Allan James wrote on Sun, 09 January 2011 22:20 |
I have 2 EV Zx3s and 2 TH-Minis that I am looking to power with either a Crown Itech 4/5000HD, tops one side and subs the other or use two of the new XLS 2000 amps bridged, one for the tops and the other for the subs. For basic setup/protection and limiting, the Itech or XlS DSP would seem to be adequate, the main thing I would be missing with the XLS amps would be the ability to delay tops/subs. Is there anything I am missing or making the wrong assumptions about, including reliability of bridged amps. The XLS option would be cheaper. Thanks, AJ |
thomas jones wrote on Mon, 14 February 2011 08:00 |
Am I hallucinating or are there alot of Crown failures? Maybe it's the odds because there are so many and the ones that fail are a small % of the number in use. I know everybody hates the B word but I have 2 EP2500's and an EPX 3000 and they work first time every time and I always get compliments on the sound from 2 old SR4735's & 2 SR4718's. I spend the extra money on hallucinogens. |
Tim McCulloch wrote on Mon, 10 January 2011 08:09 |
Our old iron Crest 8001s, however, have been the most reliable amps we've owned. To say we have dozens of each would be accurate. |
John Roberts {JR} wrote on Tue, 15 February 2011 06:00 | ||
Don't read too much into a small sample of anecdotal reports (positive or negative). Any major amp manufacturer with significant product in the field and in use will experience failures. JR |
Moby (Mike Diack) wrote on Mon, 14 February 2011 13:08 |
I have come to the conclusion that the trick with Crown is to never buy anything in the first 2 years on the market - give them time to iron out the bugs on other guineapigs/customers/betatesters, issue the ECOs and get it right. I realise Crown has a huge amount of embedded customer loyalty in the USA (probably built up by the MA series bricks) and because the service turnaround is short and sweet, believers are prepared tolerate teething problems, but in other parts of the world, where shipping costs real money, the shine comes off real quick when a new whizzy amp like the i-Tech has close to a 100% failure rate (I know this because I'm the bloke who had to fix them)in the initial issue. This is NOT a small sample in my part of the world. M |
Greg Cameron wrote on Mon, 14 February 2011 09:19 | ||
Couldn't agree more. I have a love hate relationship with my 8001s. I love them because they're super reliable and seem to produce more burst power than the specs would indicate. IOW, they seem to have more punch than other similarly power rated amps for low frequency duty. I hate them because they're 80 lbs. each. At least now they have a home where they don't have to be moved Greg |
thomas jones wrote on Mon, 14 February 2011 08:00 |
Am I hallucinating or are there alot of Crown failures? Maybe it's the odds because there are so many and the ones that fail are a small % of the number in use. I know everybody hates the B word but I have 2 EP2500's and an EPX 3000 and they work first time every time and I always get compliments on the sound from 2 old SR4735's & 2 SR4718's. I spend the extra money on hallucinogens. |