Crown XTI 4000 or QSC PLX2 3602?

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Kreation

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Need your help, opinions and owner testimonials.
I have sold my 2 RMX 2450's and want to get one nice powerful amp and lighten my load big time!
I only use on of my amps, the other one travels as a spare.
I have never had a problem with a QSC and I swear by them. My amps are always babied and I never hit a clip meter, plus I have a DBX Driverack as a limiter. Im nervous cuz I sold my babies but I decided my back deserves a treat.
Im also looking at a QSC PLX2 1804 because its cheap and I still get 900watts at 4ohms, I never go bridged or 2ohms anyway. My subs are always powered. (LS 800P or LS 700P).
Please, any opinions are GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Ben, any reviewes and advice from you is always gold! thanks in advance.
I need to make a decision ASAP for my next gigs. Im just scared because now for a while I will not have a spare amp, so I want to get one great one that has no problems.
 
I think it's going to be personal choice. The XTI's had problems initially with their firmware but that has been taken care of by Crown. I personally like QSC's a lot, whichever you choose you'll be happy.
 
so far, Im really leaning towards the PLX2 1804 with 600 watts 8ohms and 900 watts 4 ohms and ALOT cheaper than the 3602. I don`t do 2ohms or bridged anyway. plus this one is only 13 pounds!!!!!
 
Kreation -

For me it's not much of a contest. We are proud to be Crown dealers, but I'm not a big fan of the XTI series to be honest. Not in the same ballpark as the PLX in terms of construction or reliability (IMHO). Sound quality is also better on the PLX. Those are only my OPINIONS, but substantiated by lots of "in the field" experience.

I have 7 PLX1804 in stock, and I'd like to reduce that number ;) However, that is never our motivation to recommend one product over another. I have the PLX3602 in stock also, and I'm installing some Crown amps this week in Iowa. In this instance... the PLX is the right amp for you, either the 1804 or the 3602.

Another last perk of amps made in the USA... no duties to Canada. ;)

Ben
 
I have been using XTi amps for a while now and they are PERFECT. They are overall great amps. If you have a laptop you can totally eliminate the drive rack. The XTi amps can be fully controlled from a computer. They have built in limiting, delays, crossover and more. The XTi amps are hard to beat when it comes to features/price!
 
Jeff Romard said:
QSC makes a fine amplifier (I have a couple) but I find the Yamaha P7000 is a cleaner sound. Its also 1100/side at 4 ohms. I also have a P5000 that has equal quality so it isnt a case of I got the good one

http://www.yamaha.ca/content/proaudio/products/poweramps/P7000S/specifications.jsp

http://www.yamaha.ca/content/proaudio/products/poweramps/P7000S/keyfeatures.jsp
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Hey Jeff,
How muchh do you like the Yamahas? I'm thinking about picking up a P7000 and a pair of P5000's.
 
I have a pile of PLX2'S........Love them. Light, Powerful, And a 6 Year warranty...........................

Crowns have features that your paying for, and don't need..(Driverack)
 
DJ SVO said:
Hey Jeff,
How muchh do you like the Yamahas? I'm thinking about picking up a P7000 and a pair of P5000's.
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Jacob,

Ive had or used just about every brand and model of amp in the last 20+ years and the Yamaha P Series can go head to head with any of them.
I currently have 2 PLX 2402s also, and don't get me wrong they are a great amp, but they are no match for the Yammies

They have very warm sound and the crossover and processing are nice features

In my opinion to do better you would have to go class A/B
 
I got a crown XTi2000 and so far has been working good. I am selling my RMX2450 soon to get an XTi4000 like you did.

Also, I never had problems with my QSC's. What won me over was that they had USB and I can mess with the settings and no need for a Drive Rack and the weight!

-Brian
 
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