UPDATE
Went with a Parasound Halo JC5. Will report back later.
Went with a Parasound Halo JC5. Will report back later.
Would This Amp Be Worth The Cost?
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FREQUENCY RESPONSE:10 Hz – 20 kHz, -1dB into 4 Ohms
OUTPUT POWER:200W rms into 8 Ohms, 400W rms into 4 Ohms
HARMONIC DISTORTION:<0.018% @ 1 kHz Balanced Input
INTERMODULATION DISTORTION:>80 dB below Fundamental into 8 Ohms Balanced
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO:-100 dB at Peak Output into 8 Ohms (AES17)
Would there be improvement? Worth the cost?"....Examples abound: http://matrixhifi.com/contenedor_ppec_eng.htm It’s no use saying “but I can tell”. All these guys thought that too..." You guys are like a cult of Dr. Toole. You keep posting this "test" that uses shitty little 6 inch monitors and nobody hears a difference. No surprise there, that system is almost a Best Buy bargain special. You guys have to stop embarrassing yourselves. The REAL test is in your own system with your own source material and we aren't using 6 inch two ways.... |
The Parasound Halo JC5 tamed some of the brightness that I had with the Classe Sigma 2 amp. Definitely an all around improvement. More musical, better bass control but it did loose some bass punch. Then I switched XLR interconnects to Mogami's made by Jerry of 10 Audio. This was a big improvement. Detail, clarity and bass improved. I highly recommend them for $109 for 1 meter pair. To me the amp and the Mogami XLR's ended my search for improvement. My system sounds great to me. FYI I was using XLR's by Raven Audio. Jerry cables are listed here on Audiogon. My system: NAD C 658 Preamp with HDMI module. Parasound Halo JC5. Audioquest NRG-Z2 Ac power cords for pre and amp. Velodyne HGS 10 sub. LG 65 inch TV. Logitech 665 Remote. Arcam DVD/CD. Mogami XLR's By Jerry at 10 Audio. Audioquest Cinnamon 48 HDMI cables. Audioquest Greyhound Sub cable. Mogami speaker wire 2921. Speakers are Bi-wired. Sonus Faber Olympica III. |