Chinese pro audio amps.

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Chinese pro audio amps.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=155

I'm not endorsing this, just analyzing. lol

When you buy bulk, importing the Chinese amps, you can get a nice price

assuming the guy selling doesn't do crazy markups. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I have not doubt that these amp can generate some good power numbers,

but just like any pro audio amplifier, even Crown or QSC, etc., if you

were to stress test these amps the numbers you get will be less than advertised

unless it's a 'PFC' type of design.

What is interesting is those amps are configured for 220VAC, which it needs to

be for the higher power models. But the guy is looking to get some in 120VAC

configurations. This of course reduces the output power of the high powered

amps, so you might have to do an electrical cord mod with 30A plug. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

My final thoughts are on post #61 of that thread.

Preliminary pricing;

PL160- $240.00

PL320- $275.00

PL680- $300.00

PL960- $330

The SPT series is

6001: $230

7001: $275

8001: $320

9001: $400

LA600: $200.00

LA800: $230.00

The next variable to consider is serviceability. If your amp smokes whether it's

Behringer, Crown, QSC, Chinese imports, who will fix your broken amp?

For me, I'd just fix my broken amp so it's a moot issue, but if you can repair,

do you know anyone that can repair amps? If so, then the risk on the Chinese

imported amp can be low, otherwise in spite of the low price, the risk could

be high.

Note SPT and PL series are the same amp, just different face plates. I don't

know why the price was different. lol .. Perhaps the guy selling them was

just estimating costs. But anyways, $330 for a PL960 could be a nice snag.

I think a few people will buy the smaller LA series and have Chuck on AVS

do some amp tests.

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