Crown commercial amps for home use?


Hi: I was wondering if anyone is using a Crown amp full-range for home stereo and if so,how do they compete sound-wise with other "home-use" amps?. I am looking for at least 400 per-side@4ohms,power-miser and no fan! I was looking into the K-1, but not sure now!!! Thanks, Huck
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I also must comment on how good a qsc amp sounds. I bought one to drive subwoofers, but, out of curiosity, tried it full range. What a surprise! Come to think about it, why should a prosound amp sound inferior? The same circuits and electronics components are available for all to use in their products. I am sure that no designer or manufacturer goes out of his way to sound lousy.

One valid objection is cooling fan noise. This is no problem if the amp can be remotely located, for example in the cellar.

I have no experience with Crown amps, but I do note that they market one model, at much greater price, which is intended for studio use, and incorporates various high end features.

I am presently using prosound amps...Carver ZR1600. But these are digital, and that's another topic.
Matrix...The amp includes overtemperature protection, so fan failure would not be a disaster. By the way, at least for the digital CarverPro ZR1600, it's said that for home audio use, where you aren't pulling 600 watts/channel all the time, the fan can be disconnected. The fans typically are DC, and speed-controlled based on temperature.

Bigjoe...My amp is also a rmx 1450. I think that the fan is too noisy to have in the listening room, but mine is in the cellar so it's OK.