Author Topic: 10 mos later I'm back now: prob w/ Orion distorting Mesa/Boogie 400+ (Read 250 times)

worldfamousandy · « **Reply #15 on:** November 29, 2005, 08:52:59 AM »

Regarding the F1X and it's midrange qualities: When I bought mine, I soon discovered that I liked having that Mid knob turned almost all the way up. Someone at Alembic later told me that the Mid control on that preamp is an attenuator. In other words, flat response = 10. Even though the setting looked out of whack, it sounded the way I wanted it to.

turk713 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:36:07 AM »

Thanks everybody for the input. Now a new but relevant question. Crown amps used to be very popular. But now a lot of people are using QSC power amps. Can anybody tell me why Crown perhaps has been superceded in popularity by QSC?

Turk713

turk713 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:41:20 AM »

Gare,

Hey Gare! Been a while since we communicated.

That's a good suggestion. I still have it, and it has sat unused, in need of another overhaul and repair. I grew so tired of having it fixed that it is collecting dust. It has a great loss of power right now. One channel barely has any output at all. I could check to see whether the power stage is the current problem, or the pre. I don't even remember any more.

sincerely,
T

David Houck · « **Reply #18 on:** November 30, 2005, 11:42:40 AM »

Turk; based on my reading of the posts made to this forum on the subject of power amps, I believe it can be said that Crowns are still highly regarded. Among the reasons for my choice of the QSC PLX was the relatively light weight.

2400wattman · « **Reply #19 on:** November 30, 2005, 08:39:31 PM »

Hello Turk, I believe the reason why QSC has attained some of it's popularity is that the PLX series is very light weight consdering their power ratings.I believe that the lowest wattage PLX up to the highest wattage PLX are the same weight.This would make a big difference lugging your rig by yourself. However, the reliability factor I'm not sure about. Track down some amp repairman and ask them what they see the most of come into their shop. That could also help you in your decision, but I'm still going to push the Crown's, especially the Macro series they are to me hands down the best production amps that money can buy. It's like this, when you've got an Alembic you've got an Alembic,when you've got a Crown.......Hey, you won't be wondering or worrying anymore. Unless you didn't get one with enough power.

2400wattman · « **Reply #20 on:** December 05, 2005, 08:04:38 PM »

Turk, have you decided on a preamp yet? If you are you still considering the F1-X, may I also recommend getting an SF-2 or some other eq to put in line w/the F1-X, as the mid control on the F1-X does not boost mids at all. If you are wanting more control over the mid freqs. take this into cosideration. I had gotten to play on my B rig(which is the rig w/the F1-X) 2 weeks ago and I had more time to work with it, only to find out that I wanted more control over those low & high mid freqs. Good luck and Merry Christmas.