The next generation of XLS got a makeover with a sleek new look, a LCD display that is three times larger, and more DSP with higher capabilities. So I want whatever ends up powering the surrounds to be nice n' quiet and stay out of the way. Also I tired Presonus Secptre speakers as possibilities for the front monitor speakers and those things hissed audibly, even with no input hooked up. With the amp in line (I already owned said amp for an earlier setup) it stopped hissing. Ya you could only hear it when there was no sound, of course, but it bothered me to no end. The reason I'm a bit skittish about noise is evident in the power amp for the front channel: With the receiver driving the tower speakers directly, there was tweeter hiss at higher volume settings. That will necessitate an amp for the remaining passive speakers, of course. I wish to change this setup over to have active monitors (Event Opals in particular) in front and an RME Fireface as the source. This drives the 4 surround bookshelf speakers and the center, and a Rotel RB1050 drives the two tower front speakers. More info on what I'm doing, if you are interested: I have a 7.1 computer sound system (yes I'm nuts) fed via HDMI to a Denon 3808CI. I worry about it, perhaps more than I should, because of experiences with amps hissing and my complete intolerance for any audible tweeter hiss. I didn't notice that the second link was to this site, so I didn't look at it ><. Noise was the main thing missing, which it looks like the Audioholics link has. Remote Trigger Voltage: 9 - 24 Volts DC at 5 milliamperes or greater
#CROWN XLS 1002 FULL#
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD): Less than 0.05% from 250mV to output full rated output (120W)įilter Capacitance: Four 6,800 μF Capacitors per Channelĭamping Factor: Greater than 105 from 10Hz to 400HzĬrosstalk: Greater than -70dB from 20Hz – 20kHz Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): Less than 0.02% at rated output (120W), all frequencies, less than 0.01% at 1kHz 180 watts RMS x 5 (all channels driven simultaneously into 4 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with less than 0.03% total harmonic distortion, A-weight filter)įrequency Response: 20Hz -20kHz +/- 0.5 dB at rated Power output: 120 watts RMS x 5 (all channels driven simultaneously into 8 ohms from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with less than 0.02% total harmonic distortion, A-weight filter).
#CROWN XLS 1002 PRO#
If you have reservations about buying a pro audio amp, this $600 amp from Outlaw is probably a much better fit for your needs: If you are so inclined to, you can save 60% or $600 by buying two Crown XLS-1500's instead of the XPA-5. Two of these stacked would still not be so tall as the Emotiva XPA-5. The fans are variable speed and have a great reputation for not making much noise. They have XLS, 1/4", and RCA inputs and include a built-in crossover, which provides good versatility. Two of these would cost $400 and give you 4 channels of 300 watts per channel. I'm not sure the Emotiva could claim 2 ohm stability!īut the recommendation of Crown amps comes more from products like this: That is a fair amount of current and the associated cooling in such a slim package likely requires some clever design and perhaps some unique cooling components. The other standout aspect of this amp is that it is stable down to 2 ohms. I suspect the cost reflects putting 4 channels of amplification into a 1-3/4" tall format! The Crown CT475 seems to be a singularly poor value among Crown amps! Speakers are 8-ohm nominal, 6-ohms minimum, 82.5dB/watt/meter efficiency. So, is there a good reason to get the Crown instead of the Emotiva? Should I be looking at another brand?įor those who need information about the setup it will be driving 4 surround bookshelf speakers in close proximity to me, 5 feet or less. Also it seems a bit silly to me to pay a good deal more for a lot less power. However it is a little more expensive, about $1080, and I am not really a fan of the wiring block style of hookup. It is more in line with the power I need, since this is a low power application (speakers are very close). So the Crown CT 475 would be an option as well. However some people here seem to like Crown amps and that would be a consideration, particularly since it'll be fed from a balanced soundcard. Looks like a good amp, the AudioPrecision graphs look good, etc. So my thought was an Emotiva XPA-5 for $1000. I'm looking at substantially shuffling my audio setup and it is going to end up necessitating 4 channels of stand-alone amplification.
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