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Offline jtb

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Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« on: November 15, 2010, 04:13:19 PM »
  magandang araw po, I just want to hear your thoughts and experiences about this amp if some of us here have already used it.
  nagpa-bili po kasi ako nito sa relatives ko sa U.S via guitar center nung april pa. It was supposed to be delivered to the Phils. by
  june(in time with my vacation) pero di natuloy dahil kung anu-ano yung hiningi ng courrier sa relatives ko(eto ang masaklap, kung
  mawala daw, $100 lang ang ibabalik nila. :x). so ang nangyari, hindi ko na-test yung amp at mag-hihintay pa ako ti'll next year  sa
  next vacation ko.
 
  eto pa, akala ko safe on both 120V ang 220V AC yung amp dahil yun ang naka-lagay sa specs. yun pala hindi, I sent the serial number
  of the amp to crown's website to verify and they told me that the amp we got is designed for 120VAC only!  :oops: Now, guitar center
  doesn't want to replace the amp even if its still sealed in its box( dapat daw during the first 30-days pa). tsk! tsk!

  anyway, napa-haba nanaman po ang intro ko. :-D tingin nyo ba pwede ipa-convert yun to 220VAC sa Pinas or just keep it as it is and
  bring along a Heavy Transformer during a setup? sayang lang pagka-lightweight nung amp.. at kung meron na po naka-gamit sa inyo,
  kumusta naman performance Sir?

  eto po yung link if you want to check the specs: http://www.crownaudio.com/amp_htm/xls_drivecore.htm#specs

 TIA and more power to philmusic!


Offline d2wrd

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Re: Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2010, 06:21:16 PM »
sir halos parehas sa LPS2500 yan. OK yan dahil crown naman. hindi naman sya fake. the dis advantage is 120v at talagang kailangan mo ng step down transformer para magamit mo.

Offline tjlimjoco

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Re: Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2010, 06:52:13 AM »
sir halos parehas sa LPS2500 yan. OK yan dahil crown naman. hindi naman sya fake. the dis advantage is 120v at talagang kailangan mo ng step down transformer para magamit mo.

+1  :-D KunG bumiLi ka na lanG ng LPS 2500 dt0 sa PinAs sigurad0 uP & runninG na yan at naKa-warranty pa!

Offline jtb

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Re: Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2010, 04:39:12 PM »
sir halos parehas sa LPS2500 yan. OK yan dahil crown naman. hindi naman sya fake. the dis advantage is 120v at talagang kailangan mo ng step down transformer para magamit mo.

 oo nga bro, di ko na kasi sila nasabihan na i-verify sa sales agent ng Guitar center kung pwede sya sa 220V. kasalukuyang kinukulit
 ko pa sila ngayon na humingi ng replacement. :-D

+1  :-D KunG bumiLi ka na lanG ng LPS 2500 dt0 sa PinAs sigurad0 uP & runninG na yan at naKa-warranty pa!

napa-bili ko na kasi yung amp bago ko nalaman ang tungkol sa LPS series dito sa Philmusic. sayang, baka dalawa pa ang nakuha ko.
dapat ba matched din yung tranformer na gagamitin ko para sa amp? 2000+ watts din?

tnx!

Offline d2wrd

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Re: Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2010, 11:57:51 AM »
Sir kung nabili mo na yan at ayaw na nilang palitan, ipost mo na sa classified pro-audio gear baka may magkagusto. Tapos yung pagbentahan mo ibili mo ng LPS. Ako rin nagpabili din ako sa US at 110v din yung naibigay kaya medyo mabigat na dinadala ko yung transformer pag nagseservice kami. Ginagamit ko na lang syang backup.


Offline jtb

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Re: Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2010, 10:59:33 PM »
 yes Sir, napa-bili ko na pero nasa U.S pa rin kaya nakiki-usap pa kami sa guitar center kung pwede nila palitan.
 sa anong speakers mo ginagamit Sir? FOH? Subs? or monitor? kumusta naman performance sir? soundwise, compared
 sa ibang amp na gamit nyo?

 naisip ko na yan sir na i-benta na lang, pero subukan ko muna cguro kung worth it ang pagdala ng tranformer
 sa setup. :-D may magkaka-interest kaya nyan dito knowing na 120V yung amp? :?


 salamat!

Offline skyjammer

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Re: Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2010, 03:06:38 AM »
Post mo na price mo dito tapos pagdating ng unit post mo na sa classifieds bro. Yun lang, I suggest you price it with the cost of transformer in mind (na bibilhin pa ng buyer). Walang nakalagay sa specs how much power consumption nito pero feeling ko nasa 1,000w-1,500w to so safest transformer to purchase would be around 2kva -- nasa 5k ata pinakamababa nyan. :)

My 2 cents.

Offline jtb

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Re: Crown XLS2500 Power Amp
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2010, 05:38:36 PM »
 don't worry bro, kapag nag-decide ako i-benta I'll price it reasonably. :-D definitely much lower than the retail price considering na 120V yung amp. nabili ko to dahil
lightweight at ayon sa brochure, its an efficient amp. meaning less heat and more
power from the AC outlet is used to produce sound. kaya gusto ko muna subukan bago ko ibenta. :-D

thanks,