-brain system
has learned to process overa millenia ofevolu-
tionary adaptation.

Put simply. Sonic Holography CANCELS. in the
airand acoustic space around you, two of the four
sound arrivals. restoring stereo program sources
to a much more lifelike form which ourear-brain
system can process realistically

High Fidelity magazine said it seemstoopen a
curtain and reveal a deployment of musical forces
extending behind. between and beyond the
speakers"

lulian Hirsch of Hirsch-Houck Labs noted,
" ..the effect strainscredibility"

Hal Rogers of Popular Electronics observed
that. ' when the lights were turned out we could
have almost sworn we were in the presence ofa
real live orchestra "

All with two ordinary stereo speakers and the
C-ls Sonic Hologram section

Since two fundamentallydilferent miking
techniques are used for modern recording
(naturally-spaced and multi-mike/mixdown). two
different modes are provided, Theoretical and
Normal.

Quite frankly. while Sonic Holography works
with virtually any speaker system, it requires pre-
cise attention to initial speaker placement. This
initial set-up is made easier by detailed. IUCid
instructions and rewardsthe listenerwith a quan-
tum leap in sound reality. whether you fancy Lizst
or Led Zeppelin

No matter how many years you have spent
building up your system. you will have doubled its
effectiveness in a mattetof hours With the C-l

Which should you buy the CV! for- A great
pre-ampliiieror a one-ol-a-kind miracle? Why
quibble You get them both along wrth superb
design and a strong 3-yearwarranty in the remark-
able C-l from Carver

Specifications

Phono Inputs. RIAA $0.25 dBextended" RIAA
curve. overload I IOmV at lk Hz; High Level In-
puts. Freq. resp. 5Hz-200K Hz +1-3dfl. infrasonic
filter. Tone. Hologram OUT; Infrasonlc Filter.
lZdB/octave below 20Hz. f3: ISHz; Noise. Phono
i. 82dB. iHF-A, below SmVrms at [K Hz. Phone 2,
sods. IH F-A. High Level. 96d BV. IHF-A. below
IVrms, Hologram. 92dBV. lHF-A. lnfrasonic Filter.
95d BV. IH F-A. Tone 9odflV. lHF-A; Distortion
[worst case! TH D. 0.05% orless. below 3Vrrnsout.
[typical case. see text paragraph 5]. IM (CCIR or
SMIfEI.0.04% orless, TlM. immeasurable; Sonic
Hologram, Image Resolution. 5° horizontal. 20"
vertical in Theoretical Mode; Dimensions
l9x35xlO"; Weight. bib [2.7 kg]

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