*** Quoting Lewis Colon to Joe Beels dated 05-20-96 ***
> 
> As a service tech as well, I second that. The original CS-800 may not 
> be the
> smoothest sounding amp out there (like the Crown DC-300, Phase Linear 
> 700b, and
> other quasi-complimentary output stage amps), but it -is- built like a 
> tank!
> Forget the CS-800 "II" however; it isn't anywhere near as good/rugged.
> For the most part, I WON'T defend Peavey, but the original CS-800 is a
> different animal!
heh heh heh ... yeah ...they used klix-on's for thermal protection ... but 
speaking of DC-300's ... I had 10 of em' back about 1975... that was quite an 
amplifier...they sounded great but I had to run fans on the rack (read big 
metal box with 19" mounting rails) I got the crown amps and a hand built 
active cross-over from a fire sale at MoTown (the studio on the fisher fwy in 
Detroit) it was great stuff ... 
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