@kclone
The Crown line is Harman's pro-equipment line of amps, so not a lot of features designed for home use. That doesn't mean they don't sound great, but they don't do integrated amps, preamps, etc, that's all left to Mark Levinson.
I do find it a bit odd that they don't have a series of home-oriented gear at a lower cost. They used to market that under Harman/Kardon along with their receivers, but they seem to have pretty much pulled entirely out of that market.
I have my XLS 1502 paired with an Emotiva PT-100 preamp. It's inexpensive, very well built (aside from a cheesy remote), and does everything I need a preamp to do, may be worth checking out.
The Crown line is Harman's pro-equipment line of amps, so not a lot of features designed for home use. That doesn't mean they don't sound great, but they don't do integrated amps, preamps, etc, that's all left to Mark Levinson.
I do find it a bit odd that they don't have a series of home-oriented gear at a lower cost. They used to market that under Harman/Kardon along with their receivers, but they seem to have pretty much pulled entirely out of that market.
I have my XLS 1502 paired with an Emotiva PT-100 preamp. It's inexpensive, very well built (aside from a cheesy remote), and does everything I need a preamp to do, may be worth checking out.