Carver MXR-2000 (1988)
The Carver MXR-2000 is a 1988 receiver built around Bob Carver's Magnetic Field amplifier concept. Collector sources also call it the Carver Receiver 2000. Documentation is thin. Nearly everything known comes from a single owner's write-up plus a receiver directory entry, so the record below is light.
Here is what the record shows. It is a 200-watt-per-channel receiver (8-ohm FTC) with THD rated at 0.15% into 4/8 ohms, full-power bandwidth of 1 Hz to 30 kHz (±0.1 dB), and slew rate greater than 100. The same source calls it a "200 watt powerhouse" that "took the market by storm."
- Amplifier: 200W/ch into 8Ω (FTC); THD 0.15% (4/8Ω FTC)
- Full-power bandwidth: 1 Hz–30 kHz ±0.1 dB
- Slew rate: >100
- Tuner (IHF): sensitivity 1.8 µV mono/stereo; capture ratio 1.5 dB; separation 45 dB at 1 kHz; THD 0.1% at 1 kHz stereo; max S/N 78 dB stereo
- Preamp: frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz (+0.5 dB as recorded); THD 0.05%; S/N 85 dB A-weighted (0.5 V ref; 76 dB MC)
- Phono: 47kΩ MM input (capacitance figure not documented)
- Protection: short circuit, DC offset, low/high frequency trip
- Dimensions: 5.5″ H × 19″ W × 17.9″ D
The MXR-2000 used Carver's Magnetic Field power supply. The blog describes the "valve" in the Magnetic Field Coil, which delivers power only as demand requires, keeping heat down and distortion low. On the FM side, it used Carver's Asymmetrical Charge-Coupled Detector (ACCD), claimed to make FM sound as good as other stereo sources. An equipment directory listing for the MXR-2000 confirms its receiver category but adds no specifications of its own.
The owner-writer says it was his first mid-fi unit. He calls it "the finest receiver FM section ever offered," free of background hiss and radio interference. That is a fond superlative and should be taken with a grain of salt. Not documented anywhere found: original price, weight, tuner frequency coverage, or any independent magazine review.
Market Value
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CARVER MXR-2000 Nov 2026 │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ High $701 Latest $655 │ │ Median $395 Trend — │ │ Low $150 Volume ~2/mo │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ $800 ┤ │ │ │ . │ │ │ .│ │ $500 ┤ . │ │ │ . │ │ │. . │ │ │ . . │ │ $100 ┤ . │ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ vol │██ █ █ █ █ █ █ █│ │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│ │ 2026-03 2026-05 2026-07│ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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