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BGRA: QSC RMX2450
| Manufacturer |
QSC |
Model |
RMX2450 |
| Reviewer |
Mitchell |
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| Experience |
20+ |
Item owned |
1-6 months |
| Review Date |
2002-11-15 |
Price paid |
550 |
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Dimensions | 3.5 in x 19 in x 16 in |
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Weight | 45lbs |
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Power | 500 watts 8 ohms; 750 watts 4ohms |
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Other | Bridged 1500 watts 8 ohms; 2400 watts 4 ohms |
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I use this amp with a Ken Smith BSR6GN, Alembic F1X preamp, Furman PQ-3
parametirc equalizer, DBX 266XL compressor, and SWR Goliath 4x10 and SWR
Son of Bertha 1x15 speakers. I play this rig with jazz fusion, blues, and
funk bands. The instrumentation of the bands I perform with ranges from
a 4 to 8 piece (Bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, sax, trumpet, trombone,
vocals).
I usually play with one SWR Goliath 4x10 cabinet and I run the power amp
bridged to get the full power of the amp and to have plenty of headroom.
This amp is really powerful. It gives me a loud full sound. If I am
performing with 4 pieces or 8 pieces it always gives me enough power to
have plenty of bottom. I have always been parital to QSC power amps
because I really like the way they sound. I bought this amp to replace my
old QSC MX1500 that I purchased about 14 years ago. I never had any
problems with that amp and I am keeping it as a back up. I feel that this
amp's best feature is its headroom. I have never had the amp clip during
any performances. The SWR cabinets can handle 700 watts so I turn the
power amps volume up about 3/4 and that is more that enough power. Since I
play a 6 string Smith I use the compressor to tame the peaks.
The amp has a built in limiter to protect your speakers but the only
problem is it has a high threshold. The filter feature is great but it
requires time for the user to experiment. You will need to play around
with the features to get the optimal settings. The other great thing about
this amp is the price! This amp is a great value for the power ratings.
If anyone is looking for a good high power low cost power amp, give this
one a try.
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