Amplifiers
QSC Audio Model GX5 Power Amplifier by Will James, 07.15.2008
It is a stout little power amp, delivering plenty of power with plenty of speed. It is light in weight but not a lightweight in the general power amp world..
More... Atlas Sound PA702 Power Amplifier by Roger Williams III, 06.15.2008
The PA702 lends itself to a myriad of installed audio applications..
More... INTER-M PAC-5000 Mixer Amplifier06.15.2008
With five microphone, two auxiliary and four remote Mic inputs, Inter-M’s PAC-5000 utilizes two sources, including built-in media input (CD player/tuner/user-accessible USB), at a time, over 12 zones each for a total of 24 zones..
More... Pass Labs XA30.5 Studio Amplifier by John Gatski, 02.15.2008
With fewer and fewer passive speakers being offered to the pros, studios that want to power passives also have fewer pure pro-oriented studio amps from which to choose..
More... QSC PL380 PowerLight3 Amplifier by David Rittenhouse, 01.15.2008
The PowerLight3 upgrades the PowerLight2 series, adding and refining some appreciated functions. This amp features QSC’s reactive “back EMF,” which recycles the unused energy back to the power supply to produce an AC efficiency..
More... Aphex HeadPod 454 Headphone Amplifier by Rob Tavaglione, 11.15.2007
While audio pros are moving towards multi-channel monitoring systems that offer user “mixing” at each station, a whole generation of desktop recordists often deal with having only one headphone output … and still a whole band’s..
More... Powersoft K10 High-Power Amplifier by David Rittenhouse, 11.15.2007
You may be saying, “Wow, another high-powered amp on the market. Ooh — let me run out and buy it now because it’s the best new thing and this reviewer said it was awesome.” (Please note the sarcasm.) .
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FMR Audio RNLA7239 Levelling Amplifier by Rob Tavaglione, 10.15.2007
What if I told you of a levelling amp that claimed to be “really nice,” was only a third of a rack-space wide and sold for $250? You’d be skeptical, right…but check this out..
More... Lipinski Sound L-3601 PowerStand by Bob Katz, 10.15.2007
The object of powered stands is to combine the advantages of powered loudspeakers (short loudspeaker cables for lower resistance) with the advantages of separates (reduction in distortion due to microphonics)..
More... Yamaha Tn Series Amplifier by David Rittenhouse, 07.15.2007
Everyone seems to want power, power and more power these days. Shockingly, I am not talking about politicians; I am talking about engineers and their large touring amplifiers..
More... Lab.gruppen FP+ Series Amplifiers by David Rittenhouse, 07.15.2007
But the questions still loom large that we must answer: whether the touring world needs more power and less bulk, or is this just another highly touted, fast-sell upgrade we all could have lived without..
More... Lab.gruppen C68:4 Power Amplifier by Andrew Roberts, 07.01.2006
Here in the states, Lab.gruppen (a Swedish amplifier manufacturer) existed in relative obscurity until the late 1990s. Today, their products appear on many high profile tours and their fP series amps are known as a benchmark for..
More... QSC PLX3602 Power Amplifier by Andrew Roberts, 07.01.2006
It was with much anticipation that I received for review the PLX3602, a replacement for the venerable 3402, the former flagship of the PLX series..
More... Crest Audio CC4000 Power Amplifier by Will James, 07.01.2006
The 1980s saw the industry standard of power amps with models like the Crest Audio 8001, 9001 and the mighty 10001. They may well be setting a new standard with the new CC series..
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