RAM BUX series – 2×650 Watt Amplifier

Crown DSi 2000 2x800W-4Ω Power Amplifier

The Crown? DSi 2000 power amplifier shall be a solid-state two-channel model with a switch-mode universal power supply. A rear-panel HD-15 connector shall provide input/output connectivity between the DSi amplifier and the DSi-8M System Monitor.

The outputs shall be usable as stereo or bridged-mono modes of operation.

The bridged-mono mode shall bridge the outputs to provide increased output voltage.

Front panel controls and indicators shall include the following:

Level: Detented rotary level control, one per channel.

Power Switch: On/off switch applies AC power to the amplifi er.

Sel/Prev/Next Buttons: Three buttons near the LCD screen shall be used to access menu items and front panel lockout.

LCD Screen: Backlit liquid crystal display shows speaker presets and signal processing.

Signal Indicator: Green LED, one per channel, illuminates when a very low-level signal is present at input.

?10 Indicator: Green LED fl ashes when output signal exceeds ?10 dB below clip.

?20 Indicator: Green LED fl ashes when output signal level exceeds ?20 dB below clip.

Ready Indicator: Green LED, one per channel, illuminates when the amplifier is ready to produce audio.

Clip Indicator: Red LED, one per channel, turns on at the threshold of audible distortion.

Temp Indicator: Red LED, one per channel, illuminates under excessive temperature conditions.

Power Indicator: Blue LED illuminates when the amplifi er has been turned on and has power.

Rear panel controls and connectors shall include the following:

AC Line Connector: NEMA 5-15P (15A).

Input Connector: Two 3-pin removable Phoenix-type connectors each accept a balanced line-level input signal.

Output Connectors: 4-position barrier strip with connectors for dual louspeakers or bridge-mono loudspeaker.

HiQnet USB Connector: Type B, connects to a HiQnet network.

HD-15 Connector: For cinema I/O compatibility with DSi-8M System Monitor.

The amplifier shall have the following specifications:

Output Power: 2 ohm Stereo (per channel): 1,000W with 1% THD, 4 ohm

Stereo (per channel): 800W with 0.5% THD, 8 ohm Stereo (per channel) 475W

with 0.5% THD, 4 ohm Bridge-Mono: 2,000W with 1% THD, 8 ohm Bridge-

Mono: 1,600W with 0.5% THD.

Voltage Gain at 1kHz, 8 ohm rated output: 26 dB.

Frequency Response: +0/?1 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz at 1 watt into 4 ohms.

Load Impedance: Safe with all types of loads. Rated for 2 to 8 ohms in Stereo

mode, 4 to 16 ohms in Bridge-Mono mode.

Sensitivity at 8 ohm rated output: 3.09V.

Sensitivity at 4 ohm rated output: 2.84V.

Sensitivity at 2 ohm rated output: 2.24V.

Signal to Noise Ratio (below rated 8-ohm power at 1 kHz): 105 dB

(A weighted).

Damping Factor: Better than 500 from 20 Hz to 500 Hz.

Crosstalk: > 70 dB below rated power, 20 Hz to 1 kHz.

Input Stage: Input is electronically balanced and employs precision 1% resistors.

Input Impedance (nominal): 20 k ohms, balanced;10 k ohms,unbalanced.

Maximum Input Signal: +22 dBu typical.

XR Series - Intelligent Power
New Horizons.

A lightweight with enormous power output. Combined with digital signal processing.
That's what we call flexibility! Locally controlled or completely networked.
No matter what the requirements are.
The integrated powerful digital signal processor (DSP) and controller allows
for a troublefree and easy adjustment to any acoustical environment.
Wear-free digital potentiometers, sequential remote power on,
alive contacts for easy supervision, computer controlled monitoring -
 its enless list of useful feature make it the right choice for any installation.
XR - the new definition of Intelligent Power

