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t’s hard to please every crowd. But you’ll
have a better chance when you use a Crown Features
Power-Tech .1 Series amplifier. Musicians
and DJs alike demand a lot from their sys- • Rugged, professional power amplifier built clean, accurate low end.
tems—clean, punchy sound; reliability; rug- for the road. • Bridge-Mono and Parallel-Mono modes make
gedness; smaller size; less weight—all at a • Quick-access front panel power switch and it easy to optimize the amplifier’s perfor-
reasonable price. And Crown PT .1s bring level controls. Turn-on delay for loudspeaker mance for a wide range of loads.
these benefits and much more to the table. protection. • Balanced phone jack inputs in parallel with
That’s because at Crown, we’ve built our repu- • Patented ODEP ® circuitry and Grounded XLR input connectors.
tation around legendary sound and support. Bridge™ design combine to provide perfor- • Complete protection against shorted outputs,
Power-Tech .1 Series amplifiers are compact, mance and reliability that surpass traditional mismatched loads, overheating, input/output
professional stereo power amplifiers engi- designs. DC and high-frequency overload; full internal
neered to meet the most demanding sound • Easy to read signal presence (SPI) and distor- fault protection.
reinforcement needs. They compare very tion (IOC ®) indicator for each channel.
favorably to more expensive amplifiers, pro- • Three-year, No-Fault, fully-transferrable
viding uncolored sound and signal-to-noise • High damping factor provides superior warranty completely protects your investment
ratios commonly associated with recording control over low-frequency drivers for a and guarantees its specifications.
studios. Plus, every Power-Tech .1 amplifier is
backed by Crown’s unequaled Three-Year, No-
Fault, fully-transferrable warranty that covers
everything. Intermodulation Distortion (IMD): (60 Hz and 7 Load Impedance: Safe with all types of loads.
kHz 4:1) Less than 0.05% from less than 171 Rated for 4 to 8 ohms in Stereo, 8 to 16 ohms
With over five decades of experience designing milliwatts to full bandwidth power. in Bridge-Mono and 2 to 4 ohms in Parallel-
and building rock-solid products, Crown is the Mono mode.
standard in amp technology. So check out the Damping Factor: Greater than 1,000 from 10
affordable, “all-Crown” Power-Tech .1. They Hz to 400 Hz. Required AC Mains: Power requirements are
are a powerful argument for quality and value! provided on each unit’s back panel. 120 VAC,
Crosstalk: Greater than 75 dB below full band-
60 Hz and 100/120/220/240 VAC, 50 to 60
For more details about the Power-Tech .1 width power from 50 Hz to 2 kHz, rising linearly
Hz (non-convertible) units are available. Rated
Series, contact the Crown Technical Support to greater than 60 dB at 20 kHz.
AC mains voltages are ±10%. Quiescent power
Group at 800-342-6939 or 219-294-8200. Controlled Slew Rate: Greater than 13 draw is 90 watts or less. 100 and 120 VAC units
Also, visit the Crown Audio website at volts/ms. draw up to 6 amps of current; 220 and 240 VAC
www.crownaudio.com. units draw up to 3 amps.
Voltage Gain: 54:1 ±6% or 35 dB ±0.5 dB at
0.775-volt sensitivity; 30:1 ±6% or 30 dB ±0.5 Low-Voltage Power Supply: A ±24 VDC fan-
dB at 1.4-volt sensitivity; 20:1 ±6% or 26 dB former supply (fan motor winding) regulated to
Specifications ±0.5 dB at the maximum level setting.
The following applies to units in Stereo mode with 8-ohm loads
±15 VDC.
and an input sensitivity of 26 dB unless otherwise specified. AC Connector: An appropriate AC line cord and
120 VAC, 60 Hz Units: refers to amplifiers with dedicated plug are provided. North American units have
transformers for 120 VAC, 60 Hz power mains.
Power
Output Power: a standard 3-wire, 15-amp grounded connector
International Units: refers to amplifiers with special multi-tap (NEMA 5-15P).
transformers that make them configurable for several AC
mains voltages and line frequencies.
Controls
Performance Power: A front panel push button switch used
Frequency Response: ±0.1 dB from 20 Hz to to turn the amplifier on and off. It is also a
20 kHz at 1 watt. circuit breaker for the power supply.
Phase Response: ±10 degrees from 10 Hz to Level: A front panel rotary potentiometer for
20 kHz at 1 watt. each channel used to control the output level.
Signal-to-Noise: A-weighted, better than 105 Stereo/Mono: A three-position back panel
dB below full bandwidth power. Better than 100 switch used to select Stereo, Bridge-Mono or
dB below full bandwidth power from 20 Hz to Parallel-Mono mode.
20 kHz.
Sensitivity: A three-position switch behind the
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): Less than input module used to select the input sensitivity
0.05% at full bandwidth power from 20 Hz to 1 for both channels: 0.775 volts or 1.4 volts for
kHz increasing linearly to 0.1% at 20 kHz. standard 1 kHz power, or 26 dB voltage gain.
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