Carver AV-64 (c. 1990–1994)
Little is documented about the Carver AV-64. The period record shows a four-channel power amplifier rated at 60 watts per channel into 8 ohms. It was one of Carver's early multi-channel amps, aimed at the emerging home-theater wave. The dates in the heading come from period listings, not confirmed production years.
Audio's specifications roundup (October 1990, p.80) placed the AV-64 at 60 W × 4, FTC-rated at 8 ohms, in a table of power amplifiers and power amp sections that also carried the TFM-15 (100 W), CM-1090 (140 W), HR-772 (100 W), and HA-752 (100 W). A year later, Audio (October 1991, p.66) again listed it at 60 W × 4, this time alongside the AV-63 (65 W × 3) — a suggestion that Carver was covering both four- and three-channel surround amplifier positions in this period.
By September 1994, HiFI-Stereo (p.64) found an AV-64 in the field. It sat in a Detroit-area enthusiast's A/V system, paired with a two-channel TFM-6cb, while an Adcom amplifier drove the Klipsch Forte main speakers. The AV-64 was presumably handling the surround channels.
Past those appearances, the record is thin. No original price, manual details, or further specifications have surfaced in the available material.
Known from period listings:
- Four-channel power amplifier
- 60 W × 4 into 8 ohms, FTC rated
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