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Parasound Halo Integrated vs Yamaha AS2100

I'm looking at buying a new amp and I have a line to get either of these amps at a large discount from retail. I will be pairing them with Martin Logan Motion 40 tower speakers and the main music source will be vinyl. Looking for feedback or info to help me make a decision. Also and welcome to better suited options of integrated amps in the under 3k range. 

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chippy323
astelmaszek
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On the other hand, I never found either my Yamaha A-S2110 or Parasound A51 to be particularly smooth. They both seem to reproduce whatever you feed them fairly neutrally with Yamaha having a tiny edge on overall detail.
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audioman58
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You guys don’t know your audio ,the Newer 2100 series Mosfets amps are for sure warmer then the parasound halo integrated and more natural 8 hav3 head both with the same equipment, as far as build quality yamaha night and day better just look at the reviews pictures ,the Yamaha has  90% Nichicon gold tube
capacitors parts , dual 20 amp Sanken Mosfets per channel. 

helomech
1,727 posts
 
You guys don’t know your audio ,the Newer 2100 series Mosfets amps are for sure warmer then the parasound halo integrated and more natural

I actually agree with you (at least the 1100 vs Halo integrated) but my experience was that the Yamahas are not warmer in the obvious sense, only that they're less fatiguing during extended listening. Yamahas have a saturated tonal palette compared to Parasound, not unlike comparing a Wharfedale speaker to a Focal, but in this analogy the Wharfedale (the Yamaha) produces more detail. 

Parasound is a meatier sound though. 
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