Ordered my new amp today... been a long road!

audiomaze, on 4-6-19, on another thread you wrote regarding your Maggies ….. "Then another salesperson said it will sing with a McIntosh mc 275 tube amp great imaging a smooth sounding but still something missing. Than I bought a parasound A21+. WOW!!! Paired with a Parasound p5 it was off to the races . Only 5 years to get there but worth it.".....

It appears something pretty big happened to change your mind about the Parasound? I would be curious if you would share.

Hi jetter.
When I first got the A21 it sounded so much more of everything I was just overwhelmed with the sheer weight of the sound . But after a while I noticed the highs were muddled ,lots of sound but no detail. So after weeks of changes ,cables, power conditioning and some major tweaks to my Maggie's with improvements to the mids and bass ,still no soundstage. That's when I dug out the old s.s.  mc250 and did some serious a/b tests.  It's been three weeks and I still haven't used the A21+. I want to be happy with it but can not seem to get it to come alive. Any suggestions would help.  Thanks

@audiomaze - I have read that the Parasound amps take a very long time to burn in (like 400-600 hours sometimes.  Some people say 1200 hours on the JC1)}.  That being said, my own experience with A21 and JC1 amps were the same as yours.  The amps are very refined in the midrange, but in the end, the highs just were not crisp enough.  I even did the Hi-Fi Tuning Supreme silver fuse upgrades (that was an expensive test of nothing).  The A21 has 5 fuses that affect the audio signal path and the JC1 has 7 fuses.  The silver fuses did help but in the end the sound became too unatural (sterile / solid state) from the silver influence.  This is just the sonic signature of Parasound.  I think they fuse the crap out of the amps because the fuses actually slow down current draw and helps voice the amp to be more warm sounding with rolled off highs.  This is exactly the same thing you see in the Marantz equipment, which is also voiced warm.   The 10T speakers that captbeaver has do tend to be very bright on the highs, so the Parasound might actually be an nice fit.

Hi aux, I was hoping to search what amp you are using and came across this you wrote at the end of last year ……"Yup, Parasound is definitely warm. It generally has pretty good high frequency response (depending on speaker), but it will have a little slower attack on the midrange."

This sounds different to what you wrote further above. I am thinking of buying another amp for a third system and it would be a learning experience if you would mention what amps you have used since selling the Parasounds and what you ended with..

I think I will be fine... I actually sent both tweeters to Michael Kelly to have them checked for problems... seemed a bit bright. Reasonable charge and no problems. If the A21+ is warm I'm grateful for that. I have a big system in a small space. The 10 T's need power and warm power is great for me. The little Mac was warm but started to fart out with Tower Of Power and Uberjam... Then Two Against Nature really put the Mac in time out... those little blinky lights are not good... :) I am fortunate to be able to own and listen to great equipment in both my listening and with my band... I play Two Rock amps and own one of four Rodgers Super 18 amps ever built by the legendary Larry Rodgers... I still play my 76 Boogie I bought new.  Most of my effect pedals are custom built... I am truly grateful. It's been almost two years since I have been able to sit and experience music in my small art studio and listening room. I tend to like warm reproduction. Maggie's and Logans are a different animal compared to a set of pistons always ready to move air. I will prob never go down the panel path again. What a nightmare..... I may be the only person that has a ML panel in their garden! 

 
Give me pistons or give me death!
( not really the death part but it sounds good.)