Not sure whether the dump deities smiled... or smirked
mhardy6647
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... but, for better or worse, yesterday my favorite vintage emporium turned up this stout but (at best) controversial early-1970s pair...
(I cleaned 'em up a bit for this photo... but that's all I've done so far).
The D-150 (75 wpc) doesn't have such a bad reputation - indeed, It and/or its peers (D-75, D-300) are still available today from Crown.
The IC-150, on the other hand, is widely (although, oddly, not universally) held to be the worst sound preamp ever sold.
(I cleaned 'em up a bit for this photo... but that's all I've done so far).
The D-150 (75 wpc) doesn't have such a bad reputation - indeed, It and/or its peers (D-75, D-300) are still available today from Crown.
The IC-150, on the other hand, is widely (although, oddly, not universally) held to be the worst sound preamp ever sold.
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nice find MrH2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.
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Never heard that rep. On the ic150 before but I've had one and was not impreased. Too bright for my taste. Not bad just not a warm as I wantedMain Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
....and thats why they were at the dump, any further questions ?HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
....and thats why they were at the dump, any further questions ?
The name "Crown" just has no value for me anymore...
I suppose in an outhouse rig they would be ok, provided some Bose 101's were involved somehow. I don't thing they are even garage rig certified.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
That's nothing but cool.Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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Note the disparity of opinions :-)
Crown electronics have that effect on folks.
Too bad there wasn't a Crown reel to reel in the box with 'em... :-(
I guess when it is all said and done the amp is probably not awful. The preamp has a terrible reputation... but I haven't heard one for many years.
It's hard to say whether either piece works... but it'll be interesting to find out.
The box they were in had some other goodies (which is the reason I lugged it home in the first place)... a Discwasher, a Nakamichi head demagnetizer (in its box) and a bunch of extension and patch cords. So I am still ahead of the game... plus, the dump still maintains a generous return policy :-)
