Parasound A21

I have had an A21 and liked it. I now use JC1s. For nearly 6K$ I would step up to 2 JC1s (used) which sound a lot better than the A21. I am driving B&W 803D and they like high power and high current, which the JC1s have in spades.

DHL tell me more! I'm using an A21 to drive my salons and I don't come close to clipping but with these speakers I have noticed they reveal difference in amplification and I would appreciate someone with experience with both describing the difference. tks

I owned an A21, and it is an excellent amp.  I use three JC 1 monoblocks to drive a pair of KEF Reference 107/2s and a 204/2C.  These amps show the KEFs to great advantage.  Immediately noticeable was the more-felt-than-heard low pedal notes from pipe organ recordings, the same experience I get with live recitals.  And then there's the overall transparency these amps provide.  I suspect it's the ability to deliver current that makes the JC 1 sound so great.  I run mine in low bias mode which I think is Class A to 10 watts, because they got quite hot when run in high bias mode which I think remains Class A to 25 watts.

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