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Elliot Thompson
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The things some will do to feel accepted by others is
mortifying! Best Regards, |
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Elliot Thompson
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jonny2bad4509
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So whats wrong with a crown using a phonics transformer. Almost every product on this planet uses another manufacturer components. This is off topic a bit but the classic example Samsung makes parts for IPhone. Am not bashing just trying to understand
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Bomeranks Sound The Party Sound
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nickyburnell
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Crown used to be one of the Rolls Royces of amplification. To older chaps it's a bit like buying a Bentley and finding a VW or BMW engine. Oh wait....... |
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It's everything, not everythink!
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kedwardsleisure
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the amp is made by Phonic
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Wikl109
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I thought it was pretty common knowledge that Crowns budget amps were made by Phonic? I seem to remember the XLS-5000 was well discussed on this very forum about having the same internals as a similar Phonic model?
Anyways, back to the LPS range. Horrible. I have had the mis-fortune of using one of these amps when doing a job. It picked up a load of noise & distortion from the tri-led Par cans I was using. Bad RF filtering i'd say. On the plus side I had one of my own amp racks I could switch the thing out for. Problem solved. The only time i've ever had a similar issue was when I had the mis-fortune to do a job through a pair of Behringer B-300 speakers (first generation active cabs). Similar problems, utter garbage! |
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Cheers, Chris.
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Elliot Thompson
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When Crown made all their amplifiers in the United States, their low-line models used fewer parts which, offered limitation based upon how low of an impedance load the low-line model could handle. The most obvious were using fewer TO-3 semiconductors in their low-line models as oppose their high-line models. From a power supply standpoint, all Crown amplifiers offered a robust Power Transformer. A prime example would be the Crown Macro-Tech 2400 versus a Crown Power-Tech 3. The Crown Macro-Tech offered two 15 A Power Transformers whereas the Crown Power-Tech 3 offered one 30 A Power Transformer. Despite the Crown Power-Tech 3 offering a 4-ohm minimum load in stereo mode, the power supply residing in the Crown Power-Tech 3 is just as robust as their Crown Macro-Tech 2400. The Crown Power-Tech Series cost half the price of the Macro-Tech Series offering the same amount of power at 8 - 4 ohms Stereo Mode when they were in production. So it does seem odd for many as I, to see a company as Crown known for making amplifiers, seek out to Phonic known for making a wide variety of products today, when Crown used to do it on their own when they made all their Amplifiers in the United States. I would imagine that may be one of the pitfalls of being one out of many companies in Harmon's portfolio. Best Regards, Edited by Elliot Thompson - 04 February 2017 at 6:25pm |
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taurusty
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Is Phonic part of the Harman group, Elliott?
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Elliot Thompson
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Phonic is not listed in Harmon's portfolio.
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Elliot Thompson
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Miles
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Dynacord ST 2200 - 2x200watts - 20kg - approx. built in the late 1970's still going strong...
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Edited by bcs - 17 February 2017 at 11:00am |
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bcs
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sorry above pics on a crest I recently bought.
mike
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M4trix
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Philips capacitors. Probably the last batch made in Holland before Philips moved to China.
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