Hey Vicdamone,
I don't think you busted my balls, but asked some good questions regarding this amp.
1) The Carver sounds closer to the ARC house sound then the VTL to me.
2) Yes, the KT-120 blends the best of both the EL-34 midrange with the dynamics of KT-88's.
3) I had no interest in using the Attenuator as a volume control during my auditioning in my reference system.
4) Correct, I stated honestly that I had no extensive experience with either VTL or ARC new generation of amps, so by comparing the Carver to what I have a take on, it then becomes a far comparsion.
Frankly, if the Carver was priced around 4k to 5k, based on it's performance it would be a good buy, but not at 13k there are many other amps I would pick over it, like my Pass Labs XA-60.5's that are priced at 12k.
I don't think you busted my balls, but asked some good questions regarding this amp.
1) The Carver sounds closer to the ARC house sound then the VTL to me.
2) Yes, the KT-120 blends the best of both the EL-34 midrange with the dynamics of KT-88's.
3) I had no interest in using the Attenuator as a volume control during my auditioning in my reference system.
4) Correct, I stated honestly that I had no extensive experience with either VTL or ARC new generation of amps, so by comparing the Carver to what I have a take on, it then becomes a far comparsion.
Frankly, if the Carver was priced around 4k to 5k, based on it's performance it would be a good buy, but not at 13k there are many other amps I would pick over it, like my Pass Labs XA-60.5's that are priced at 12k.