file Is Crest CC5500 as good as CA18

13 years 5 months ago #9899 by levyte357
Is Crest CC5500 as good as CA18 was created by levyte357
Specs and various reviews suggest amp is very good, would like to believe Crest have somehow matched performance of CA18, in amp which is only 2U, and 15kg lighter than CA18, but still skeptical.



If the amp wont meet it's spec @ 40-80hz, not for me really.

CC4000 internal pic is very dissappointing, hope Crest have'nt embarked on the "Its cheap so don't care route", like Crown.

Any feedback/comments?

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13 years 5 months ago #9907 by tony.a.s.s.
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looks like another Chinese amp to me. It is nice looking though.

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13 years 5 months ago #9908 by levyte357
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Tony.A.S.S. wrote: looks like another Chinese amp to me. It is nice looking though.


Already had proven Chinese amp lined up for the task, guess I'll stick with it.... :lol:

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13 years 5 months ago #9911 by david
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levyte357 wrote:

Tony.A.S.S. wrote: looks like another Chinese amp to me. It is nice looking though.


Already had proven Chinese amp lined up for the task, guess I'll stick with it.... :lol:


i have 2 x cc4000 amps on sub, running 4 ohm stereo with 4 x hog scoops/4ohm b&c 18tbx100 drivers.
the amps never had problems in the 3 years i have them, and they work good, always running cold, but now i'm looking for something better. they are very reliable but not first class(like infinite 8 mk2/crest pro 9001 and so on), one very experienced soundman told me...the boxes sound great but you should get a more powerful amp...i'm very cautious with them anyway, i prefer less db but end the gig without problems so i try to avoid clip lights, but i feel the acl limiting system works very well (as in all of my crests), so i guess that if you run them with acl light flashing often, its not big problem and the sub performance would be better...

and yes, on the back its made in china

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13 years 5 months ago #9912 by saul
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lev checkout lewis' review on the pro9200

looks roooiiight tasty

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13 years 5 months ago #9918 by bitzo
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Tony, what type of amp do you prefer for sub 4ohm loading on both channel ?

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13 years 5 months ago #9919 by levyte357
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saul wrote: lev checkout lewis' review on the pro9200

looks roooiiight tasty



Saw that, not bad... but £2K price tag..

Looking for "efficient", torroidial, 4 ohm stereo amp..

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13 years 1 month ago #11674 by luton_soundman
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marvins said some good things about the crest cc5500 and it was driving turbomax's. At the next 4scoop stack event i play at im gona test 4 pd1850's off of my one and see how it copes. If im not happy i'll buy another and bridge the pair on 4.... 11000w on 4 1850's..... smiley34 :lol:

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13 years 1 month ago #11675 by levyte357
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luton_soundman wrote: marvins said some good things about the crest cc5500 and it was driving turbomax's. At the next 4scoop stack event i play at im gona test 4 pd1850's off of my one and see how it copes. If im not happy i'll buy another and bridge the pair on 4.... 11000w on 4 1850's..... smiley34 :lol:


If bridging is your thing, hold off on the CC5500... Will be trying out "bridge monster" in couple of weeks... :lol:

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13 years 1 month ago #11680 by tony.a.s.s.
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You could also try my amp out Lev. 2 bridged lumps in one amp.

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