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welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of a new CD Series professional power amplifier and thank you for your confi- dence in Crest Audio products. You are among the growing number of audio professionals who have made Crest Audio one of the world’s leading suppliers of professional and commercial/industrial audio systems.
For your safety, please read the Important Precautions section before installing and operating the amplifier.The Crest Audio CD Series amplifiers are designed for high operating efficiency and accurate sonic performance across the full audio bandwidth, even under stressful conditions.
The Crest Audio CD series amplifiers utilize Class D amplifier technology which greatly improves the efficiency of the amplifier and reduces the power demand from the mains supply.The CD amplifier incorporates a linear power supply design and are built to uncompromising standards.This, combined with major advances in amplifier technol- ogy provides for extreme reliability and sonic accuracy for which Crest products are renown.
linear-toroid power supply
A traditional linear power supply is used in the CD Series. Because of the amplifier section’s efficiency, (approx 80%) the transformer does not need to be as big or as heavy.This gives the CD Series an advantage in deliver- ing more power in a more compact package.
The efficiency of the output stage also gives the power supply the ability to handle
In order to maintain strict quality assurance standards, all Crest Audio power amplifiers are built in our
This proven combination of advanced design,quality construction and comprehensive circuit protection is your guar- antee of
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