Advanced Features And Options; Crown Sst Modules - Crown CE Series Reference Manual

CE-Series Amps with an Attitude!
5 Advanced Features
& Options
Crown SST Module
On the back panel of your amplifier, you will notice that the
input module is removable. This module may be replaced by
other SST (System Solution Topologies)—modules which will
customize the equipment to better serve your needs. One such
SST is an electronic crossover network designed to improve
the fidelity of your system. While not all applications will require
such improvements, the following should help you decide if
this crossover SST is right for you.
Why Biamped?—Crown has developed a truly professional
crossover that simply plugs into the input slot on the back panel
of the CE-Series amplifiers. Extremely easy to install and set
up, the crossover uses hard-wired precision components that
stay at the frequencies you have selected for consistent band-
width control.
When you use Crown's SST plug-in crossover to split the power
drive to the loudspeaker components, you gain a wide range
of advantages, including:
1. Increased gain because the insertion loss of passive
crossover networks is eliminated.
2. Consistent power bandwidth: power bandwidth is
changed in multi-way passive systems if transducers
change impedance or vaporize (blow up).
3. Levels can be matched more accurately to the compo-
nents.
4. Quicker troubleshooting.
5. Improved dynamic range.
6. Better protection of components due to steep 24-dB/oc-
tave filters.
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