so about these new 10lb amps...

[doncolga]

I have the Peavey IPR 1600 DSP (7lbs.) It might be hard to believe from a package this light, but the power is certainly there...you won't be dissapointed imo.

+1. I own eight of them (one isn't in the photo). They've been great.

Very cool to see that.

[biggerrigger]

I have the Peavey IPR 1600 DSP (7lbs.) It might be hard to believe from a package this light, but the power is certainly there...you won't be dissapointed imo.

+1. I own eight of them (one isn't in the photo). They've been great.

Brent, Can you give us an idea of what the rack with the laptop weighs in total with all of its gear?

[BrentEvans]

Brent, Can you give us an idea of what the rack with the laptop weighns in total with all of its gear?

Probably 100lb or so. Its also quite top heavy. The preamps and interfaces in the top rack weigh more than an IPR.

[bzb]

Brent, aren't those the non-DSP versions? I thought DSP had different vents. I'm still hesitating to pull the trigger on getting one, as I'm using a XTi-2000 right now.

[netwerks]

Would I be good with these light weights amps?

Yes.

Keep in mind you can not run the inuke @ 2 ohms. It is essentially a low-power bridged amplifier which is why you can't bridge it. (Not that you would want to ever.)

I have a Peavey IPR DSP and Crown XTIs. Both sound great with Peavey weighing half as much however, the DSP is a bit more limited than the XTI series. If you are using external DSP this point is moot. I am still waiting on the Crest pro-lite 3.0dsp to come out which is essentially a beefed up peavey with a bigger capacitors. Probably out in 6 weeks or so.

[sine143]

reports of crest pro lite 5.0 and 7.5 are out there too.... but god knows when they'll make it to us. I've been staring at the pro lite 3.0 dsp product page for almost 2 years now

[fyah2k5]

So, crest amps are basically beefed up Peavey amps? Pardon my ignorance.

[biggerrigger]

The crest Pro-Lite 3.0DSP is out.
http://www.gearclubdirect.com/search.as ... search.y=0

[BrentEvans]

Brent, aren't those the non-DSP versions? I thought DSP had different vents. I'm still hesitating to pull the trigger on getting one, as I'm using a XTi-2000 right now.

Yes. I have all the DSP my heart desires in that SAC rig at the top of the rack.

[bmf]

I wouldn't hold my breath that they are actually in stock. I chased these amps all over the country with suppliers who said they had them in stock. Every time I tried to order they back ordered them saying that "their" supplier was out of stock. I have spoken with Crest Audio numerous times and none of the recent conversations led me to believe they were any closer to getting them on the shelf. All of this being said I have not spoke with them in nearly a month so I could be completely wrong here.
The Crest's have greatly improved capacitance over the IPR's and are designed to be bridged not as an afterthought but as a primary function.
I did however give up on them being available and started buying up Crown drivecores to replace my QSC's (which had replaced "old" crest amps that had replaced Peaveys and both felt like they were made of concrete). Time will tell if I end up back with Crest in this brave new class D world we all seem to be heading towards.

[Ryan A]

The IPR2 7500 is out now and for sale a few places around the net. 3,750 watts per channel @ 2 ohms and 15 lbs, 124 RMS voltage swing. Who needs bridge with that kind of power? Even if it does half what they say, that's a lot of power. It should have plenty of caps in it. One thing I read from someone who used it says its like having a bottomless pit of power.

Considering people are happy with the IPR1600, wouldn't be surprised if this 7500 does what it says. Only thing I can't wrap my brain around is how they get 7,500 watts out of a 2,000 watt circuit. I'd be worried about blowing CB's every few minutes if I had one.

IPR2 7500 DSP added to my wish list; a 15 pound amp that can run an 8-stack of V-plated horns.

[BrentEvans]

Only thing I can't wrap my brain around is how they get 7,500 watts out of a 2,000 watt circuit. I'd be worried about blowing CB's every few minutes if I had one.

From the IPR7500 spec sheet:

2 ohm power is time limited by circuit breaker.

[bzb]

Anyone done a comparison between XTi 2000 and the IPR 1600 DSP?

[escapemcp]

Keep in mind you can not run the inuke @ 2 ohms. It is essentially a low-power bridged amplifier which is why you can't bridge it. (Not that you would want to ever.)

To clarify your point:
Only the NU6000 is unbridgeable (as it is 2 NU3000s in the same case). The 3000 and 1000 can be bridged, and can run down to 2Ω (or 4Ω bridged).

And you can call the iNukes 'low-power', but that would put most other amps that people use on here in the same category. My Nu3000DSP does 315W into 8Ω and 620W into 4Ω which isn't to be sniffed at (in fact, it is ideal for 50V BFM duty). 2Ω isn't so great though (1040W=45.6V). Yeah, it's no powersoft, but I took this BFM route to avoid having to need multimega kilowatt amps!

[netwerks]

Keep in mind you can not run the inuke @ 2 ohms. It is essentially a low-power bridged amplifier which is why you can't bridge it. (Not that you would want to ever.)

To clarify your point:
Only the NU6000 is unbridgeable (as it is 2 NU3000s in the same case). The 3000 and 1000 can be bridged, and can run down to 2Ω (or 4Ω bridged).

And you can call the iNukes 'low-power', but that would put most other amps that people use on here in the same category. My Nu3000DSP does 315W into 8Ω and 620W into 4Ω which isn't to be sniffed at (in fact, it is ideal for 50V BFM duty). 2Ω isn't so great though (1040W=45.6V). Yeah, it's no powersoft, but I took this BFM route to avoid having to need multimega kilowatt amps!

Yes you are correct? Any idea what max voltage swing is on a NU3000?