first time build with crest 7001's
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Topic: first time build with crest 7001's
Posted By: twosteps
Subject: first time build with crest 7001's
Date Posted: 29 April 2025 at 1:06am
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greetings, a friend has given me two of these at a great price, and i plan on using them to drive the sub cabinets im building. planning on 4x 18ps100 drivers (700w rms) in b&c sub18 cabinets, and the amps are rated at 1600w @ 4ohm bridged. this is my first build, so i have zero experience but i've been doing as much research as i can. is it reasonable to think that i can run 2 drivers in parallel per amp in bridge mode? i know ideally i'd want more headroom, but i'm trying to work with what i've got. cheers |
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Posted By: Elliot Thompson
Date Posted: 29 April 2025 at 1:11am
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What you are proposing is fine. Bear in mind, you will need two separate 20-A Circuits in order to operate those amplifiers properly, under the given configuration. Best Regards, ------------- Elliot Thompson |
Posted By: twosteps
Date Posted: 29 April 2025 at 1:32am
right on good to know. the majority of use is going to be using a 6000w generator, which should be capable of producing 40-50amps according to google. that'd suffice, no?
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Elliot Thompson wrote:Posted By: Elliot Thompson
Date Posted: 29 April 2025 at 2:03am
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That's fine. Best Regards, ------------- Elliot Thompson |
Posted By: Lucasdude
Date Posted: 29 April 2025 at 11:38pm
| 7001s like all the old Pro series are great quality, but they are really old now. Those could be pushing 30 years! I would get them tested and serviced as required by a decent engineer before pushing them really hard for sub use. |
Posted By: Earplug
Date Posted: 30 April 2025 at 7:03am
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Yes - the 7001 is a lovely amp, but a packed chassis. At the very least you need to pop out the modules & give them a good cleaning. Dust tends to accumulate around the corners by the fans, which can lead to problems. ------------- Earplugs Are For Wimps! |
Posted By: twosteps
Date Posted: 30 April 2025 at 5:02pm
according to my buddy they were serviced ~5years ago, and i've popped them open and everything looks great. getting them tested is a great idea, will definitely be doing that before i put any load on them.
right on
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