4 channel amplifiers

Carey Limberg · 4th April 2013, 02:40 PM

I'm looking for a 4 channel power amp to feed my monitors, besides the Peavey cs800-4. Yamaha makes one but the wattage (may be 70v) seems low per channel, and qsc makes one but its for a 70v system as well. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks!

Enzo · 4th April 2013, 03:08 PM

Find an old Rane MA6. Nice little amps, and you have two extra channels. Also, if it matters, the channels can be paired and bridged.

http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/ma6dat.pdf

How much power do you need really? If you rack your gear, why not just stack a pair of stereo amps. That gives you a zillion options. 4-channel is rather specialized. There are new low weight amps that won't break your back. The Peavey IPR1600 weighs only 7 pounds, so 14 pounds for two of them. It is rated down to 2 ohms, but at 4 ohms it is rated 500 watts, more than enough I'd bet. And Musicians Friend has them for $239.

Peavey IPR 1600 Power Amp | Musician's Friend

There are also single space rack mounted amps, and a pair of those would take up no more space than a single 4x amp.

Jack Arnott · 7th April 2013, 05:56 AM

M2(squared), Powersoft, and Camco all make very nice 4 channel amps.

iand · 7th April 2013, 04:56 PM

When it finally hits the shops you could consider the Behringer NU4-6000 which is basically 2 NU3000 in one box; the NU3000 has come out quite well when tested by people who don't have a pathological hatred of Behringer :-)

4th April 2013, 02:40 PM	#1
Carey Limberg diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2013	4 channel amplifiers I'm looking for a 4 channel power amp to feed my monitors, besides the Peavey cs800-4. Yamaha makes one but the wattage (may be 70v) seems low per channel, and qsc makes one but its for a 70v system as well. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks!

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4th April 2013, 03:08 PM	#2
Enzo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lansing, Michigan	Find an old Rane MA6. Nice little amps, and you have two extra channels. Also, if it matters, the channels can be paired and bridged. http://www.rane.com/pdf/old/ma6dat.pdf How much power do you need really? If you rack your gear, why not just stack a pair of stereo amps. That gives you a zillion options. 4-channel is rather specialized. There are new low weight amps that won't break your back. The Peavey IPR1600 weighs only 7 pounds, so 14 pounds for two of them. It is rated down to 2 ohms, but at 4 ohms it is rated 500 watts, more than enough I'd bet. And Musicians Friend has them for $239. Peavey IPR 1600 Power Amp \| Musician's Friend There are also single space rack mounted amps, and a pair of those would take up no more space than a single 4x amp.

7th April 2013, 05:56 AM	#3
Jack Arnott diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2013	M2(squared), Powersoft, and Camco all make very nice 4 channel amps.

7th April 2013, 04:56 PM	#4
iand diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London	When it finally hits the shops you could consider the Behringer NU4-6000 which is basically 2 NU3000 in one box; the NU3000 has come out quite well when tested by people who don't have a pathological hatred of Behringer :-)