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i bought this amp to replace a cheap gem sounds 1000 amp and i'm extremely impressed with the difference in power and sound quality. i bought it to power a set of peavey sp 5g 15 inch tops and it does a great job i couldn't have asked for better sound, power and price.

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I wanted a high end amplifier for my home hifi. However every amp I looked at that put out this many watts was ridiculously over priced. I remembered I used to use crown xtis for DJ gigs. So I turned to zZounds, and there it was. On sale to boot. The sound is amazing and strong. Perfect for what I was wanting. And at a fraction of the cost. It does a awesome job for a single 15 or smaller cab. I wouldn't try to push anything larger with it. Unless you are looking for extremely loud. This is the perfect amp for small venues. I liked it so much I ordered 2 more. It really brings my vintage speakers to life. The rca inputs worked out great for my application. Although it really doesn't need it, I might just add a bbe in front of it. Thank you zZounds and crown.

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The Crown XLI Amplifier in my opinion is one of the best sounding power amps for that kind of money. Don't take my word for it; just read as much information as you can on Crown power amps and you will find that they are in fact the best. Here is some inside information that you will not read anywhere. I am a retired engineer out of NASA and worked on non retrievable spacecraft all my life. In this business we have what you call a (acoustic sound test) for every spacecraft. All the acoustic sound testing was performed by Crown power amps. Hope this will help people understand that Crown amps are in a class of there own.

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I have been using a Hafler XL-280 to power my two RBH 1010-sen subs. It is a bit light for the job at 200 watts @ 4 ohm, and cooks in my cabinet. Sub amps run up to 1k or more, and I would need two to drive four 10” reference class speakers. When I started looking at the specs for this amp, it matched my subs power requirement perfectly. I know what quality power sounds like, and does this amp ever deliver. The sub drivers reach max excursion with power to spare. You feel them as much as hear them. I did have a ground loop issue to solve but it was straightforward to fix. I hear no fan noise and it’s cool to the touch. I plays nice with my pioneer Elite 59txi. The power led died in one day, but amp functions fine.

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I use this amp to power two RBH 4 ohm passive subs. While setting the sub max volume setting in the receiver, it requires one to push the subs to the point of distortion, then set the max just below. I could never reach the point of distortion. Every door, wall, window,cabinet, subfloor etc seemed to come alive as the twin subs hit their stride. The cone movement was tremendous. When I glanced down, the clip indicators remained quiet. The Crown amp and the subs still had some gas in the tank. The sheer power on display was sort of frightening. Any more volume and I may be hanging new Wall board. The depth and power of the sonic waves could only come from an amp with real nuts to it. They went right through your body. I learned a few things. Two of these RBH subs for my room size is silly, and the Crown 1500 is overkill. I will never tax this amp. How do they do it for 299.00???

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I love this amp. I'm a person who looks for great, realistic sound, life like. This amp and a BBE Sonic Maximizer, two old school 15" Super Pro Woofers, two 8" Selenium JBL speakers and a couple Klipsch Heresy tweeters in two large speaker boxes on wheels. Sounds awesome and gives a memorable listening experience! This amp is clean. It is quiet when nothing is playing. I would highly recommend this amp. It's heavy, which to me means quality as Crown is known for. I also like that the only difference between this one and the other LXI models is the wattage. All the LXI models have the same specs as the one I bought, such as THD. To me, this means quality going in, all the same in quality specs, no matter what wattage you order.

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I've been using a Mcntosh MA6100Integrated amp 70 wpcDriving a pair of kef 103.3 speakers with KUBE. I love the warm sound that both bring.The kef s are 4 ohm and have been screaming to be fed more power.Hence the Crown. Thought at 200 bucks 350 watts at 4 ohms not much to lose .And after the positive reviews . I made the move and so glad I did. First I ordered it on the 5th of the month. With free shipping coming from New York to California it was to arrive on the fifteenth. Coming home from work I saw it on the couch ready to unbox and hook up. Delivered 3 days later on the 8th..impressed. Not having a pre amp I decided to take the jumpers out and the 6100 as preamp only. Let me just say WOW. I set the gain at 2:00Then threw on some old school Quincy Jones played the song dead end and the kef s sounded so sweet I never heard them at that volume level .no distortion open soundstage the warmth went away a little but sounds incredible. I love it loud as long as it's not fatiguing and it' wasn't at all just pure clean power . I just put in new doughnuts for the woofers the base was tight.. no distortionFor anyone that thinks you have to spend a thousand dollars or more to get a quality amp I got news for you. This crown rocks ..and any one who only used vintage amps and receivers because of quality issues I would say cross over and give Crown a chance to wake up your system .Sure glad I did..

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This amp is excellent sounding with extreme power. Its built like a tank and should last years.

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Love the experience with the crown amp I would suggest that everyone should own one

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This amp is amazing, deliveries a crystal clear sound for my gemini dual 15" , I put them with a pair or jr earthquakes (cerwin vega) and the sound is amazing.

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It may be heavy, but it's the Best!