I'm not as current on the amp market as I used to be a few years back so I'm hoping maybe someone can give me some advice. I'm looking to buy a couple of amps to add to the collection and eventually replace some older models. They will be intended for bass duties mostly. I am hoping to keep it at or around $1k each. I also want the amp to be able to drive 2 parallel cabs or rated into a nominal 2 ohm load at least. The other thing is I need reliability. I don't want to have to send the darn thing in every other year. I usually consider pfc a must. All of my bass amps have had this for years and they just seem to perform better not to mention I like the efficiency advantages and easing of the load on the ac line. Currently I have for bass: 4 Crest 8002's and 2 Powersoft K10's. I've also owned QSC PL9.0's , Crown CE4000's, etc. I'd like to try something smaller, more efficient and lighter in place of the 8002's which are 3 rack space and weigh close to 60lbs each, without sacking any power. If possible I'd like to gain some.
Are there any reliable, 1500w+ per ch @4ohm, class D/smps amps,rated for 2ohm loads, with pfc in this price range? New or used? I do not need any system link, built in DSP or any of that. Just power. I haven't found anything that fits the bill yet without blowing the budget way out.
I was considering trying the Crest cc5500 as those are available under $1k new with warranty. Has anyone used those? The other consideration was breaking the budget somewhat and going for second hand pro9200's if I can find a good deal. Anything else I should be looking at for an efficient bass amp that doesn't weigh 75lbs?
Thanks
Are there any reliable, 1500w+ per ch @4ohm, class D/smps amps,rated for 2ohm loads, with pfc in this price range? New or used? I do not need any system link, built in DSP or any of that. Just power. I haven't found anything that fits the bill yet without blowing the budget way out.
I was considering trying the Crest cc5500 as those are available under $1k new with warranty. Has anyone used those? The other consideration was breaking the budget somewhat and going for second hand pro9200's if I can find a good deal. Anything else I should be looking at for an efficient bass amp that doesn't weigh 75lbs?
Thanks