Unboxwing of my Crown
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I would definitely be interested to try some of the bigger offerings from the Crown XLS series.
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Robert: As you go up in the Crown XLS model #s the higher the power rating, correct? And better specs as well? Your Polk SDA2s are 4 ohm impedance, which most likely means you can see dips below 4 ohms in some frequencies. That is pretty demanding for most amplifiers.
Thanks for the pictures on the unveiling of your Crown XLS1500.
Nando.
Thanks for the pictures on the unveiling of your Crown XLS1500.
Nando.
It powers my Polk SDA2's nicely. Very loud and clear
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Correct. The higher the model # the more power. As far as better specs, they all spec the same except the 1000 has a higher noise floor. Its not by much and I would not notice it anyway. I got the 1500 for the power, for my Polks. But I cant put everything this Crown can offer to the Polks. The drivers have extended a couple of times too much, more than I care to do again. I know the limit on the volume knob so to speak. There have been complaints on the fan noise, but I have never had the fan turn on, on the one I have. There are 4 segment bars on the front panel and I have not been able to get it sustained at that 3 mark bar for more than a couple of seconds. Too loud. I have a sound level meter and have checked the SPL in my room and 120 DB is too loud for me anymore. MY room is a 12X12 bedroom. Its new it has a 3 year warranty and it will out last all the other stuff (maybe) I got in my rack. I also have still the Carver M1.0t still in service and a BGH 250D in the rack as well. They are all hooked into my HK AVR preouts. Most of the time I just have the Crown running though. I already have hearing problems from working on jet aircraft for the past 20 years so I need to be sane about how loud I listen to all this stuff. 
The Crown site has a page on these amps with their power ratings and weight. I picked up a PSA-2 the other day and let me tell you, I might need to move on to these newer amps. I have 265/460 wpc and 57 pounds. These amps are all under 11 pounds each. The 1500 is about 9 pounds. Much easier to handle I'm sure.
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