Suggest a Power Amp for me (on a budget)

[snogaws]

Sorry if there's already a thread about this...

Right now my rig consists of an Alembic F-2B and SF-2. Unfortunately I'm on a tight budget and can only afford a power amp in the $300-$400 range. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Connor

 

[lindseyp]

Carvin. The DC1000L is less than $350, cruises at 8, 4 and 2 Ohms, 1,000 watts bridged at 4 Ohms. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[behndy]

hey conNor! how many watts are you looking for? i love my QSC GX3 and GX5. my singer uses my GX3 for his synth stuff (laptop running NI Kontakt through Ableton Live) and i use the GX5 for my bass rig. i think they're $400 and $500.

Peavey has some very interesting inexpensive and LIGHT power amps in the IPR series, but they are newer so harder to find till they get their stock right.

 

[snogaws]

The Carvin DCM1000L seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. the 1000W bridged is ideal

 

[behndy]

yep. that's a damn nice power amp.

 

[anderbass]

I'm on a tight budget

You already own a poweramp, you'd just need to plug your Alembic into your Eden WT-600 Effects Return jack. (this would bypass the Eden preamp section)

 

[OldHack]

Crown has historically been very good and so far the reviews have been very positive on the new DriveCore series:

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Crown-XLS1000-Power-Amp?sku=485459

Watch for additional discounts on this as well.

 

[snogaws]

You already own a poweramp, you'd just need to plug your Alembic into your Eden WT-600 Effects Return jack. (this would bypass the Eden preamp section)

I know that, I'm selling the eden though because I don't need all the features. This way I can get some extra cash and still have a power amp.

 

[jnewmark]

Crown Drivecore XLS 1000. You can find them for around $ 250 on the net.

 

[TheBassPreacher]

#1 on the Crown XLS Drivecore 1000 or 1500. SUPER LIGHT! (8.6 lbs) And it's really small (8" Depth), it fits in a SKB Shallow Rack with room to spare. Plus it's hard to go wrong with Crown's warranty (3 Year No Fault Fully Transferrable). I had a XLS Drivecore 1500 (1550 Watts bridged at 4 Ohms) it was great, tons of power. Only got rid of it cuz I stopped gigging. I paid $349 for it, but I think they go for like $399.

I'm a big fan of Carvin's stuff, but Crown has them beat on these amps.

 

[bigshoo119]

Carvin. The DC1000L is less than $350, cruises at 8, 4 and 2 Ohms, 1,000 watts bridged at 4 Ohms. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

+1

You'd be set with anything Carvin. Reliable, powerful, cheap, and best of all... LIGHT!

 

[zombywoof5050]

The Crown Drivecore XLS is not a good match for the Alembic F-2B. I bought the XLS2500 to use with my F-2B and Acme speakers, and even the XLS2500 was not enough, so I ended up returning it. The Drivecore XLS' input sensitivity (1.4V) is just not a good match for the F-2B. You might have better luck than me if you are going to run in bridge mode, but I'd still recommend against it. For the F-2B, I'd highly recommend trying to get a poweramp with an input sensitivity of 0.775V, but that may be out of your price range. The Carvin may be your best bet with it's input sensitivity of 1V.

 

[GrooveWarrior]

Stewart World 1.2 Power Amp. You can bridge it and get 1200 watts @ 4 ohms. 700 watts @ 8 ohms. It is clean, reliable, and is ONE rack space. You can find them for about $350 on the used market.

I've had a Carvin, and it was OK, but this thing blows it out of the water.

 

[tappingtrance]

I have a Stewart 1.6 I would let go for about $350. 1400watts bridged @ 4 ohms.