Any experience with a crown K1 or K2 amp?


Hi there, I am looking into the crown K2 and K1 amps for a subwoofer project. I could use any user info and am curious to see if it is still musical or just all out control like no other? I really love the idea of a 3000 damping factor and am curious to see how it plays out, Thanks
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i have a k2 that drives my martin logan request and sounds amazing!! , had audioresearch vt-200 ,krell Krs -100, conrad johnson mf-2100 etc...
and the k2 stands with these big boys in terms of sound quality and control. i tried the xls,xti serie2, and the k2 is better the others can be used as sub amps. theirs fans are very quiet. k2 has no fan, just bought the k1 cause i read it has a better sound than his big brother. w'ell see:)
never forget you need synergy between gear, thats why they can play so well, not saying they go with every sauce...
those K amps ere just stellar!

 i had a studio ref I for just a few weeks, did not have a 30 amp plug, which it requited, hell my whole house at the time was 100 amp.

  i regret selling it, but it would have popped the breaker in my house at every turn on.

 sad.

 those K amps are simply wicked !

   the specs are amazing, and the sound even better !

to those whom still use them, congrats, im jealous!
I too used the K2 for a pair of 18" subs.  Outstanding output, great control (damping factor) and totally dependable.
I've been using a K2 to drive my main L/R speakers for many years. I've changed out the speakers more than once during that time, but the amp is a keeper. Sounds as good as any I've heard, including several of the "high-priced spread" variety. Clean, detailed, effortlessly powerful, and able to drive difficult loads without breaking a sweat.

Although these are switching amps, the Class I technology that they incorporate represents some real breakthrough engineering, and is quite different from Class D.