syklopz
10-22-2008, 10:50 AM
This is a KILLER amp for your Man Cave/Poker rooms:
Applications: Contractor/installation
Key Features: Eight-channel; multiple channel configurations; DataPorts; QSC PowerWave technology; security cover
Price: $2,450 (I pulled this from an old invoice, so you can likely find it cheaper)
Availability: you can get these through most any music store (Guitar Center/Sam Ash) or Sound Company.
Essentially this is an INCREDIBLY flexible 8 channel poweramp. QSC is an industry leader in the Live Sound/Permanent install arena. I can vouch, when I was in Sound and lightin industry, all the amps in the rack, save one was a QSC.
This amp has eight independent channels. They can be configured as eight mono, four stereo, four bridged, or variations combining these modes. With eight channels providing a claimed 140 watts at 4 ohms , the CX168 is capable of delivering ample power to multiple zones. For example, in a HT application, it could power the Front, Rear and centers, and subs. Each channel also has a discrete input section so you could also set up multiple zones in the house to pipe music to, all with their own separate source. i.e. The Football game in the MC, Cd in the kitchen for the Wifey while she cooks for the boys, and the radio for the kids in the upstairs rumpus room.
Need more power for one zone or speaker? Just bridge a channel pair (1/2, 3/4, 5/6 or 7/8 ) and you have a 260-watt (8 ohms) channel with six others still available.
In a conventional amp design - with all these channels plus bridging capability - there could be problems. Since all the channels operate from a single power supply, potential exists for a bad channel to take out the whole amp.
QSC solved this potential problem by giving the CX isolated transformer windings and individual fuses for each channel. Each channel uses QSC's "AC-coupled," DC fault blocking system. This safeguard prevents DC faults from reaching the load - regardless of the fuse status and without shutting down the main supply. Also, the fan speed is dictated by the hottest channel, ensuring that thermal problems will be minimized.
I'll dig up the pics I had from a buddy's install a couple of months ago and post them.
ROCK solid performance and a shit ton of flexibility.
Applications: Contractor/installation
Key Features: Eight-channel; multiple channel configurations; DataPorts; QSC PowerWave technology; security cover
Price: $2,450 (I pulled this from an old invoice, so you can likely find it cheaper)
Availability: you can get these through most any music store (Guitar Center/Sam Ash) or Sound Company.
Essentially this is an INCREDIBLY flexible 8 channel poweramp. QSC is an industry leader in the Live Sound/Permanent install arena. I can vouch, when I was in Sound and lightin industry, all the amps in the rack, save one was a QSC.
This amp has eight independent channels. They can be configured as eight mono, four stereo, four bridged, or variations combining these modes. With eight channels providing a claimed 140 watts at 4 ohms , the CX168 is capable of delivering ample power to multiple zones. For example, in a HT application, it could power the Front, Rear and centers, and subs. Each channel also has a discrete input section so you could also set up multiple zones in the house to pipe music to, all with their own separate source. i.e. The Football game in the MC, Cd in the kitchen for the Wifey while she cooks for the boys, and the radio for the kids in the upstairs rumpus room.
Need more power for one zone or speaker? Just bridge a channel pair (1/2, 3/4, 5/6 or 7/8 ) and you have a 260-watt (8 ohms) channel with six others still available.
In a conventional amp design - with all these channels plus bridging capability - there could be problems. Since all the channels operate from a single power supply, potential exists for a bad channel to take out the whole amp.
QSC solved this potential problem by giving the CX isolated transformer windings and individual fuses for each channel. Each channel uses QSC's "AC-coupled," DC fault blocking system. This safeguard prevents DC faults from reaching the load - regardless of the fuse status and without shutting down the main supply. Also, the fan speed is dictated by the hottest channel, ensuring that thermal problems will be minimized.
I'll dig up the pics I had from a buddy's install a couple of months ago and post them.
ROCK solid performance and a shit ton of flexibility.