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I was originally looking for an amp to match my Carver C-1 and TX-11a but if looks like an M1.0 or M1.5t is a but too much $$$.

 

Looking for input on either of the two below for use in the home with my antique but recapped Technics SB-7's (87db sens.) or maybe outside for some parties/grill outs/gatherings with my newly acquired HIP's. Yes, the HIP's will possibly be taken to near concert levels. 😁😁

 

https://www.parts-express.com/crown-xli-1500-power-amplifier-2-x-450w-at-4-ohms--245-5128

 

Or

 

https://www.samash.com/qsc-gx3-stereo-power-amplifier-qgx3xxxxx?cm_mmc=GoogleShopping-_-Live Sound-_-Channeladvisor-_-QSC+GX3+Stereo+Power+Amplifier&utm_source=GSH&utm_medium=CSE&utm_campaign=Channeladvisor&CAWELAID=1594726599&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=28120526597&CATCI=pla-265306536850&catargetid=500002510000071315&cadevice=t&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-dWYpKS72wIVBzBpCh1P0w6QEAQYCCABEgL1ZPD_BwE

 

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I have had Crown amps in the past.  Currently I have 2 QSC/GX-5 amps powering center & rears.  I think they are solid amps and work great in a home system for both music and movies.  Yes you can faintly hear the fans but even at low volumes, the fans disappear.

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3 minutes ago, rockhound said:

I have several crown amps and a QSC PLX series amp

He's not looking at a PLX series though.  Either would be fine for casual listening or if he's not planning on pushing them hard.  If so, I'd go with a PLX or PLX2 (they sound identical but have a slightly different look and feature set).

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I have no experience with that model Crown, but they make great products.

 

I have both GX-3 and GX-5 from QSC......great amps for the money!  My GX-3 is running my KP-450's in my cave.  It runs them with authority.....deep and clean!

 

Hogfan

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Power to the people, but cool to the speakers
68 Kw true peak energy 26Hz to 80 Hz
Generated from 12 units CROWN I-Tech 5000 and 6000
Each amp has its own separate digitally AES/EBU input.
Processed through a 800Mips BSS BLU-160 Audio engine
To cool down the waste heat of the water cooled speakers, there is a 3 phase powered compressor cooling machine at lower left

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On 6/5/2018 at 5:35 PM, HOGFAN said:

I have no experience with that model Crown, but they make great products.

 

I have both GX-3 and GX-5 from QSC......great amps for the money!  My GX-3 is running my KP-450's in my cave.  It runs them with authority.....deep and clean!

 

Hogfan

Hogfan, do you still hear fan noise with your GX3?  I just bought one and I hear fan noise with no program playing AND some ground buzzing through my HIP's. Although I haven't tried a ground lift yet.

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On 6/5/2018 at 4:35 PM, HOGFAN said:

LI have no experience with that model Crown, but they make great products.

Same here, I use a XTI 1002 bridged for a sub not a XLI and it's a great amp, but it does have a loud fan, I would make sure the XLI does not use the same fan. Never had any QSC before but no matter what you get make sure the fan is quiet. Never having a loud fan before I didn't realize how loud some can be, it can be quite surprising. 

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Well, I went with the QSC GX3 because the price was the same everywhere AND Guitar Center had one not too far away.

 

Got it home and my first impression was iffy. I usually run amps at unity gain but there was WAY too much system noise coming through the HIP's. I had to turn it down to only the first (#1) notch so I could listen at low volumes.

 

Next was the fan noise. Again, a bit loud for me. I disconnected the fan and only played it at low volumes, but it still got terribly hot. The next I noticed the stock fan was the same dimensions as a desktop computer case. There's a Micro Center not far away so I dropped $20 on a 15db fan, adapter cable from 3-wire to 2-wire and some peel-n-stick rubber feet. Also stuck some peel-n-stick felt spots under the fan bracket for isolation. Thing ran cool as a cucumber and nearly silent  after cranking it for about 2 1/2 hours. 😎😎

 

UPDATE: The ground lift worked perfectly! Still not going unity gain though. That would make the volume control WAY too fast.

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