Amp for atmos ceiling speakers

You can use XLR adaptors to widen your amplifier choices.

But Crown XLS is a decent choice.

Russdawg1 said:

You can use XLR adaptors to widen your amplifier choices.

But Crown XLS is a decent choice.

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I wonder what "zlwestwood" meant by "small cheap"?

The XLS 1002 is the lowest power amp in the series, but it's still rated at 215W/channel into 8 ohms. It's a stereo amp, so two would be needed for 4 channels.

bobknavs said:

I wonder what "zlwestwood" meant by "small cheap"?



The XLS 1002 is the lowest power amp in the series, but it's still rated at 215W/channel into 8 ohms. It's a stereo amp, so two would be needed for 4 channels.

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Hahahah. Skipped that part and went straight to saying XLR adaptors.

Oh well.

I heard the XLR adapter would severely downgrade the audio quality, is that true?

zlwestwood said:

I heard the XLR adapter would severely downgrade the audio quality, is that true?

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Full disclosure: I have no XLR gear.

XLR is a differential format. Its main virtue is avoiding noise pickup for long cables. Unless you have long cables (much more than 6 feet, 1.8m) connecting your processor to the amps, I'd be surprised if there was an audible difference. That assumes that the RCA cables have adequate grounding and shielding.

Recall that RCA cables have been in use for decades, including for very high-end audio. XLR has been coming in from "pro" gear for a relatively short time.

Another "pro" feature of XLR is locking connectors. Hard to pull out than RCA. Probably of little concern to most home theater users.