[William Sommerwerck]

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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I seriously doubt that in this day and age, Crown would field an amplifier
that simply failed to work or would unconditionally sound bad, if in good
working condition. I say this somewhat advisedly, having some inside
information about the reliability of some of their parent company's OEM
power amps for automotive use.

Which is why I bought some K1s without auditioning them.

As I've said before, Dr. Clayton Barclay, no longer with Crown, twice
apologized to me for Crown having manufactured them. He had left the
company, and was not present to block their manufacture.

If I recall correctly, he told me that the K1s had never been subjected to
Crown input-output null test, which reveals distortion with program
material, not test tones.

Dr. Barclay urged me to find Crown "Power Line" amps, which were his
favorites, and (of course) are no longer made. He said they could achieve a
90dB I/O null on program material.