Quieter Amp Replacement for Crown XTi 6002 ?


Hello everyone, I’m currently running a Crown XTi 6002 to drive a 15" woofer in a 2-way speaker. It works okay, but the fan is quite loud to be using in the same room. Any suggestions on an alternative that is quieter, but still has enough power to drive the woofer properly?  Ideally, would like to stay under $2000 budget.

The woofer spec: 8 ohms, AES Power handling 1400W, Maximum Power Handling 2800W, 40-2000 Hz

Thanks in advance for any help!

jmusically

Perreaux 2150B - 340/680/920wpc @8/4/2 ohms. Can usually be found on eBay for around $900. Excellent amp! I have one. No need to spend a lot! 

Are your speakers Altec A7 VOTT’s? Those have a 15 inch woofer crossed over at 800 hz to an 811 horn. They are over 95 db sensitivity and can be driven by a 10  watt amp.

Just get a subwoofer Bash amp, about the same power as that crown and much better suited for woofer duty.

disconnect fan and replace it with water cooling instead. I like that crown amp TBH.

Class D Audio dot com  they  are making giant killer GanFet amplifiers 

their mono blocks  sound very natural  and thunderous control of the Bass each amp has  4 -very high amperage ganFets per monoblock,Excellent 3 year warranty  you can fit both amps on one good size shelf under$1600 delivered.top notch parts-quality throughout ,even WBT connectors.

these beat my Coda  amp across the board ,that is saying a lot ! not super sharp neutral like some other Ganfet amps, detailed smooth almost tube like but with excellent macro,micro detail,and imaging and great Bass control  plenty of overhead down to 2 ohms.

and choices of front plates ,  to overlook these because of form factor  size a Big mistake,and a 15 day satisfaction approval return policy.

The Parasound A23+ should be on your list. High current, Class A/AB, 150wpc/8 ohms. Available new <$2k, used much less. 

 

Hi, thanks for all your replies.  I noticed some of the amp suggestions are rated much less than what the driver specs are (8 ohms, AES Power handling 1400W, Maximum Power Handling 2800W).  How would that affect performance?

What SPL is a regular jam session.

Want a crown Bargain amp get 2-comtech 1600 bridge them, you can run in parallel mono for double the current of the amp

Fans run slow at low levels,

For lowend ONLY

I can hook you up with a civil engineer to do a quarterly inspection of your home for structural degradation.