Peavey IPR Users - How is this amp working out?

Jim C · #1 03-06-2011, 07:38 PM

Peavey IPR power amps - anybody got one yet?

The original Peavey IPR thread (above) hasn't been updated in almost a month so I thought I'd ask those of you that have one the following questions:
* How does it sound compared to other power amps?
* Any reliability issues?
* If you had to do it all over again would you still buy the Peavey?
* Anybody buy the Crown and wish they didn't?
* I assume that no one has tried the DSP units as the 1600's were supposed to be the first out and MF shows that they will be delivered in mid May; that may not happen based on the incredible delays Peavey had with just getting the basic amp to market

I'm looking for a decent power amp, lightweight, approx 1kW bridged at 4 ohms, & .75V input sensitivity; not sure if there are many other choices
I could just modify my pre-amp and buy a Crown, Carvin, etc.

wcriley · #2 03-06-2011, 07:48 PM

My IPR 1600 has been running flawlessly since early August. It sounds like any power amp should. I have no regrets.

BassikLee · #3 03-07-2011, 03:09 PM

My 1600 is great for what it is. I can't wait for the 4500 and/or the 6000s to come out. I may grab a 3000 for the bass rig, though the 1600 has been hanging in there.

BurningSkies · #4 03-07-2011, 03:43 PM

I've been moving towards getting a 3K sometime in the next month. I had originally thought about the 4.5K, but I've been worried that it might be TOO much...and by that I mean running into power supply issues in terms of running it off of regular outlets and such. Is that not a concern? I don't know about how the draw on these big amps works, etc. I'm certainly not an electrician!

Either way, I'm forecasting a IPR-IP amp setup before too long...

Sten · #5 03-08-2011, 01:22 AM

I have had it for a while and for a 2-ch poweramp, I do not regret my decision in any way. Since it is a bass rig, I sometimes think I should have gone with a micro-head-as-a-poweramp instead, but that's another thing.

Initially I planned to put the IPR1600 in a rack bag with RBI and DTR tuner, but I kept my pedalboard (with BDDI and stombox tuner) instead. So now I have a 3kg amp with half-empty 5kg rackbag and a micro looks much more appealing, but a micro woulkd also cost more.

Jim C · #6 03-08-2011, 04:31 PM

Thought I'd bump this up again.
There was a lot of interest in these even before they were available and thought more than 3 folks here would have bought one by now.

gregbackstrom · #7 03-08-2011, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim C

Thought I'd bump this up again.
There was a lot of interest in these even before they were available and thought more than 3 folks here would have bought one by now.

I have an IPR-3000 that I've used several times with a Mike Pope MPP-1 and two Bergantino AE212's. The preamp/poweramp combo is feather-light and absolutely crushes! Wonderful tone, way more than enough power, and a pretty easy load in/out for such a powerful, big-sounding rig. I love this amp!

- Greg