Crown XLI1500

This amp is excellent sounding with extreme power. Its built like a tank and should last years.

I have been looking into the Crown Audio Amplifiers for a while, was interested in the Drivecore XLS Amplifiers, but when I saw this amplifier on special I had to pill the plug. I am using this amplifier with my trusty old JBL STUDIO MONITORS 4530. This plifier will replace my Adcom Gfa 6000 with 800 Damping for great woofer control. Crown only has 200 and I was concern, well the bass is not as strong as my Adcom, but the soundstage and mid bass are great. Great dynamics great detail and for the price you can not go wrong. Now this is an AB Design amplifier and it is heavy. The blue light is BRIGHT but some electric tape help with the brightness. I do not like the FACT that this amplifier is made in CHINA cause my experience has always been they do not have the longevity as american products, however it looks very well made and I hope it last more the 10 years. For the price you got to give this a try if you do not mind the heavy weight!!?

I use this amp to power two RBH 4 ohm passive subs. While setting the sub max volume setting in the receiver, it requires one to push the subs to the point of distortion, then set the max just below. I could never reach the point of distortion. Every door, wall, window,cabinet, subfloor etc seemed to come alive as the twin subs hit their stride. The cone movement was tremendous. When I glanced down, the clip indicators remained quiet. The Crown amp and the subs still had some gas in the tank. The sheer power on display was sort of frightening. Any more volume and I may be hanging new Wall board. The depth and power of the sonic waves could only come from an amp with real nuts to it. They went right through your body. I learned a few things. Two of these RBH subs for my room size is silly, and the Crown 1500 is overkill. I will never tax this amp. How do they do it for 299.00??? Musical Background: French Horn, Mellaphone Musical Style: From classical to acid rock

I have been using a Hafler XL-280 to power my two RBH 1010-sen subs. It is a bit light for the job at 200 watts @ 4 ohm, and cooks in my cabinet. Sub amps run up to 1k or more, and I would need two to drive four 10” reference class speakers. When I started looking at the specs for this amp, it matched my subs power requirement perfectly. I know what quality power sounds like, and does this amp ever deliver. The sub drivers reach max excursion with power to spare. You feel them as much as hear them. I did have a ground loop issue to solve but it was straightforward to fix. I hear no fan noise and it’s cool to the touch. I plays nice with my pioneer Elite 59txi. The power led died in one day, but amp functions fine. Musical Background: First time pro equipment user Musical Style: I listen to everything, from pipe organ to classic rock.

The Crown XLI Amplifier in my opinion is one of the best sounding power amps for that kind of money. Don't take my word for it; just read as much information as you can on Crown power amps and you will find that they are in fact the best. Here is some inside information that you will not read anywhere. I am a retired engineer out of NASA and worked on non retrievable spacecraft all my life. In this business we have what you call a (acoustic sound test) for every spacecraft. All the acoustic sound testing was performed by Crown power amps. Hope this will help people understand that Crown amps are in a class of there own. Musical Background: 50 years Musical Style: Blues,Rock;Country, and Christian music.