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8001 amplifier

Crest Audio · 1990s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The Crest Audio 8001 was a three-rack-unit amplifier with tunnel-cooled heat sinks and stereo, parallel or bridged modes. Crest's brochure lists 750 W per channel at 8 ohms and 2,800 W bridged into 4 ohms, with clip limiting, Instantaneous Gain Modulation and soft-start.

Introduced
1990s
Category
Power amplifier
Intended use
Touring and high-output sound reinforcement
Production
Crest Audio Professional Series; discontinued

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    IGM allowed safe 2-ohm operation as multi-cabinet loads became common.

  2. 02

    It fitted Crest's NexSys computer-monitored racks.

Engineering record

Power
750 W/ch at 8 ohms, 1,225 W/ch at 4 ohms, 2,800 W bridged at 4 ohms[1]
Protection
Clip Limiting, IGM and AutoRamp[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 18001 Power AmplifierCrest Audio · brochure

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