Ant Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 looking into getting a crown xti 2000 power amp, just noticed they only take XLR inputs. my preamps offer jack output but would it be as simple as getting jack to XLR instrument cable to go between pre/power amps? i dont know why i ever stopped using rack gear! Quote
LawrenceH Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 [quote name='Ant' timestamp='1326707729' post='1500620'] my preamps offer jack output but would it be as simple as getting jack to XLR instrument cable to go between pre/power amps? [/quote] The basic answer is yes. The complicated answer is that Crown amps have relatively high voltage requirements on the inputs if you want to get the full wattage out. Make sure your pre is powerful enough to drive it adequately, otherwise a different pre or a different amp with more sensitive inputs would be a better choice. Quote
Ant Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 pre's will be a couple of pearce BC1's, ive heard they're a bit worse at powering things than standard pre's. any other power amps i could look into? Quote
Ant Posted January 16, 2012 Author Posted January 16, 2012 just checked, the output is rated at +2dbu as opposed to +4dbu Quote
LawrenceH Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 That's ~1V RMS as opposed to the Crown's 1.4V, a lot better than some...if that's a nominal output level (not maximum) which it implies then as long as the BC1 has some headroom on top of this you should be fine I'd have thought? Quote
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