Nope; pretty much just what it seems to be. Crown(full disclosure: another of the Harman International group of which I'm part-owner)is a common-sense operation pretty rare in the audio amplifier world. They're taking their little shot at the high-end/high-watt/high-buck amplifier silliness.

For another of their "products" note the "digital microphone" which because of its permanently shorted output offers perfectly omnidirectional response.

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