Hello All,

I've been using a Crown Powerbase III amplifier to run my subs for years, but am looking to make a little change because of some new ancillary equipment. I've been very pleased with the PBIII, but it only accepts unbalanced inputs. I've always had a mild ground hum in my subs and I know it's from the long run of cable from my rack to the amp. I have a new preamp/crossover with balanced outputs for the main and sub channels. I'd like to get a new, but not too expensive, amplifier for the subs.

The current setup is 4 of the 2245H subs (2 for left channel, 2 for right channel) paralleled to 4 ohms per channel. My wish list for the new amp is:

Balanced XLR inputs
High damping factor
Decent power (>400 WPC at 4 Ohms)

I do not need any form of processing or crossover, etc. Just a good high-powered, high damping factor, stereo amp with balanced inputs. Something similar to the good old Crown K2 would be perfect!

Thanks!