Gary75 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 So i picked up this CTS600, and it happens to have one of these DSP PIP cards installed. There is an ethernet port on the back but I have no idea after reading manuals how to connect to the amp. I had no idea amps came with ethernet cards thses days and built in DSP. I try to connect but can't, I don't suppose anyone knows a link where I can get help on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Cornish Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Main manual: http://www.crownaudio.com/gen_htm/express/examp.htm Here's the PIP page: http://www.crownaudio.com/pips.htm You apparently need software to talk to the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Software in my power amp? No thanks! I guess I could see the utility if I owned a sound reinforcement company, and had racks full of these amps, and constantly needed to reconfigure and remotely monitor systems. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I thought the primary market for the CTS line was installed applications that wanted complete configurability through software and digital audio transport. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Sounds like a solution in search of a problem to me. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Which is perhaps why b3boy is a recent recipient of one. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Cornish Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 This type of amp is fantastic for certain situations. In an install, you may have 5, 10, or 100 different amps. Here's an example: Monitor 1&2 Monitor 3&4 Monitor 5&6 Monitor 7&8 Front fill Cluster left Mid Cluster left high Cluster left low Cluster right Mid Cluster right high cluster right low center channel mid center channel high center channel low balcony fills subs subs subs subs This is a 24 amp channel system that would be suitable for a medium sized theater or church. All of these channels need EQ, band filters (crossovers), limiting, etc. It has to be done somewhere, and if not in the amp, then in external processing devices, which can add cost and complexity. I agree that this type of amp may be a little less useful in a portable setting, but even in this setting it could save you an EQ or crossover. You could put your speaker box tuning right into the amp, and only have room EQ to worry about, since your cabinet tuning is already preset by you inside the amp. I suspect that this type of thing is the future for sound reinforcement. With digital mixers rapidly replacing analog ones and speaker designers increasingly relying on DSP to make their boxes sound good, DSP will go from "nice to have" to essential, if it isn't already. Here's a really nerdy article that explains why speaker designers are choosing to rely more on DSP: http://www.fulcrum-acoustic.com/technologies/tqstatement/ Here's the ProsoundWeb forum where there are a ton of really smart people, where I originally found the article: ProSound Web forum - link to Gunness focusing - another DSP-based cool technique If you are interested in sound, it may be worth poking around, especially in the Lounge forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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