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Value of Carver 6250 Receiver?

Patrick

Patrick

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Need some help. Been offered an absolutely mint Carver 6250 receiver, complete with original remote and manual. This one has the rack handles, and I bet it's seen low hours.

The owner has asked me to make him a fair offer, and I don't know what that should be. I've seen them go on eBay recently for under $200 on average. Seems low for a receiver of this quality but is that the new normal for this model?

Want to be fair to both sides. Any ideas?

Thanks - Patrick
 
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Patrick said:
Need some help. Been offered an absolutely mint Carver 6250 receiver, complete with original remote and manual. This one has the rack handles, and I bet it's seen low hours.

The owner has asked me to make him a fair offer, and I don't know what that should be. I've seen them go on eBay recently for under $200 on average. Seems low for a receiver of this quality but is that the new normal for this model?

Want to be fair to both sides. Any ideas?

Thanks - Patrick
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That unit is from a time that Carver had generally fallen out of favor at the end of the 80's/early 90's. The last turly great Carver Receiver was the 2000 from 1988. Before that, the Carver Receiver is the one that most folks like to collect. The 6250 just never developed much of a buzz and that' s why they go cheap now.
 
All I can say is that I purchased one, also mint, about 5 years ago, and paid $125.......money well spent. The 6250 came out either at the end of 1988 or the beginning of '89. It has a lot of inputs, Carver's proprietary FM noise filter works extremely well, the Sonic Holography feature is fun to play with, the overall build quality is excellent(never had the slightest problem), and the sound quality (to my ears, of course) is exemplary. Not as rich sounding as the vintage HK or Sansui's I have, but more in line with the neutral sound of the Yamaha line. The only negative I can conjure up is the lack of pre-out/main in jacks.......I'd love to use the Carver as a preamp with my HK or Sansui amps.
I would offer the guy $150.......if he accepts, don't forget to take your mask off when you get home. :D
 
I would hold off and get an original "Receiver". From my experience, the quality and collectibility went down in the late 80's. I owned a second-generation Receiver. I was not the same as the original, IMO. They outsourced the work (???) and it was not as good as one would expect. The second generation is the one with the rosewood side panels and integrated rack handles. I would get the first generation, with removable rack handles.

jocko
 
joelongwood said:
All I can say is that I purchased one, also mint, about 5 years ago, and paid $125.......money well spent. The 6250 came out either at the end of 1988 or the beginning of '89. It has a lot of inputs, Carver's proprietary FM noise filter works extremely well, the Sonic Holography feature is fun to play with, the overall build quality is excellent(never had the slightest problem), and the sound quality (to my ears, of course) is exemplary. Not as rich sounding as the vintage HK or Sansui's I have, but more in line with the neutral sound of the Yamaha line. The only negative I can conjure up is the lack of pre-out/main in jacks.......I'd love to use the Carver as a preamp with my HK or Sansui amps.
I would offer the guy $150.......if he accepts, don't forget to take your mask off when you get home. :D
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Joe - It's a decent receiver, however, just doesn't have the allure of the earlier gear which was much more impressive looking aesthetically and probably built to a higher standard.
 
vintagestereo said:
Joe - It's a decent receiver, however, just doesn't have the allure of the earlier gear which was much more impressive looking aesthetically and probably built to a higher standard.
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You may be correct as to the build quality, vintage, (although the 2000 and the 6250 came out within a few months of each other) but aesthetically I would have to disagree with your assessment. In a previous post you stated that the "2000 was the last truly great" Carver Receiver. If that is so, then some of that greatness may have rubbed off on the 6250 because it looks almost identical to the Receiver 2000.......same knobs in the same places, same gunmetal finish, same power meters, same buttons....... basically all the same features laid out in the same way. The Carver receivers that came after '88-'89 were all black and, I think, more cheaply constructed. The 6250 ain't one of 'em. Just my opinion, of course. :D
 
joelongwood said:
You may be correct as to the build quality, vintage, (although the 2000 and the 6250 came out within a few months of each other) but aesthetically I would have to disagree with your assessment. In a previous post you stated that the "2000 was the last truly great" Carver Receiver. If that is so, then some of that greatness may have rubbed off on the 6250 because it looks almost identical to the Receiver 2000.......same knobs in the same places, same gunmetal finish, same power meters, same buttons....... basically all the same features laid out in the same way. The Carver receivers that came after '88-'89 were all black and, I think, more cheaply constructed. The 6250 ain't one of 'em. Just my opinion, of course. :D
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Let' see some pics! What was the power rating of the 6250? Perhaps I am confusing it with something else, although I will stand by my statement that the 2000 was the last truly great Carver Receiver. If the 6250 is just a lower powered version of the 2000, then, yes, it has great electronic DNA for sure!!!

