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[Andrew Spotts]

Clair Bros. customized PL stuff...

Andrew

[Tim McCulloch]

Customized for Clair Bros.  Genuine QSC.

Tim MC

[Adam Robinson]

Are the Clair braded QSC amps the current model they're using?  

[bo putnam]

Mike McNany wrote on Thu, 20 December 2007 07:10

What's with the spacing between the power amps? That's for OLD amps only. All the QSC (nice choice) blow & suck the same direction so they work great close stacked. I count 4RU wasted right now (understand you are not finished with the rack), space enough for a couple more amps or even rack drawers. And with what you have and considering more for that rack, put some wheels on that if you value your nads

All that, and a power distro, too, Shaun!  

[Shaun Crawford]

*cough* that wasn't my doing. hehe

i bought that rack recently and pulled it out of that bar. my rack i have is all on top of each other. this will be fixed when i get a new rack with casters. the rack alone is a heavy beast.

[Shaun Crawford]

yup... i'm still debating between ampshop and uhh.. yeah... that other company for a power distro. i can't make up my mind.. lol.

[The Guy]

Evan Kirkendall wrote on Thu, 20 December 2007 12:59

QSC PL series knockoffs? Looks like a PL4.0 and 2 PL2.0HV's... Evan

I don't think Clair is in the business of making Knockoff amps.  Their OEM stuff by QSC.  I guess they have to go somewhere now that Carver isn't in the biz anymore!

-JB

[Adam Robinson]

Jim Bowersox wrote on Thu, 20 December 2007 16:52

Evan Kirkendall wrote on Thu, 20 December 2007 12:59 QSC PL series knockoffs? Looks like a PL4.0 and 2 PL2.0HV's... Evan I don't think Clair is in the business of making Knockoff amps.  Their OEM stuff by QSC.  I guess they have to go somewhere now that Carver isn't in the biz anymore! -JB

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!  (The Carver sound revisits).

Both Clair and Meyer also had their names on Crest amps, I believe.  Are they using these amps anymore?  Last Clair tour I was on with an i4 rig, they were running Crest (non-Clair badged) amps (with a clamshell rack full of Carvers for the subs) and a new install of Clair i212s uses non-clair badged QSC PL3s.  

[Tom Manchester]

As I understand it at the present Clair is using a combination of QSC PL 9.0's or Crest pro series on subs and Macrotechs on the high boxes (oh nooooesss, 2 airflows in the racks! ). And then of course they use the old Carver amps they have a million of on just about anything. The Carvers seem to be out with the smaller 1-0ff type gigs with the older R and S boxes.

The Clair branded smaller QSC stuff is generally what they sell with their retail'ed systems such as 12AM packages, or installs done by Clair's install department. I have not seen them use it much on their tours.

[Tom Manchester]

Here Adam, this one is just for you. I pulled the normal Crown XS500 out of Amp Rack #4 and switched it for a Clair modified Carver PM2.0 Monoblock to run a Clair ML-18 for a drum fill in my monitor rig this weekend. Gotta keep it strictly Clair Pimp style