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Just a thread re-post regarding fire-breathing Crests from an ex employee, since the original article was moved.
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Posted: 06 December 2016 at 4:12pm |
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Great article. Nobody wants fire breathing amplifiers ;-)
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Posted: 06 December 2016 at 4:51pm |
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Couple of Orange Bars .jobs a gudun, allways rated crest love all mine imho
think of the original price, tha went that price for nothing, even comparing today power amp prices
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kedwardsleisure
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Posted: 06 December 2016 at 6:48pm |
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not sure why it posted on this thread but hey ho I did it on my spare PC as the main one threw a strop
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Posted: 06 December 2016 at 9:08pm |
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Enjoyed reading the article of fire breathing amplifier. Thanks!
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Posted: 06 December 2016 at 11:05pm |
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not wishing to pull the topic rudely off much more, the Crest link says they found the 8001 a reliable workhorse. Might as well just say that a faulty 8001 is just as capable of blowing holes out of the aluminium heatsink when it fails as the 9001 is.
You can tell I aren't a fan of super large amplifiers. The bigger they get, the harder they fall. In many senses of the word. |
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Posted: 06 December 2016 at 11:47pm |
Let's use some logic here. Large amplifiers release large amount of smoke and that means more income for your repair shop.   |
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It's swings and roudabouts. A large blow up means more time down for the client, a larger chunk of the sound system out of action and a bigger risk that the amp may be beyond repair. The pub where I used to DJ had an amp rack the size of a fridge-freezer (citronic PPX's) so if an amp went down (none ever did) it would keep the show on the road.
The last Crest bruiser I fixed ran the entire bass section of a rock club. (8 x 18in cabs). That went BANG during a soundcheck for a ticketed gig and one had to be hired-in at very short notice. |
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I had the module of the channel that got damaged replaced with a new one I got from thomann and the amp is working just fine with no issues.
A happy story ending for this amp 
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kedwardsleisure
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Posted: 10 January 2017 at 9:19am |
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how much did they charge for the module
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The module came mounted on its heatsink for 150 euro plus shipping.
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 I have a piddly 4 x 18 2 x 15 +1" system. It has three amps, not two, not a four channel. Lose one, easy way out. And I have a spare, so double redundancy. Everything is under stressed, no clip lights ever. The rack is heavy, which would make it useless for some, even though its not much heavier than a scoop. Great blog on the 9001 and as for the PPX rack, been there, best things ever built. Edited by nickyburnell - 10 January 2017 at 10:11am |
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