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Parasound Halo Integrated.

Hi all, I need some help. I just bought a used one for use in a second system. One of the reasons I decided upon it was the fact that I thought it supported Airplay. I was looking to stream to it wirelessly from my Macbook Pro. I was thinking I could hook it into my home network and that would be all I needed to do. Obviously that's not the case so I hoping someone is in a similar situation and could lend me a hand in finding a way to stream to it wirelessly. Thanks in advance!!
michaela
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robelvick
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I had my Halo Integrated with LS50s for about 2 months.  It was a wonderful match.  Everything sounded extremely neutral, with perfect balance.

I was however not impressed with the Halo's phono stage, or DAC, compared to my separates.  I ended up selling the Halo, only because I felt I wasn't getting complete use of everything it offered.
213runnin
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Ah, but of course you are missing the all important details.  What DAC and separate phono stage sounded better you yourself?
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robelvick
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@213runnin The phono stages were an iFi iPhono2 and a PS Audio NPC, and the DAC was Wyred4Sound DAC2se.
213runnin
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Thank you, those components are indeed pretty special, and I'm not surprised that the Halo Integrated couldn't match them.  My DAC and separate phono pre are pretty basic stuff so I might see an upgrade in SQ all the way around.  Schiit Mani and Bifrost Multibit.  
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steve59
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Hegel integrated amps have a good day and support airplay. Dealer's are closing out the even numbered units for 1/2 price so the h 160 rated at 150/8 ohms and 250 into 4 with a high damping factor works well. I'm driving the Strauss tonight with the h 360 and occasionally swap the Beethoven's in for a turn and the Hegel Rock's! Something we don't usually think va's are about.
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