New subwoofers

[usekgb]

Neither one of them are really great amps. They are targeted towards the bands that don't have much money and need amps for their PA system. They do the job, but ust don't have the fidelity or reliablity of a well built amp.

Cheers,
Zach

 

[postman]

Well are they going to be worse or better than a typical plate amplifier from parts express ?

 

[OMNIFEX]

postman


I just noticed you are located in Austraila. In the states,
there are ruffly 130 Crown amps, available on Ebay on
a weekly basis.

Speaking of Crown amps, have you guys seen the new
I Tech Series?

4, 6, and, 8000 watt amplifiers housed in a 2 rack chassis,
weighing 28 pounds.

I know most of you will say, That's Too Much Power For
The Home. But, for you Sound Reinforcement guys, its
awesome.

 

[postman]

Im pretty sure were upto date with the crown amps overhere. But im going to be buying mine from the US. Aussie dollar has gone up in value recentely and its much cheaper to buy from the us even when u take into account the shipping.

 

[DJBoogie]

crown amps

Both the ce1000 and the 602 amps are made as slave amps for sound systems, they are primarily centered towards mobile DJ's, and they are pretty sturdy amps for that purpose. I have a dozen or so amplifiers as I run a DJ business
Having built a number of amps myself (I have a degree in electronics engineering), for what you buy these 2 models for ($300 to $350 new on ebay US$) its a steal.

Ive never understood why the hell people pay thousands upon thousands for home systems, I dont care what the hell anyone says, you get to a certain point and your ear can no longer distinguish the difference.
People, please dont give me any crap by saying you can, Ive ran tests in a lab. Scopes are one thing, (but we dont have oscilloscopes in our ears, anyone who spends thousands upon thousands for a home theater, is off their trolly)

However, Some good advice on this thread it is a matter of preference, but in reality, if you are not really going to be taking advantage of the power, you could even look at the 202 or 402.
Peavey, Teac and AMC also offer good amps at a good price.

Iif Youre looking for the best reliability you need a mosfet amp, I also would recommend an amp with a torroidal transformer (Circular). If you want the best sound possible, NOTHING I mean NOTHING can beat the valve.

 

[richie00boy]

I wouldn't use a valve amp on a sub. Apart from how power hungry subs are, valve driven bass sounds wooly and to get real good bass, the transformer will need to be beefed up considerably from the norm. For mids and highs though they are nice.

 

[BAM]

You'll want a plate amplifier. None of the pro audio rack amplifiers have built-in adjustable crossovers like a plate amp will. Take a look at the ADA1200 from Adire. It should give you what you are wanting in terms of power, plus the features you need for a powered subwoofer, but for a pretty penny. There are so few good, inexpensive plate amps. the Parts Express 500W and 1000W plate amps do not have a defeatable rumble filter, which makes them a no-go for very serious subwoofers. If one were to build an EBS sonotube subwoofer, they would need to be able to defeat the rumble filter so they could get low bass extension.

 

[ming696]

Personally I use a Crown K2 for my sub and a Acurus A250 for my front right & left. I couldn't be happier with the performance from both amps and I bought them both used about 5-6 years ago. My only gripe is I don't have auto turn on for either amp like you would get with a plate amp. It would be nice if when I turned on my reciever both amps had a delayed power up.

 

[BAM]

Do you just use the crossover in the receiver? Or do you need an outboard unit for use with a pro amplifier? This is something I've always wondered about.

 

[imix500]

Depends on the amp. You can get a PIP card with a crossover for many crown amps. d&b amps can have different cards in the case of the P1200, or in the case of thier Epac amps- processing is built in. Otherwise we just throw an XTA in front of the amp.

 

[ming696]

Do you just use the crossover in the receiver? Or do you need an outboard unit for use with a pro amplifier? This is something I've always wondered about.

I use a Gemini CX-10 active crossover with mine. It works great for me and I got it used pretty cheap off Ebay.