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02-12-2013, 09:46 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clinton Township, MI | | | Crest Audio CA9 Question
Hello all,
Thinking about purchasing a used Crest Audio CA9 to pare up with a Aguilar DB659 pre and Eden 4x10 XLT.
The Eden is the 8ohm version at 700 watts.
The fact that the CA9 is so powerful in bridge mode means I will be running only one side (Channel) of the CA9. I don't want to bridge it for fear of finding my speaker cones some where in the next state.
My question is if I leave the other channel with no load on it, will it damage the amp/channel?
I've been reading on here where guys are running them bridge and in single channel. Will running only one side hurt the amp?
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02-12-2013, 09:48 AM
|  | The "G" is for Gustav | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland | | | Nope, it will be fine. That said, bridge it! |
02-12-2013, 10:19 AM
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Applications Engineer, QSC Audio | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Costa Mesa, Calif. | | | No problem. The amp has two channels, and you can do two completely different things with them (stereo wouldn't even be possible if you had to do the same thing with both amp channels). Including doing nothing at all. |
03-22-2013, 11:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens NY | | | Good to know, picking one up tomorrow and that was the question i had, being able to run just one channel without hurting it and without bridging. |
03-22-2013, 11:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Chester, PA | | | If you don't mind the weight, the Crest CA amps flat out kill! Tons of clean power, super fast response, BIG bass response!
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03-22-2013, 01:01 PM
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Me endorsed? | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JJR58  picking one up tomorrow.... | Bring a forklift. 
Seriously, the CA9 is a beast. Lots of power, but heavy.
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03-22-2013, 02:36 PM
| | The "G" is for Gustav | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland | | | If anything heavy is worth haulin, I think the CA9's it. Congrats, it's seriously badass. |
03-25-2013, 07:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens NY | | | Couldn't be happier
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Originally Posted by johnpbass If you don't mind the weight, the Crest CA amps flat out kill! Tons of clean power, super fast response, BIG bass response! | My Rig of Doom |
03-25-2013, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JJR58 My Rig of Doom | You need a rack for those
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03-26-2013, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by JJR58 My Rig of Doom | That is serious doom right there! Congrats!
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03-26-2013, 07:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens NY | | | Rack coming soon. |
03-26-2013, 07:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens NY | | | Thanks johnp, love it. |
03-26-2013, 07:33 AM
|  | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland, between Bawlmer & DC | | I agree, killer rig!
The CA9 is the best power amp I've ever owned. One channel was enough, and my hard rock band plays LOUD: the guitard cranks his Rectifier 4x12 to eleven and the drummer has a loud kit and hits like John Bonham.
That said, bridging will give you even more headroom.  |
03-26-2013, 11:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens NY | | | Gonna run my input signal parallel.
Want to use each cab separately.
Since the cabs are rated at 600 @ 8ohms, figure it's a good match. |
03-26-2013, 12:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Chester, PA | | | The parallel switch is very handy for that purpose. No Y-cords or splitters necessary. Don't know why all power amps don't have it.
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03-26-2013, 12:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens NY | | | Such a simple thing, and yes, you would think that would be a built in on most amps. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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