PeaveyIPR2 3000 Lightweight Power Amp

Solid clean amp.

I'm a music geek... an electrical engineer (day job) in a hard working coastal party band and I still have perfect hearing. Through the years I have run all kinds of interesting equipment and amps including Mackie, Yamaha, Crown and JBL stuff. I started running IPR amps when our heavy, bullet proof, and old Peavey CS800 amps became unreliable (after 25 years of hard service). I bought the IPR's thinking "they're cheap and nearly disposable if they don't last"... the salt air at most of our gigs is very hard on ALL electronics.We run an IPR2-3000 on mains for our small PA. This is one of the BEST sounding amps I've ever had in service! Audio is clean, transparent, and puncy, not harsh and "sizzly" on the top end (its very flat - don't EQ it like an analog amp). I was so impressed with them that I took an older IPR1600 apart and built it into a JBL MP418 sub with a fried power amp. This creation has been our main sub for 3 years now - It absolutely stomps - very few amps could survive what we do to it every weekend (like the original JBL-Crown amp). As an electronics designer, I can tell you that the technology in these amps is very advanced, rugged, and brilliantly designed. Its not a piece of cheap crap, its not a toy. ;) And Peavey's support is excellent if you ever need to use it.I am regularly told we have the best sounding small PA in the area - and regularly asked what we are running to get such a tight, punchy, and focused sound.

So light. You would not expect this thing to have the power that it does. It’s a pretty no frills device, but keeping it simply is best. Use a pre-amp/mixer to do signal mods. Two issues though…..there are non-removable handles that stick out of the front. If your rack has a door, it will not close!!!!! (I removed the door and moved on. Second minor issue is for output connections, it uses Speak-On connectors, not regular XLR or screw terminals. This proved to be a bigger pain that I thought it would be. Overall though, I would recommend this unit and will probably use this model as my go-to for venue installs.

Effortless, clean volume on this. Fantastic for live sound application. Rated more than my speakers can handle, but because of the clean power, don't have to turn them up loud and it's super clean on the subwoofers and top cabinets. Built in crossovers are perfect for the separation of subs and tops when using two amps. Thank you.

Works very well. Very quiet