In Reply to: Round up of Crown amplifiers anyone? posted by Dwight St on April 24, 2005 at 11:40:20:
Com Tech - Contractor, never used beforeD series - Trash
Macro Reference - Never tried
Macro Tech - Great amplifier, but way too heavy and needs way too much power. They're really punchy but doesn't have the speed of response of say the new Itechs or Lab Gruppens.
Micro Tech - Good amp, but antiquated.
Power Base/CSL - Absolute trash that spits fire occaisionally. No control on front and still too heavy.
Power Line (PL series) - Never used
PS series - never used
PSA series - Never used.
Power Tech - Really good sounding, but won't go under 4 ohms. Unless they're giving them away, I would never use one again..
Pulse - ???
XLS series - The newer versions (2 rack space) are pretty good for the money, but still is a dj amp.
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I would suggest going with their current models, as they're significantly better. I know it's tempting to buy used, but you'd be surprised how cheap you can get them for.
CE1000, 2000 are trash, but the CE4000 is a nice amp (think if there was a K3)
XLS is actually a nice amplifier and it's unbelievable how cheap they are. I picked up a XLS 402 for the house for $220.00
XS is a great amplifier. They look kinda retarded with the silver on front, but it's extremely lightweight, and it actually has balls.
ITECH - hands down the greatest amplifier ever made. It will kick the **** out of anything else on the market in power, balls, response, etc. and it has built in DSP. However, unless you're ready to sell off your firstborn, don't get too attached to it.
Take a look around ebay as you said you were... it's amazing how cheap the prices are...
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- Re: Round up of Crown amplifiers anyone? - MasterMindSound 15:57:15 05/01/05 (0)