"...That's right. Especially considering how discerning the "disco music" market is!..."

"... Don't forget to read the exciting summary! I really do want to keep the loudness levels up during compression - don't you?..."

"...Any audio company that touts its amp's ability to compress music for the greatest loudness level is not indicative of one that pursues high fidelity..."

Here's a hanky, you have some snot on you...

"Niches, we got plenty niches" says the Crown website. Looks as though they optimize designs to fit 'em as needs of the business dictate.

Tsk, tsk...you get a "F" on that one...didn't do our COMPLETE homework, eh?

...the original poster inquired as to the Crown Reference Series amps...not the CTs or K-series...the latter two utilize Crown's TLC thermal input compression scheme...the former one doesn't.

Bruce quoted specs from the Micro-series...designed and built for touring, no TLC in these either...built to withstand ham-handed roadies, most trav'lin' bands don't require "audiophile-grade" distortion specs...

jimHJJ(...poor, poor Crown...just not "fancy" or expensive enough...)