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Zak,I look forward to your comments. If the Crown comes up short, get ready to explain:- why you chose not to cryo treat the Crown...even though there is no proof this is safe or improves the performance in any way. - why you didn't have thousands of hours break in on the Crown. If it doesn't sound good, no matter how many hours you have used it, the reason it came up short is because it needs a couple hundred more hours to fully break in. - why you didn't use those magic wood pucks (and cushy pads underneath for bonus points). The Crown cognoscenti can't live without their magic pucks and I can imagine people attributing the outcome of your evaluation to the use of these pucks, or lack thereof. I'm looking forward to comparing the Crown to the NCore and will post my honest opinion. If I feel extra ambitious I'll even compare it to the older Crown K1 currently powering my subs. That will be a PITA because I'll have to mess with the level of the subs and everything is dialed in perfectly at the moment. My intention is to play some of my favorite tracks, ones I'm very familiar with, jazz, rock, lots of vocals, some good recordings, etc. I'll make sure levels are comparable for both amps and turn off my subs. Everything will be plugged directly into the wall and all of my current year is fully broken in. I'll also leave the crown plugged in overnight before doing any critical listening. It's probably not necessary but I'll do it anyway. Roscoe, I'll contact you offline to see if you want to swing by and give your opinion or if you want to hear the crown on your system. It's very lightweight and easy to move around. ThanksJack
Which one is which?
Really? Or are you taking your own advice and lying?
I am sure Tomy2's goal of this amp tour is not to see how it stacks up to the Ncores, he is being generous to see how you like these Crown amps. I am sure if you already have decided the Crown is not worthy, it won't matter how you hook the amp up. In your mind, the Ncores stomps this Crown amp that sells for $325, Ncores $1900.I just know what works the best at my house with the dirty AC.
Zak, no matter what, even if you have to lie, make sure you say that the Ncores sounds the best and by a huge margin. And that goes for all of the Ncore owners on this tour. We don't want any riots to start here.
Tommy2's goal is to see how the amp stacks up against the nCore. That's why he is sending it to me. If my mind was made up, why would I waste time messing with an amp/disconnecting wires, etc.? Your negative opinion of the NCore is pretty well documented and everyone is entitled to an opinion. In my system, the nCore sounds very good, excellent, IMO. If the Crown is 80% as good as the nCore, I will buy one. If it's as good as the nCore, I'll do the same and sell my
Go Jack!The voice of reality................ and humor too.
I am sorry if you thought I was directing this to you, my words is not the best at times. I meant this as an overall comment to any of the Ncore owners.But one of the major problems of the Ncores at my place was the brightness and edginess. Triode Pete might have given me the answer today. Those power cords that was sent with the tour amps were bright. They were made of silver wire. I started to change the power cords, but I only had one of the same to try.
OzarkTom, You know I win either way, Because I'm not getting rid of either amp. I picked out the playlist to compare the two, and hopeful get some time to listen to over the weekend. The second Crown I move down to my work area and have been listening to a good part of the day. 626R's sitting on top of 80's circa Fried 10" transmision line Bass cabinets . WOW they sound pretty incredible even at lower volume then I listen to in my 2 channel. ZAK
I am sorry if you thought I was directing this to you, my words is not the best at times. I meant this as an overall comment to any of the Ncore owners
No problem Ozark. I was not trying to be mean and appreciate your contribution to the thread.
Nice ZAKski288!If you have two crown 1500's you should try running them in bridge mono and see what you think. That's what I'm doing now and I think they're a little better in that configuration. Look forward to hearing more from you!
Thanks Tomy2Tone, I think I'm going to Bi Amp my speakers in stereo mode ( there set up with 2 set of binding post ) I also can try them in bridged mono mode . ZAK
Zak should also try his Crown amp with his main speakers while using the high pass crossover, trying different settings according to his subs and the other Crown. That might make a bigger difference than running them in monos. One amp I tried that with had an improvement at least 20%.Jack, if you have time, you can try that also.
Oh snap! Just noticed ZAKski288 has a new avatar, you trying to tell us something?