From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Wed Oct 01 11:55:52 2003
Subject:Re: power amps

we use the SRM450s for the overseass AFE tours, and
they shut down all the time. The 2 up front w subs
are fine, but the ones used as monitors are always
going thermal.

--- Dan Sevush wrote:
> I think it's a good news/bad news scenario. The good
> news is the amp does
> not need repairs. The bad news is that it wimped out
> when you needed it to
> function.
>
> I hear about people thermalling their Mackie SRM450s
> but honestly, I've had
> them painfully loud and never seen it happen. I
> really think it's Mackie's
> way of saying "turn it down a bit!"
>
> > Glad to hear you've had good luck with your
> Mackie amp. In the Pro
> > Audio world, they have a terrible reputation. When
> pushed, they are
> > very well known for thermalling and switching into
> protect mode. As
> > one guy said, "The biggest problem with the Mackie
> amp is that they
> > didn't make the vents big enough to let all the
> magic smoke out."
> > The best component of the Mackie product is the
> advertising dept.
>

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