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In Reply to: RE: Then you should try a pro amp... posted by E-Stat on October 17, 2014 at 05:40:59
I have no issues with Crown amps per se, just these particular bottom-of-the-range models.
Go to post 8 in the link below. Not the original but somebody quoted it verbatim.
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Nor does it...
"...or go down to 2 ohms stereo "
I discovered that would be 4 ohms stereo.
Note that the distortion figures are identical to "less dirty models" like the XTI series of switchers
...all I'm saying is that in the end a $300 amp will sound and behave like a $300 amp, regardless if it is aimed at semi-pros or consumers.
Some people say that all amps sound the same but I'm not one of them.
Where pro amps shine is the upper end of the market since they don't feature the almost grotesquely inflated prices of domestic ones.
Once you get into the thousands of dollars per unit level it is quite possible to find pro amps which easily hold their own compared to domestic amps costing tens of thousands.
Then you have to decide for yourself if getting rid of the cooling fans is worth that much extra cash to you. Personally I've made my decision and if the fans annoy me I just turn up the music a notch or two! ;-)
Once you get into the thousands of dollars per unit level it is quite possible to find pro amps which easily hold their own compared to domestic amps costing tens of thousands.
That's always the claim, isn't it? Somehow the *pro* designers have discovered something that others haven't. LOL! Maybe that makes those who own them feel better about the compromises. Requiring fans to me is an indication of poor design. I guess if your primary listening is to Black Sabbath and dub at high levels, then I suspect you'll never hear the difference!
If, however, your musical taste runs to wide dynamic range acoustical music, then fan noise at any level is intolerable. I'll pass on any design that requires such crutches.
Nelson Pass' designs are robust enough to obviate the need for any such distractions. :)
You either need fan or heat sinks.
The rest is surprisingly similar. There are quite a few striking similarities between Nelson's higher powered designs and those of Terry Clarke and Ian McCarthy.
As for my musical proclivities: Those are mostly acoustic blues but otherwise cover everything from classical to aforementioned dub except Jazz and Heavy Metal.
You either need fan or heat sinks.
One maintains low level resolution while the other fails. In the pro world, who cares about low level resolution anyway?
Fans are a poor crutch for sound design.
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