High Tech SMT Design
Digital Signal Processor
Excellent sound and superior impulse response
Protection Circuits: DC, LF, HF, Thermal, Short Circuit, Current Limiter, 3 ms Muting Delay
PHOENIX / Speakon
High-End Switched Power Supply with Power Factor Correction (not XR4000)
LED Indicators for SIGNAL, CLIP, PROTECT, POWER
Temperature controlled, variable speed low noise fans
Digital wear-free Volume Controls (can be operated manually)
Stereo / Bridged / Parallel Mode
Softstart
Sequential Remote Power On
Alive Contact
Paging Input
Monitor Output
SXL Dataport
Perfect Weight-to-Power ratio
3 Years Warranty

Technical Data:
XR 2000:  2x 1400 W @ 2 Ohm
              2x 1000 W @ 4 Ohm
Class:  H
Frequency Response:20 Hz - 20 kHz (0 / -0.3 dB)
THD:  < 0.02%
Signal-to-Noise Ratio:  < -106 dB
Channel Seperation:  > 85 dB
Input Sensitivity:  +6 dBu
Input Clipping:  22 dBu
Input Impedance:  20 kOhm
Damping Factor:  750 to 1200 @ 4 Ohm
Cooling:  4 Fans (temp. reg. variable speed)
Weight:  8 kg
Dimensions:  2 RU / 483 x 88 x 454 mm(19" x 3.5" x 17.9“)

Power Rating    

Stereo Mode:
8Ω EIA 1 kHz 1% THD - 500W
4Ω EIA 1 kHz 1% THD - 850W
2Ω EIA 1 kHz 1% THD - 1250W

Bridged Mono:
8Ω EIA 1 kHz 1% THD - 1700W
4Ω EIA 1 kHz 1% THD - 2500W

Damping Factor     Not Specified By Manufacturer
Input Sensitivity     26dB Setting - 3.28V
32dB Setting - 1.60V
Input Impedance     > 10kΩ balanced, or unbalanced
Gain     34.5dB
Frequency Response     20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.2dB
Signal-to-Noise Ratio     -106dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)     0.02% @ 2Ω
0.005-0.01% @ 4Ω
0.002-0.01% @ 8Ω
Input Connections     Input: XLR Male, XLR Female and 3-pin detachable terminal blocks (1 each per channel)
DataPort: HD-15, input signal in parallel with XLR input connectors
Output Connectors     Output: Neutrik Speakon (ch 1 wired to both channels) and 5-way binding posts
Controls Front Panel     AC Power Switch
Gain Controls, 21 detents, 1 dB steps (each channel)
Controls (Rear)     Input Mode: Bridge (Yellow), Stereo (Green), or Parallel (Orange)
Gain / Sensitivity: 26dB (Orange), 32dB (Green), or 1.2V (Yellow)
High Pass (each channel): 3Hz (Off), 30Hz (Yellow), or 50Hz (Orange)
Clip Limiter (each channel): Off, On (Yellow)
Indicators     Clip Limiter (each channel): Off, On (Yellow)
Camera Resolution     Flow-thru air path and solid aluminum heat sinks
Power Consumption     120V 50/60Hz - 8.5A
230V 50Hz - 7.5A
Power Requirements     Not Specified By Manufacturer
Dimensions (WxHxD)     19 x 3.5 x 15.63" (48.3 x 8.9 x 39.7cm)
Weight     33.5 lbs (15.2kg)
Specialties     Parallel Dataport, XLR/M and XLR/F connectors for simple loop-through connectivity

The S Series of RAM Audio amplifiers distils all these features to fulfill all your needs, whether youʼre starting a P.A. amplifier project from scratch, or you need to upgrade your present sound reinforcement equipment.

In the S Series amps, you'll find five 2-channel models and five 4-channel models, all offering plentiful power levels at low distortion in the range of 1.5 to 6 kilowatts, yet weighing in around 8 kilos and 30 cm deep.

