Anyone using Mackie or Corwn amps?

[grampi]

The "buy now" price for the XLS 602 on ebay is $292, and the 402 is $244.

[karl k]

I was in reference to "new" prices instead and the comments made about "old" equipment. If your alright with ebay, great! If not, I'm mearly introducing alternatives in the best price/quality range. As far as better than Crown, I never stated that any of the products in my list(today or any other time) were superior in performance to the Crowns or the Mackies... just a viable alternative that may be of equal quality for less(new).

Didn't mean to mislead you.

[grampi]

Those XLS amps are also new, according the their discription.

[karl k]

I stand corrected. Meanwhile, back at the farm...

Check the price for the same amps at Audiolines.com(XLS602 - 269.95/ XLS402 - 229.95)

The XLS series does appear to have some good specs although I wonder if the specs are the same between the XLS xxx-A vs. the XLS xxx since the "A" appears to be substantually higher in price. In my search, I can't find a difference in specs... just looks.

[karl k]

I stand corrected. Meanwhile, back at the farm...

Check the price for the same amps at Audiolines.com(XLS602 - 269.95/ XLS402 - 229.95)

The XLS series does appear to have some good specs although I wonder if the specs are the same between the XLS xxx-A vs. the XLS xxx since the "A" appears to be substantually higher in price. In my search, I can't find a difference in specs... just looks.

I went to Crowns site and it is likely the cheaper XLS series is the old 3U space series(pre 11/20/2002) and the more pricey ones are the replacements(2U space)

FWIW

[grampi]

Those are some dam good prices on the XLS series amps. It would be pretty tough to justify paying $200 or more for a 20+ year old amp when you can get these brand new with a 3 year transferable warranty.

[grampi]

Here's another question to throw into the mix. Since I plan to use this amp only to drive a sub, why not use a mono block amp? Do any companies make these for home systems? I know they're made for car audio use. Seems to me if they are available, a person should be able to get a relatively high powered, high quality amp for a a fairly decent price.