Crown PS-200 Preamp

[warhol68]

Hi there

I'm new to these forums.

I just picked up two Crown PS-200 power amps. I'm looking for a reasonably priced preamp to stack on top of one of these.

Any suggestions?

I do own a NAD 3045 but really don't want to use.

Any help or suggestions would be great otherwise I'll just toss these.

Thanks

Bob

 

[Binkman]

Any help or suggestions would be great otherwise I'll just toss these.

Welcome to A.k. Bob..
Depends some on what your intended use is? I'm sure others will chime in but what do you mean 'toss these'?

 

[warhol68]

Oh right . . good question. I'm running the nad3045 for my TV with some rebuild BostonAcoustics. Also runnng a curb find Sony AV with BnWs for my listening pleasure. I thought it might be fun to try the Crowns with a Preamp with the BnWs just to see if I can get a better sound. But if the cost of preamp prohibits "the try" then I might just craigslist the Crowns. I have no idea if they work--beyond they both power and light up. Therefore, I have no idea what they are worth. They look like they were setup to power and PA system.

Hope that helps spark the conversation.

Cheers and Go 49ers!

 

[Binkman]

Here's some forum search results. You'll find the PS-200 has a v/g reputation. little bro. of the ps-400
https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?search/68650023/&q=Crown+PS-200&o=date

Might be able to get an audio source from your setup with a rca junction box.

 

[Binkman]

Also runnng a curb find Sony AV

Your Sony AV may have an audio out to tap for input into the crowns.
You'll probably find the Sony user manual here: Manual Library - HiFi Engine