Sean Conolly wrote:
> "Denny Conn" <denny.g.conn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:482B0E57.CFDF3DD0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sean Conolly wrote:
>>> My limited experience
>>> with Crowns has been a 100% failure rate.
>>>
>>> Sean
>> I keep hearing this from people and my experience is exactly the
>> opposite. We've been driving our PAs here (3 different systems) with
>> Crowns (Macro 2400 & 3600) for over 10 years and have never had a
single
>> faliure. 2 of the 3 systems are installs, though, so that might make a
>> difference. The 3rd is a field system that gets used about 5-8 times a
>> year.
>
> I wasn't trying to be a troll, which is why I said 'limited experience'
-
> maybe 6 amps over the years. The most alarming one was a new micro-tech
that
> toasted after a few months at a house gig. I don't know about it's
service
> life after it was repaired because I moved on to another band.
>
> By constrast my old QSC 1700 lasted 20 years before it finally went
down,
> outliving every Crown we had - combined! I was starting to think it
might
> even outlive me :-)
>
> I think with amps the rule is: cheap, lightweight, and reliable - pick
any
> two.
>
> Sean
>
>
that's why I still use my old 4U CS800's
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