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[Dave Guilford]

Anyone know what’s up with Crown these days?  Seems like the macrotech i series is now discontinued, and the itech isn’t officially over , but nearly impossible to get.  Aren’t the based on the same amp , but with dsp for itech?  Xti is out there but not the 6002 amps.  I also think I heard the DCI stuff is gone now too.

I wonder what they’ll replace the Ma I series with (and when??)

[Matthew Knischewsky]

Anyone know what’s up with Crown these days?  Seems like the macrotech i series is now discontinued, and the itech isn’t officially over , but nearly impossible to get.  Aren’t the based on the same amp , but with dsp for itech?  Xti is out there but not the 6002 amps.  I also think I heard the DCI stuff is gone now too.

I wonder what they’ll replace the Ma I series with (and when??)

I'm thinking it's doubtful Macrotech I series will be replaced. With many new products being self-powered and those that aren't require manufacturer specific DSP amplifiers the market for high power non-dsp amplifiers is shrinking or already gone. QSC also recently discontinued many of their amplifier products. Through I think that is a slightly different scenario many of these products are hold-overs from the before times that don't make sense to continue manufacturing.

[Ivan Beaver]

Anyone know what’s up with Crown these days?  Seems like the macrotech i series is now discontinued, and the itech isn’t officially over , but nearly impossible to get.  Aren’t the based on the same amp , but with dsp for itech?  Xti is out there but not the 6002 amps.  I also think I heard the DCI stuff is gone now too.

I wonder what they’ll replace the Ma I series with (and when??)

The amp toplogies are very different between the MA and Itech series

[Mike Monte]

I'm thinking it's doubtful Macrotech I series will be replaced. With many new products being self-powered and those that aren't require manufacturer specific DSP amplifiers the market for high power non-dsp amplifiers is shrinking or already gone. QSC also recently discontinued many of their amplifier products. Through I think that is a slightly different scenario many of these products are hold-overs from the before times that don't make sense to continue manufacturing.

In November 2018 I purchased a factory-refurbished IT5000HD as a spare amp for my rigs.
At that time there were quite a few factory-refurb units on Ebay.... 
I called Crown and made sure that the dealer was indeed a Crown dealer.
I paid $1999.00 w/ free s/h. 
I put it through its paces switching it from rack to rack as gigs happened to make sure that it worked while still under warranty - zero issues.

It now lives in a single rack as the spare amp that I bring on gigs.

A moment ago I just checked the price for the same unit (as new) on Sweetwater's site...over $7K....and.....out of stock......EEEEK!

[Matthew Knischewsky]

In November 2018 I purchased a factory-refurbished IT5000HD as a spare amp for my rigs.
At that time there were quite a few factory-refurb units on Ebay.... 
I called Crown and made sure that the dealer was indeed a Crown dealer.
I paid $1999.00 w/ free s/h. 
I put it through its paces switching it from rack to rack as gigs happened to make sure that it worked while still under warranty - zero issues.

It now lives in a single rack as the spare amp that I bring on gigs.

A moment ago I just checked the price for the same unit (as new) on Sweetwater's site...over $7K....and.....out of stock......EEEEK!

Amplifier prices seem to have skyrocketed across the board for the small number of live sound amplifiers still in production. I have heard reports of many Crown amps having long lead times... even one scenario where Crown was unlocking some of their cinema series install amps to support live sound products.

[Tim McCulloch]

If you want I Tech HD 12000, I know where there are some for sale.  Also a half dozen xTI6002.

[David Sturzenbecher]

The amp toplogies are very different between the MA and Itech series

MAi and iTech are basically the same amp, except the iTech has more advanced DSP processing.   The "i" after the MA signifies a lot. 

https://www.crownaudio.com/en/products/ma-12000i

https://www.crownaudio.com/en/products/i-tech-12000hd

[Dan Richardson]

If you want I Tech HD 12000, I know where there are some for sale.  Also a half dozen xTI6002.

I know where there's a 4X3500HD in nice shape.

[Thomas Le]

I'm thinking it's doubtful Macrotech I series will be replaced. With many new products being self-powered and those that aren't require manufacturer specific DSP amplifiers the market for high power non-dsp amplifiers is shrinking or already gone. QSC also recently discontinued many of their amplifier products. Through I think that is a slightly different scenario many of these products are hold-overs from the before times that don't make sense to continue manufacturing.

On their QSYS side, looks like all of their efforts are diverted to the install side. Only thing on the live side is the GX, GXD and RMXa.

But even on their QSYS side, there was nothing available to to buy. I was lucky to get Crown CDi Drivecore for an install.

[Dave Guilford]

If you want I Tech HD 12000, I know where there are some for sale.  Also a half dozen xTI6002.

I’ve seen them on fb marketplace , if that’s what ya mean

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