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<blockquote data-quote="Tim Weaver" data-source="post: 48434" data-attributes="member: 317">Re: Crazy idea for a powered subI will not be redesigning the amp for a few reasons.1}&nbsp;&nbsp; I want this design to be somewhat modular. I would like the ability to move into a dsp-capable amp later on. If I put an itech in there I could run a master-slave pair of subs from this setup2}&nbsp;&nbsp; The CE4000 is a discontinued amp. If I need to repair/replace it I would not want to deal with any type of custom work. I would like to pull one and install another.3}&nbsp;&nbsp; The sub cabinet needs to be wide enough to accommodate a 21 inch driver so it will already be wide enough to host rack gear, and I want it tall enough to stack the powered tops on so having extra height doesn&#039;t hurt either.As far as Bennett&#039;s suggestion goes, I can&#039;t justify putting two 1300 dollar plate amps into a system destined for small club work. For that price I could buy one DSP enabled Lab Gruppen or an Itech. The big plate amp has it&#039;s place, but it&#039;s place is not here. Not only that, but these subs are 8 ohms each. I would get more power out of the bridged CE4k at a cost of around 500 dollars each. Plus the CE4k is a switch-mode PFC amp. I can feed it 240 volts and get even more performance out of it without the hassle of flipping voltage selectors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim Weaver, post: 48434, member: 317"] Re: Crazy idea for a powered sub I will not be redesigning the amp for a few reasons. 1} I want this design to be somewhat modular. I would like the ability to move into a dsp-capable amp later on. If I put an itech in there I could run a master-slave pair of subs from this setup 2} The CE4000 is a discontinued amp. If I need to repair/replace it I would not want to deal with any type of custom work. I would like to pull one and install another. 3} The sub cabinet needs to be wide enough to accommodate a 21 inch driver so it will already be wide enough to host rack gear, and I want it tall enough to stack the powered tops on so having extra height doesn't hurt either. As far as Bennett's suggestion goes, I can't justify putting two 1300 dollar plate amps into a system destined for small club work. For that price I could buy one DSP enabled Lab Gruppen or an Itech. The big plate amp has it's place, but it's place is not here. Not only that, but these subs are 8 ohms each. I would get more power out of the bridged CE4k at a cost of around 500 dollars each. Plus the CE4k is a switch-mode PFC amp. I can feed it 240 volts and get even more performance out of it without the hassle of flipping voltage selectors. [/QUOTE]

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