-- Chris
 
I'd bag the receivers alltogether and find some seperates. Those say "Carver" to me like nothing else. Since the demise of my Receiver, I was fortunte enough to find a Carver preamp at the Goodwill. Now I need to find an amp, something like a TFM-25, I think. That's a sweet vintage setup.

jocko
 
vintagestereo said:
Sorry, Joe. That's the unit I was thinking of and that's no Carver 2000 appearance-wise.
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Geez....and here I thought it was my ears that were failing me. Now I find out my eyes are shot, too. :tears:
 
joelongwood said:
Geez....and here I thought it was my ears that were failing me. Now I find out my eyes are shot, too. :tears:
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In the 1988 Audio Buyer's Guide the 6250 is rated at 125 wpc. The center cluster is almost identical to the Carver 2000, but the rest is entirely different. But, I do think that it is, basically, just a lower powered version of the 2000....which is a GREAT thing!! Things went downhill AFTER that with the HR Series. :thmbsp:


AVR-100 150w, with remote 87
C-1000a 200w, 6 ch 02
HR-722 60w x 2, with remote 89
HR-732 60w x 2, with remote 91
HR-742 80w x 2, with remote 91
HR-752 100w x 2, with remote 89
HR-772 150w, 2ch, remote 90
HR-875 ProLogic 93
HR-880 ProLogic 00
HR-885.1 ProLogic, AC3 98
HR-895 110w x 3, 50w x 2, ProLogic 92
HTR-880 80w x 3, 25w x 2 97
HTR-885.1 98
The Receiver 130w x 2 86
The Receiver 150 150w x 2 87
The Receiver 900 90w x 2 85
The Receiver 2000 200w x 2, with remote 85
The Receiver 6200 100w x 2, with remote 89
The Receiver 6250 125w x 2, with remote 89
 
Stereo Review, Feb 1989...Lab measurements -

Tuna section -
Tuner Sens - 13.5dBf
S/N - 67dBf Stereo
Harmonic Distortion - 0.65%
Channel Sep - at 1Khz, 53.5db
Freq Response - 30-15Khz

Amp section -
Output at clipping, 1Khz - 156, 175, 195w into 8-4-2 ohms
Dynamic output - 248, 350w into 8-4 ohms
Distortion at 125 watts - 0.045%

Generally positive review.
 
vintagestereo said:
Let' see some pics! What was the power rating of the 6250? Perhaps I am confusing it with something else, although I will stand by my statement that the 2000 was the last truly great Carver Receiver. If the 6250 is just a lower powered version of the 2000, then, yes, it has great electronic DNA for sure!!!

-- Chris
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Specifications:
  • Amplifier Section
  • 8-ohm FTC rated power/ch 125 W
  • 4-ohm FTC rated power/ch 140 W
  • 2-ohm dynamic power/ch 145 W
  • 4/8-ohm FTC rated THD 0.1 %
  • Rated full power bandwidth 20-20kHz
  • S/N-IHF A-Weighted,dB 90
  • Slew Rate 180
  • Dimensions (HxWxD inches) 19x5.5x18
  • Comments Stereo receiver. Anthracite finish.
  • Tuner Section
  • IHF Sensitivity mono/stereo,dBf 10.3/-
  • Capture ratio,dB 1.5
  • AM Suppression,dB 62
  • Alt. ch. sensitivity,dB 72
  • Seperation at 1kHz,dB 46
  • THD at 1kHz,stereo 0.09 %
  • Maximum S/N,stereo,dB 78
  • Station presets 12
  • PreAmp Section
  • Frequency response 20-20kHz +- 1dB
  • Total Harmonic Distortion See amp section
  • S/N-IHF A-Weighted See amp section
  • Phono sensitivity for 0.5V@1kHz 1.5
  • MM Phono Overload mV 100
  • Phono input capacitance pF 150
  • MM S/N A-weighted 0.5v ref. 78
  • Tone Controls 3-band
  • Inputs 2 video/5 audio
 
Just found a Carver Model 6250 this past weekend at an estate sale for $85. After a little deoxit and dust blown out it sounds really good on my JBL 4311s. I haven’t had a ton of time to play with it yet but Bobby Caldwell on cassette sounded just fine, and I love the appearance of it. Quality look and feel to it. Still has the original remote control as well. Not sure if this will be a keeper but definitely one I’ll hold onto for a while. Decided to give my two cents and heap some praise on a seemingly underrated & not much discussed unit!
 

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