Jim; I have always liked Carvin products. I use their XP4 and DCM series power amp in a rack. Got some of their older bigger stuff in the garage/music room.
Their rack power amps are ss with toroidal power transformer ... They make a good line of tube amps also. Good products = best bang for the buck plus good service.
Carvin started making lap steel kits so I am told, back in their Chicago days.
Solid-state amps have superseded tube amps?
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