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Crown Powerline 4
Crown Powerline 4 amp to try as a "summer" amp for my rear Belles, you know - when the temperatures are pushing the 90s-100s in the Midwest and I would rather not heat up the room further by firing up my NOSValves VRDs. My understanding is that the PS and Powerline series were basically the same, with the PS being the pro variant and the Power Line being Crown's attempt, in the `80's at the consumer/home audio market. As a result, the Powerline 4 has consumer RCA jacks instead of pro ones.
Apparently, the PS and Power Line series also used what Crown called Multi-Mode circuitry, which allowed the amps pre driver stage to run in Class A for the first couple of watts, and then, as the amp gets pushed, it switches over to AB+B. The specs are 165 watts per channel, with a heat sink thermally joined with the chassis – and thus, no fans.
Visually, even though the amp is large, it has certain WAF, if that is of a concern, arising out of its brushed metal exterior. The thing is also built like a tank and weighs over 50 pounds. Sound-wise, it does not have the wetness and dimensionality that my VRDs have, but it has a surprisingly nice sound for a solid state amp at lower volumes. In fact, this amp sounds pretty close to my Bryston at lower volumes. At higher volumes, this monster grabs the woofers with authority and tells them what to do. Also, it has a noticeable lack of grain or glare at higher volumes, similar to my QSC PLX series amp.
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