LONDON, United Kingdom — HARMAN’s Crown Audio today began
shipping its new flagship I-Tech HD 4x3500HD DriveCore™ Series 4-channel power
amplifier. The 4-channel I-Tech 4x3500HD incorporates Crown’s sixth-generation
Class I engine with DriveCore™ technology to deliver 3,500 watts per channel
burst into two ohms, and offers a host of Crown’s most advanced features
including a 4.3-inch TFT LCD with capacitive touchscreen, exclusive HARMAN
HiQnet System Architect™ 2.0 control functionality and V5 DSP preset support
for JBL Professional’s VTX Series V25 plus VERTEC® Series line array loudspeakers.
The Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD delivers 1,900 watts per channel
into eight ohms, 2,400 watts per channel into four ohms and a massive 4,800
watts into eight ohms bridged with all channels driven at full bandwidth all
from an amplifier that measures just 2U rack spaces high. This remarkable power
to size ratio is made possible by Crown’s exclusive DriveCore amplifier IC
chip. The DriveCore chip combines the amplifier driver stage into the power
output stage (along with additional audio-signal functions), to dramatically
reduce overall size and power-consumption requirements and yield
energy-efficient operation that conforms to HARMAN International’s GreenEdge™
environmental initiative.
“The I-Tech 4x3500HD DriveCore Series sets a new benchmark
in control, connectivity, DSP and system interfacing capabilities for
professional high-power multichannel amplifiers,” said Brian Pickowitz,
Business Segement Manager for Crown Audio. “We are confident customers will
immediately recognize the distinct benefits of a true 4-channel solution that
this amplifier offers for a wide range of live sound and fixed installation
applications.”
The I-Tech 4x3500HD provides an ideal real-world solution
with its four analog inputs, four AES3 digital inputs and four AES inputs over
VDrive and the ability to select four CobraNet® inputs. The
amplifier also includes SpeakON or banana plug speaker connectors, as well as a
Neutrik® PowerCON AC input connector to prevent the power cord from
coming loose in transit.
The Crown I-Tech 4x3500HD provides more DSP sound-tailoring
capability than any other amplifier on the market. Its proprietary BSS
OmniDriveHD processing engine employs 32bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters for
superb sonic clarity and the ability to precisely tailor the amplifier’s audio
output. Crown’s exclusive linear phase FIR and IIR filters provide optimized
loudspeaker crossover points with improved midrange clarity and off-axis
loudspeaker response.
The amplifier is compatible with the HARMAN HiQnet System
Architect and JBL HiQnet Performance Manager™ sound reinforcement system design
software. The inclusion of JBL VerTec
V5 DSP preset tunings for VerTec
Series loudspeakers interface with the I-Tech 4x3500HD’s FIR filters to improve
the loudspeakers’ sound quality and horizontal coverage performance. For
enhanced control and monitoring capabilities the amplifier is also compatible
with the Powered By Crown iPad/iPhone application.
The I-Tech 4x3500HD incorporates a host of additional useful
features including Crown’s innovative LevelMax™ limiter technology that
combines the operation of the amplifier’s Peak, Thermal and RMS limiters for
more effective protection; and a front-panel USB port that enables users to
load preset amplifier settings or device files and update firmware.
HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands, including AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson. The company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 13,400 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $4.4 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.
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