QSC MX3000a POWER AMPLIFIER VS. CROWN REFERENCE I STUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER

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Do you see any mention of qualitative performance? Is the word music used at all?

Why restate the obvious? That isn't what is going to seperate their design from others in a competative market.

By contrast, home amplifiers focus on sound quality. Since pelly mentioned Pass Labs, here's the overview for the XA-200s as found on their website:

"However, for the listener with efficient speakers who truly appreciate the most musical presentation possible, few if any amplifiers can approach the level of detail, intimacy, frequency response and dynamic range that the XA 200 will provide. Lush, detailed midrange, combined with a sweet and silky smooth top end, and the authority and bass control offered by Supersymmetry, works together in an intimate and transparent fashion.

They don't care about being able to drive a dozen PA bins nor withstanding the rigors of touring. The distortion specification is "gasp" 1% !! Since I have owned both Crown and Pass designed amps, my choice is clear for what I use at home.

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Different market, different psychology. This is a really good argument to point out how audiophiles want their egos stroked, while pros want no BS to wade through when they go shopping.

-Bruce