• Ultra-compact and lightweight 2-U high
• Laser cut aluminum front panels with integrated carrying handles
• Neutrik® XLR input connectors, input and signal link in 2 channel models
• Input Link switch: allow daisy-chaining of the input signal
• Neutrik® Speakon® output connectors
• Detented sealed potentiometers for easy recall of volume settings
• ICL™, PMS™, Hi-temp, Signal indicators per channel
• Power on and Stand-by leds
• Highly versatile with multiple configuration and additional module options
• Full PC control via EtheRAM (with EtheRAM Control module)
• Switchable ICL™ clip-limiters per channel
• Switchable (30-50 Hz) sub-sonic highpass filter per channel
• Three-position gain selector (26, 32 or 38 dB)
• Dual or bridge mode selector
• Twin temperature controlled, back to front cooling fans
• Oversized power components (high SOA reserve specification)
Standard Signal Inputs Module: The S Series amps are equipped as standard with twin Neutrik® XLR, doubled by two other XLR connectors for linking purposes. In the 4 Channel models an XLR input per channel is provided with the signal linking facility.

Analog Processor Module: permits a very easy, user-friendly signal processing to enable the amp to set up a bi-amp system without any other outboard device. These are the Processor's main characteristics:
• 2-way stereo crossover (dual mono or single bridged sub output)
• 24dB/oct Linkwitz-Riley configurable crossover (90, 100 o 120Hz)
• Adjustable attenuation in the High-pass outputs (-3, -6 or -9dB)
• Adjustable Limiter, relative to Max. Output (-3, -6 or -9dB)


DSP44_S Module: Digital Signal Processor fully programmable through an USB port. These are the Processor's main characteristics:
• 4 Inputs/4 Outputs or 2 In/2 Out free route configurable.
• 24 bits/192 kHz 256x Oversampling Converters.
• Output Delay: 0 to 7.1 meters (20.69ms) per channel.
• XOver: Up to 48dB/oct Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley and Bessel.
• EQ: 9 filters per channel (Parametric, Shelving, LP,HP,BP,SB).
• Gain, Mute and Phase inversion per channel.
• RMS Power and Peak Voltage output limiter per channel.
• Real Time operation from USB or front panel configuration.


Standard Signal Inputs Module
EtheRAM Control Module
Ethernet Audio Transport (Coming soon)
Analog Processor Module
DSP44_S Module
EtheRAM Control Module
AES/EBU Digital Input (Coming soon)

Frequency Response (power bandwidth ±0.25dB): 20Hz-20kHz
Phase Response (@1W 20Hz-20kHz): ±15deg
Total Harmonic Distortion (20Hz-20kHz): Intermodulation Distortion (SMPTE): Crosstalk (20Hz-20kHz): >75dB
Voltage Gain (selectable): 26/32/38 dB
Sensitivity: 1500:2.6/1.3/0.6V 2000:3.0/1.5/0.8V 3000:3.6/1.8/0.9V 4000:4.0/2.0/1.0V 6000:5.0/2.5/1.3V
3004:2.6/1.3/0.6V 4004:3.0/1.5/0.8V 4044:3.7/1.9/0.9V 6004:3.5/1.8/0.9V 6044:5.0/2.5/1.3V
Signal to noise ratio: 1500:112dB 2000:113dB 3000:115dB 4000:116dB 6000:118dB
3004:112dB 4004:113dB 4044:116dB 6004:116dB 6044:118dB
Required AC Mains (@4ohms 1/8 r.p.): 1500:4A 2000:4.8A 3000:6.2A 4000:7.5A 6000:10.5A
3004:6A 4004:7.5A 4044:11A 6004:10.5A 6044:15A
Dimensions (WxHxD): 483x88.9x310 mm - 19x3.5x12.2 inches
Weight (Net): 1500/2000: 8Kg - 17.6Lbs 3000/4000/3004/4004/4044: 8.5Kg-18.7Lbs 6000/6004/6044: 8.6Kg-18.9Lbs

Protections: Soft-start, Turn-on Turn-off transients, Muting at turn-on, Over-heating, DC, RF, Short-circuit, Open or mismatched loads, Overloaded power supply,ICL™, PMS™, SSP™