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Peavey Pro 15s and Crown XLS 402

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Posted on February 23, 2009 at 04:23:34
cojobt
Audiophile

Posts: 1
Joined: February 23, 2009
 Hi,

I am just about to purchase a pair of Peavey Pro 15s (300Watts RMS / 600 Watts ) with Peavey Pro-Subs (300 Watts RMS continuous, 600 Watts program, 1200 Watts peak, 4ohms). I also have an opportunity to buy a Crown XLS 402 (It's rated at 570W per channel at 2ohms, 400W per channel at 4ohms, and 260W per channel at 8ohms) at an attractive price, but I'm not certain that this amp will be sufficient to drive the full speaker set. Would this be a good match, or should I seek out a more powerful amp?

Kind Regards,

cbeattie

RE: Peavey Pro 15s and Crown XLS 402, posted on September 22, 2009 at 11:33:53
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RE: Peavey Pro 15s and Crown XLS 402, posted on September 22, 2009 at 18:06:55
harecording
Industry Professional

Posts: 344
Location: Kansas
Joined: July 14, 2008
 If you can pass on the XLS and get something else that is Class A/B, you would be happier. Those amps use the EXACT same PC boards as some Behringers and QSC RMXs. Those high-speed switching amps really need perfectly clean and regulated power to get full power out of them. They don't sound great on the bottom end either. They cannot recover fast enough for 1/8 note, 1/16 note, etc kicks. I have done some of those in a pinch for a cheap install and none of us were happy. If you can buy a used MacroTech, you would have something nice and beefy. If you can buy the newer Peavey CS line, which is basically a Crest design, you will come out ahead.

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