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Feature:
This thing is loaded with useful features. The digital reverbs are good, but the delay is not that useful since you can't adjust the repeat rate. Plenty of ins & outs and about everything you could reasonably expect in a compact powered mixer. There are a couple of things I would have liked to have seen Crate's engineers include, though. The EQ is 7-bands per channel with the lowest frequency at 125 Hz., and the highest at 8K. Another band at 50 or 60 Hz. on the low end and one around 14K would've been a nice addition. But, it's a pretty crowded panel as it is. Another thing that they really should have included is AC cord wrap hooks on the back. The AC cord is permanently attached and just hangs off. Of course that doesn't affect the sound quality, and you can add hooks later (as I did) if you're handy.
Quality:
Build quality is typical of today's PA heads of this type. Rugged plywood box with carpet covering, and sturdy metal faceplate and rear panel. One thing I'm not fond of are the pots. They work smooth and are silent, but the control shafts are plastic. PA gear is made for the road, and needs the ability to stand up to some abuse. The pots look like they could snap if something banged against them. Most box-mixers today have plastic pots though, so I'm not picking on Crate. An easy solution is to cut a piece of plywood the size of the front of the mixer with the hook-side of velcro around the perimeter. It'll stick to the carpet on the mixer, and you'll have a front panel cover to protect the controls while in transit. Voila! It also won't give you a hernia, which is nice.
Value:
I bought mine used at an unbelievable price. I would be very reluctant to pay the $579 MSRP for it, but then again, you never pay retail for these things. It's a good product, and it's definately worth checking out if you're looking for a PA for smaller clubs, practice, or if you're on a limited budget. It's a comparable unit to similar powered mixers from Peavey and Carvin, but don't expect it to be a Yorkville or Mackie. But it doesn't cost a thousand bucks either.
Desirability:
It's as sexy as any other box mixer. Which is to say... not that sexy.
Sound:
Sounds as good as most other "box-mixers". Pretty good, but not on par with a larger system with a high-quality mixer, separate power amps and dedicated fx units. Should be plenty loud enough for gigging in smaller clubs. (Rated at 200 Watts RMS per channel at 4 ohms, 125 per channel at 8 ohms.) Mine's pretty quiet, too. Use efficient speakers with it and you should be happy. Just don't expect it to handle live and loud kick drums, or bass guitar.
Support:
I haven't dealt with Crate support for many years. The one time I needed to, many years ago for a guitar amp, they were excellent. My guitar amp is around 18 years old and still plugging away.
Overall:
I bought this to use for smaller gigs, and as an all-purpose go-anywhere PA. I hate setting up vast amounts of PA gear, so if I can get by without hooking up my big rack rig, I'm a happy camper. As I mentioned, it does the job pretty well. So, I'm planning on keeping it 'til it goes to that big electronic junkyard in the sky.
Submitted: 5/26/2005
Style of Music: Rock & Blues
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This is a good basic system for sound
reinforcement of electric piano and vocals.
The box is solid and the internal power supply
has plenty of headroom for peaks. The
heatsinks are good enough for convention
cooling for live jazz and folk .
The three equalizers per channel are good
for electric piano and vocals. The separate
seven band main and monitors equalizers allow
you to balance the speakers. The unit drives
four 8 ohm speakers with no problems
The main amps self noise is obvious when the
main volumes and/or channel gains are past
75%. I use Audio Tech ATM41HE high output mics
to keep the mixer levels down.
The speaker 1/4" jacks are not the tightest
The internal DSP reverb is OK for vocals
Submitted: 3/5/2002
Style of Music: jazz and classical
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