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In Reply to: Re: C.B., I have a question posted by Jeff Starr on May 21, 2001 at 10:43:36:
Jeff,First of all, I agree entirely with your assertion that Crown makes rugged and reliable gear. The primary focus of their engineering is high availability in the professional arena. I owned a D-150 back in high school and inadvertently abused it by shorting out it's outputs with a screwdriver. That event loosely welded the screwdriver to the posts. After dislodging the screwdriver and correcting the wiring, I switched it back on and it worked perfectly. I would venture to say that it would likely be working today 27 years later had I not replaced it long ago.
On the other hand, I wish to venture where jj eloquently elected to not. Further, I want these comments to be taken in the intended light of genuine concern and "tough love". I am not at all trying to be snotty or elitist, so here goes:
The IC-150 is a notoriously bad sounding component. It is simply horrible!. The dealer who sold me the D-150 (which WAS a good amp a quarter century ago), called it the ICCCHHH preamp. He hated it. Sold me a Harman Kardon Citation 11 instead. It possesses zero depth and the high frequency character is that of fingernails clawing across a chalkboard. It was lousy in 1974 and even worse today. If you enjoy listening to music, I implore you to listen to another preamp - any!
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Follow Ups
- Jeff, I have a question - E-Stat 19:29:22 05/21/01 (3)
- Re: E-Stat, I have an answer - Jeff Starr 23:52:28 05/21/01 (2)
- Have you tried eliminating the preamp? - E-Stat 14:02:19 05/22/01 (1)
- Re: eliminating the preamp? - Jeff Starr 09:34:38 05/23/01 (0)
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