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midas 
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 Topic: Lab v pknPosted: 14 February 2021 at 12:31pm |
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Hopefully at some point in the future, I will be looking for new amps, fairly pointless at the minute. I have a Chinese 4 channel to use at the minute.
Thoughts are. New pkn 6000 to run 4 x flash 21's with a new pkn 4000 to run a pair of horn loaded community tops like the rs220. Or Second hand lab fp6400 and 3400. Had pkn before and like the sound, not owned labs.
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Posted: 14 February 2021 at 6:37pm |
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Having owned a load of these for many years the Lab6400/lab3400 are a great sounding amps, they last forever and easy to get fixed but they are getting old now.
However, maybe have a look at the fp+ amps if you are set on labgruppen. If its just out of the 2 options i would most likely go with new PKN XE6000 for the 21's as more power, limiters, 1u, sound quality is decent, etc. I know there have been issues with reliability but iirc they have fixed some common sensor faults, plus you'll have warranty and they are fairly well priced.
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Posted: 14 February 2021 at 8:34pm |
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Having owned pkn 6000 and 10000 in my opinion the 6000 isn't great on sub duty. Great for high bass/kicks but not low end. If you can get the funds the 10000 is a much much better amplifier.
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midas
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Posted: 14 February 2021 at 10:05pm |
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All the re search I have carried out tell me the same thing as well. The lab 6400 is not great on sub.
But...2 people who I hold in high regard say they do a very good job on the Turbo 21 bph. Hence the reason for asking between those and pkn, as I have owned pkn before. But not on the same boxes.
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midas
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Posted: 16 February 2021 at 9:07pm |
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Boots, I think I miss read your post.
However, I do get good prices and can get both the 4000 and 6000 for less than a 10,000. The 10,000 is quite pricey. I have also a/b'd the 5002 against a CA18 on decent electric and it did a pretty good job.
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Posted: 26 February 2021 at 5:00pm |
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Well. Pulled the wallet out and ordered a new 4000 for the tops.
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Posted: 26 February 2021 at 6:43pm |
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Turbo 21s dont go low so PKN will do just fine.
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midas
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Posted: 26 February 2021 at 11:19pm |
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Your right, they don't go super low, but they go fairly low just fine and there is a lot of what they can do well.
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