Crown CDi2x300 DriveCore 2x300W Power Amplifier

The Crown CDi 2x300 is a two-channel power amplifier built around Crown's DriveCore technology, which consolidates the amplifier's drive stage onto a single integrated circuit. This design approach yields meaningful benefits for installed sound applications: the amplifier runs cooler, draws less idle power, and fits into a standard rack-mount chassis without the weight and bulk of traditional Class AB designs. Each channel delivers 300 watts into 4-ohm loads, providing enough headroom for small to mid-sized commercial audio systems including background music, paging, and foreground sound reinforcement.

A key feature of the CDi 2x300 is its ability to drive 70V and 100V distributed speaker lines directly from its output stage, without requiring external step-up transformers. This simplifies system design and reduces cost in distributed audio installations commonly found in retail stores, restaurants, hotels, and corporate environments. The built-in network control and monitoring capability allows integrators and facility managers to check amplifier status, adjust settings, and troubleshoot remotely, which is especially valuable in multi-location or hard-to-access installations where physical access to the equipment rack is inconvenient.