retrocrownfan
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| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll No heat concerns here. My pair of 1980s Crown PS/200 amps benefit from a really good chassis design that keeps them very cool without a need for any fans. Actually cold when playing music not even close to being hot at idle. | |
| Break In Failed Always a fun topic :) IMO, something happens, but it’s not a mechanical “hard data” point in the life of your loudspeaker. In my most recent experience, I’m lucky owner of a pair of Wharfedale Heritage 85 Lintons. They are a very interesting set o... | |
| Recommended Bookshelf Speakers $1200 Warefedale Heritage 85 Series is worth a listen. Dentons are $1k two-ways. I love my open box 3-way Lintons at $1.1k, but they’re a bit big to be considered bookshelves. | |
| Mesh network versus a simple Wi-Fi extender Netgear Orbi WiFi 6 devices are extremely stable. We use a four satellite mesh network in a 5,000 sq ft 1867 brick home that serves as our local historical society HQ and that mesh system was a game changer. Device allocation can be monitored from... | |
| 4 ohm tap vs 8 ohm tap No taps on my Crown PS-200s. The spec sheet says it supports 4, 8 and 16 ohm impedance. 170 wpc at 4 ohm, 100 wpc at 8 ohm, 55 wpc at 16 ohm - max average at 0.1% THD. Just swapped in a lovely pair of new Wharfedate Liniton Heritage Speakers liste... | |
| BOOKSHELF SPEAKER RECOMMENDATION Recently purchased and really enjoy the throwback Wharedale Linton Heritage book shelf units. $1700 a pair with stands. Nice value for the performance....it’s a time travel thing back to the 70s. Three way big box with rear ports, but with modern ... | |
| What are/were the best sounding cheap components you have ever had? The BlueMeHD DAC, Shitt unpowered preamp, and 1984 Crown PS 200 amp. Under $300 for whole rat rod rig :) | |
| I feel bad for GenX'ers that missed out on the 60s and 70s. Born in '52. Loved what I heard in the 60s and 70s. Love what I hear today from Derek Trucks, Keb Mo, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Amos Lee, Bela Fleck and Sierra Hull. Not a fan of rap or hip hop, but we live in an era of great musical diversit... | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? ...and yes, they help heat our respective living rooms :) | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? As a casual listening “semi-audiophile,” my journey took a delightful turn when I started digging through the story of the early Crown SS pro audio amps. I ended up scoring two PS 200s in decent shape for under $200 each, sent them back to them ba... | |
| What is the most analytical sounding amplifier that you have heard? I probably stand along in my love of the Crown PS200/PS2 amps for their steady solid state signal from bottom to top. Factory recapped from the mother ship in the Midwest, driving a high output connected, carefully placed REL T5i and a set of very... | |
| What integrated would you recommend for summer amp? PS Audio Sprout? Clever little unit for $700. | |
| If you had to start all over again in this day and age Gonna give somewhat counter intuitive answer ;) Have thoroughly enjoyed building two systems around a pair of freshly serviced Crown PS200 pro audio amps from the ’80s. Two different approaches, one with minimal processing inbound and an investmen... | |
| Subwoofers - Front Firing or Down Firing - Which Sounds Best? Love my down firing REL T/5i. Everything it’s cracked up to be. Hi-level Speakon input, 120 W A/B power with precise rotary click control of volume and roll-off, corner mounted, with a unobstructed plane of 100 year old maple extending 20 ft in fr... | |
| Time for the Dynaco to go, Affordable Integrated or Separates for Wilson's Under $2.5K? Recapping is the Golden Ticket for extending the life and preserving the performance of older amps. I have two systems, one in our main house and another at our cottage, both driven by Crown PS-200 amps from the early ’80s. About 100W per channel ... |