Crown XLS 1000 Reviews

4.4/5.0 based on 10 customer reviews

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Henri
from Deltona,Florida
February 28, 2012 Music Background:
Pro musician,live sound and recording.

Great match for the SWR Goliath 3/4 bass bins

I bought this amp for my bass rig and it is the near perfect mate for my SWR Goliath 3,clean and not a whisper from it in bridged mode.
Get this amp if you care about your sound and your back.
Mike you're the best!

Richard
from Austin TX
November 29, 2011 Music Background:
Vocal hobbyist

Crown power amps

No problems hooking up and my system sounds great!!

Rick Rhodes
from Woodstock, GA
November 18, 2011 Music Background:
Ex-Pro Musician, Home Studio Rat

Perfect!

Exactly what I needed to power my vintage horn-loaded speakers - this amp is quiet, too. Thanks, Sweetwater!!!

Charles
from Colorado
May 28, 2010 Music Background:
Live Sound Engineer

Crown Does It Again!

I Love Love Love This Amp, I Have Some Crown XTI's For My Mains However I Didn't Want To Spend That Much For My Floor Wedges, This Is The Perfect Amp For The Perfect Cost! + I'm Still Amazed How Light It Is. If I Didn't Have My XTI's Id Use These Instead For Everything.

Amato
from Astoria,NY
January 18, 2012 Music Background:
Pro Gigging Musician

Get It--'Nuff Said.

I'm doing sols gigs right now with my Piano,Drum Machine,and Vocals.I have Q.S.C.,and Carvin Amps which I Love, however the weight issue was getting to me.I didn't trust the new lightweight technology but with Sweetwaters 18 month financing I figured I'd give the Crown amp a try.In a nutshell--if you're a Gigging Musician buy it.You will lighten your load by about 20 Lbs and get all the Sonic Character you'll need.By the way I've spent thousands with other Music Dealers and have never gotten the personalized service I got from Sweetwater.Thank you Bob Mondak.

Raven
from Bend, Oregon
November 20, 2011 Music Background:
Promoter and performer since 1986

Great performance and looks!

I recently purchased this Crown amp to run 'monitor world' in my band.
We're a five piece rock band and needed to develop a monitor system on stage that would help us hear the vocals better. The Crown XLS 1000 is perfect for the job, delivering 350W to the 4 SA-12M monitors we use.
The overall look and construction of the amp is pretty nice as well and the setting options are a nice plus too!

Richard Rowley
from United States
April 1, 2012 Music Background:
Worship Leader & Sound man forSHAOG for 5 years. Computer software developer for 35 yrs.

Crown is good.

I bought the low end of the series due to cost for a start up church and that we only needed to drive the main speakers (monitors are self-powered). Ran Peavy SP2's for the main. Power was more than ample. I plan on getting one more, possibly the XLS 1500, so round out redundant need and extra power to drive additional monitors and such.

from GA USA
February 24, 2012

Works well, easy to set up, light

Satisfied with the sound amplification of this model so far. I love how small it is, and it was very easy to install because of the size.

Mark S Schwartz
from Oklahoma City, OK
November 18, 2011 Music Background:
Recording Engineer

Crown XLS 1000

I use the Crown XLS 1000 to amplify my Mackie Mixing Console. It was easy to hook up and supplies our needs very well. The Crown gives us plenty of "head room" in our control room.

Captain Kirk
from Jamaica
February 11, 2011 Music Background:
Live Sound Engineer

Not bad

This is a very light weight amp so its a pleasure to carry around, plus its very nice to look at. It plays very cleanly and even at its limit it still sounds good with just a hint of distortion. I am disappointed with the power of the amp. It has lots of power but it runs out of steam quicker than it should.

Crown XLS 1000

2 x 350W at 4 Ohms, 2 x 215W at 8 Ohms, Less Than 12 lbs!