Yes, because at the end of the day, still, Crown makes the best sounding bass.Originally Posted by SMKSoundPro
I got the Lab sitting right here, and I put it in, wanting to really like it. Its good, but it isnt Crown. What else can I say?
Crown bass gets peoples attention.
:dont-know
scottyj
Scott,
Have you tried Chevin Research?
http://www.chevin-research.com/products_a_series.php
Camco Vortex?
http://www.camcoaudio.com/products.html
FBT Symbol?
http://www.fbt.it/intranet/Inglese/p...ampl/index.asp
Edgewound...JBL Pro Authorized...since 1988
Upland Loudspeaker Service, Upland, CA
3 to 4 years ago, Chevin was the name everybody was talking about. The same crowd is now talking about Lab. I never heard the Chevins, so I dont know about them. The only thing I do know is someone I know used to like them, fast, snappy sound, he used them for his 12in midranges.
Camco gets good reveiws over at prosounds website.
I have never heard of FBT.
I am auditioning three more amps at this point, Crest CA-9, Crown 2402, and my friend Shortys amp.
The way I feel right now, is I know what the Crown will do, and how it sounds, and it works sonically. At least for me, it does.
I also have to think about serviceability! If there is a brand of amplifier, and it is very good, but not common in this country, if it needs service, it could be a problem. With Crown or QSC, or Crest, they are right here, getting parts and service isnt a problem.
Camco gets great reveiws from the guys on the pro sound forum, but I have no experience with them and they arent common items in our stores, at least here in NY.
scottyj
Tomorrow, I will be in Manhattan, I am taking a day off! Imagine that?
I will be going to Canal Hi Fi and purchasing the first of three Cropwn Macro Tech 2402,s. I will install the first amp tomorrow evening, and run it over the weekend. I'm also going to J & R,s Computer World and finally buy a digital cam, so I can post pictures of my system on the site.
After the weekend, and I know it does what I already know it will, I am getting two more, and away we go.
The TAD fifteens sound incredibly good, they purr on the bottom end.
The floor tom toms in Williams-Lupe, track #17 on the Eargle on Everest CD sound so amazingly special through the TAD woofers. They just sound so real, and accurate, yet well damped but not overly so, and so pleasing and comfortable to listen to. They are so darned clean, and they get down fairly deep.
scottyj
Picked up my Crown K2 at the post office today.
Have hooked it up to a few different speakers and the bottom end is......incredible. Extremely tight bass and very detailed.
Im a bit surprised to find the middle and top a bit laidback. I was afraid that it would sound on the bright side....
Imo it lacks a bit of punch and clarity in the higher mids and top, but for the price its ok.
And for thoose who wonder how it compares to ICE class-D for sub application. Well, it wipes the floor with em
Crown K1s are still available new in the UK. Expensive though at £1,500 or $3,000 in JBL money.
Dolphinmusic.co.uk have them.
Anyone know if they can easily be switched between 220 and 110v?
The spec sheet sugest that the power supply is universal switchable
Crown bass KICKS!Picked up my Crown K2 at the post office today.
Have hooked it up to a few different speakers and the bottom end is......incredible. Extremely tight bass and very detailed.
Im a bit surprised to find the middle and top a bit laidback. I was afraid that it would sound on the bright side....
Imo it lacks a bit of punch and clarity in the higher mids and top, but for the price its ok.
And for thoose who wonder how it compares to ICE class-D for sub application. Well, it wipes the floor with em
Thats why I like it.
You hear what I hear,
scottyj
This looks like a switched power supply. It is obviously no restriction in general as I had supposed.... that the power supply is universal switchable
What about CROWN XLS or CROWN XTI concerning sound?
Found here:
http://www.musik-produktiv.de/(s(dena00ptid4a9s6m6s6n5zk0))/Default.aspx
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Peter
I had the XTI-1000 for a while. Very tight bass. But a bit skinner than the K2, but still very good. Enough punch to make you dizzy
The mids and highs however is a bit more forwards and might be to much with some speakers. (talking home speakers now)
Hope this helps.
I have not heard the XLS.....
Dont even sweat it, the XLS is aimed at the economy, and mobile DJ markets, it aint the K2.
I agree, the switching amps tend to have a thinner sounding bottom.
Im putting Macro Tech 2402,s on my 15,s.
scottyj
Eh..Think you are confused here. The K2 is a switching amp. The XTI is not.
Imo it doesnt matter what technology used, only its used properly.
Tim
Looking for CROWN K2 specifications, I found a decription:
http://www.crownaudio.com/pdf/legacy/136713.pdf
Just for your insight, the K2 delivers 1250 W at 2 Ohm stereo both channels continiously.
Which amp can do this instead? *)
[Oh what a PS
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Peter
*) Tim, looking at your post 74 I am willing to learn.
Last edited by Hoerninger; 05-12-2007 at 03:33 AM. Reason: I-Tech
Hehe. I read that paper up and down before deciding to buy it.
1250w into 2ohms is not that much in the pro-world. Check out the specs on the I-Techs
The thing with the K2 is that it has no Fans
Tim
The K2 is not a switching power supply in the sense of a switching power supply. It has a huge toroidal transformer that takes up the front portion of the amp. That rounded part of the front panel is all space for the transformer. The XTI amps are indeed switching power supplies and they do sound very good, I have never listened to one up close with a pair of monitors though. I'm still not 100% convinced about DSP built into amps though. Two ways to look at it...less pieces of equipment, less interconnections OR... DSP section fails amp is dead with no way to bypass it, it's still in the signal path to some degree even if bypassed.
Mike Caldwell
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