Crown Studio Reference amps?

[Tom Loizeaux]

Any opinions on these Crown Studio Reference I & II amps?
I heard they are not universaly liked in the audiophile world. Any idea why?
Thanks,

Tom

[PSS AUDIO]

Tom,

As you may know, Scott Fitlin is testing one of my amplifiers!

Even if Baltimore is not that close to New York, why don't you get in touch with him thus he can send you this amplifier for testing for an audiophile use as you have the right speakers?

It might be of some interest for all of us.

I honestly think I hold all evaluation against big names...

[dieterj]

Hello Tom,

I can only tell, that I drive my 250ti with a Reference 2, and in my Opinion,
it's a very good sounding Amp.
Bass is fast and punchy, Mid/High very clean.

:) Dieter

[scott fitlin]

The Reference crown is a good amp, but, because of its extremely high damping factor can be percieved as a dry sounding amp! However, the bass this amp can produce can be very tight, very fast, and very punchy! The mid/high will be clean, but solid statey sounding! Ive heard this amp on many different occasions, and its all about WHAT you put into the amp! Shit in = Shit out!

Another thing to point out is the speakers, if your speakers sound great, this amp will drive them with clean power, BUT, this amp can also show up flaws in your speakers. Its not a forgiving amplifier that will color things one way or another!

My personal opinion on this amp is that its good, but if you seek certain colorations that some amps DO produce, this one isnt for you!

[Figge]

say if hooked up to a pair of 4430:s would it be noticebly dry sounding? or would it simply kick ass?

[scott fitlin]

It has everything to do with WHAT you put into the amp! This amp, with its very high damping factor is suited to ported bass enclosures, IMO!