DJ Poweranp for Bass Rig?

Please don't buy anything with that amount of power. It more power than you can use and your speaker systems won't like you.

Pyramid are, I believe, at the low end of the quality range. There are a plethora, I like that word , of Stereo power amps in the 1 to 2KW range that are better suited for commercially available speaker cabinets.

 

Agreed. Plenty of power amps (stereo or mono) under 1000 wts that will more than satisfy.

I bought a used QSC a while back, 1600 wts. I have been running it (mostly four floor monitors) for about 14 years now. I have a different QSC for subs. There are plenty of "good" power amps out there. Pyramid is not one of them (in my humble opinion).

 

Pyramid was always very cheap equipment, especially for auto audio, like Pyle.
@BassmanPaul you can relax: that's 4800w PEAK when in bridged mode, said the marketing guy.
Still a ridiculous and irrelevant number, but hey, the masses like "moar".
It's more like 260 watts x 2 in stereo at 4 ohms, 440 watts bridged mono at 8 ohms.

Even if you are just going to try it at home, you really need the manual.
http://pdfstream.manualsonline.com/a/a5317e94-e815-4cf5-9bc3-abb795f2dd03.pdf

 

This reminds me of those power amps you can buy on Amazon that are 75 dollars but 80,000 watts. How do they do it?

Why not just get a basic rack bass amp and run your preamp, if that is what you are using, into the power amp in of the amp?

I used to run a Peavey Tmax pre into a Crown CE2000. I guess it sounded ok.

 

GTD seems to have a slightly better reputation than Pyramid, and if you look at the actual power ratings (instead of peak) these two amps are very similar. That said, I can't find a manual for it, not even on the GTD Audio website. I wouldn't buy an undocumented/unsupported piece of equipment. $150 is also more than what they go for new.
Power Amplifiers - GTD Audio

 

To save money check the TB classifieds. But definitely get a decent power amp. Quality and price will come together for you. Better to pass on cheap poweramps with bad THD ratings and unrealistically high wattage ratings.

 

Look for used QSC , Crown or Carvin power amp , they are much better quaility than what you are looking at IMO.

 

Just try and find a PROFESSIONAL sound reinforcement contractor that uses either of the two you mentioned. Ain't happening, except maybe for some guy at your brother-in-law's company Christmas party or maybe down at the Catholic Bingo. You want Crown, Crest, Yamaha, QSC, and these days with Class D power, offshore production, and the general trend toward powered cabinets, rack mount power is cheaper than it's ever been, especially if you carefully shop for barely used.

You need real (not pie in the sky 4800 whats ?) power from a professional build quality amp for bass, the hardest of all program material to push authoritatively and cleanly. I could not recommend those two for anything where I depended on them to perform in a professional situation, and depend on them to let me make a living.

There's a big difference in playback of recorded, mastered, and relatively limited dynamic range material like CD's or downloads, and bass guitar driving real cabinets with all the huge spikes in what the bass is sending down the wire.

It's up to you. A lot of times, there's a big difference between cheap and inexpensive, as usually, cheap will bite you in the ass at the worst possible moments.

 

I second this. There are plenty of cheap serviceable pro PA amps in the used market. Good commercial power amps last more-or-less forever, but companies turn over inventory for a variety of reasons so there should be something real to be had for cheap if you shop around. Crown, QSC, Crest...and nothing that has crazy, "come-on" advertised power ratings -- that's a sure sign of snake-oil selling.

 

4800 watts is a peak number when bridged. Realistic numbers are below.

• PEAK=1600x2 8-OHM
• RMS = 260x2 4-OHM/0.5%
• RMS = 230x2 8-OHM/0.5%
• MONO= 440x1 8-OHM/0.5% (PEAK MONO=4800x1)

From prices I see on line, they must not be much about which to get excited. I saw a couple places where they were $189.

 

You ought to be able to find a Crown XTI 1000 or a Crown XLS 1500 easily. Both great amps, reputable, not overly heavy, and plenty of power for a Bass Amp.
I have used both before and still own both.

 

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Genzler Magellan MG800 in the classifieds.. pretty good deal on a great little amp.
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