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Is my amp the problem?

I recently decided to bi-amp my speakers so I purchased a crown xls 1002. (225w 8 ohm). I am driving a 10 woofer. It sounds horrible. I can't seem to get it to put out much power despite its rating even when I make all the right adjustments. Its a class D amp. Is that my problem? It just doesn't seem to have any Ba**s. Lol. Advice is appreciated.
jimbones
jimbones OP
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New development: A buddy of mine with more equipment than shelves to use this stuff (lol) lent me a Antimode 2.0. Apparently it has a Xo in it. Input impedance not specified.  
jimbones OP
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Well the parasound amp arrived. And I have to say if I didnt have bad luck I would have no luck at all.  I turned it on and it does have more balls than the crown but then I noticed the current limit LED's lighting/ I called Parasound and they said it is probably defective. Sure enough, I opened the unit and the electrolytics are leaking. Thats what I get for buying an old piece of equipment. I'll look for a newer and more powerful amp. Whose got the stamina to hang in there with me ha ha :-P

auxinput
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Wow, yeah the HCA1000 could be as old as 1999. Time for a re-cap job! I’ll hang on til the end, lol!

There’s a Emotiva XPA-200 on audiogon for $399. That’s $100 off retail, but amp is probably going to be 3-4 years old max. It has more power supply capacitor bank than the HCA 1000, but transformer is smaller. It’s not going to have the brute force of the larger monoblocks, but it’s definitely cheaper, and I’m sure it will be competitive with the HCA 1000.

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atmasphere
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Wow- that's a rather scathing indictment on a Crown class D amp. Can't even keep up with an aging and clearly limping conventional solid state amp. Sheesh.
auxinput
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If you can swing a couple hundred bucks more, there's a pair of New-in-box Emotiva XPA-100 monoblocks over at the Emotiva lounge "Emporium" forum for $550 + shipping + paypal.  These would do better than the XPA-200.  The title is "XPA-100 GEN 2 PAIR BNIB".

Good luck on your amp hunt.

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