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In Reply to: RE: I don't know from HT... posted by olddude55 on March 28, 2014 at 12:19:51
It's always gratifying to find and inexpensive component that sounds good. I am equally impressed with my Parasound Halo A21 amplifier. I researched all the available amplifiers within my price range and the Parasound Halo A21 looked like the most promising. I have not been disappointed in the least. Furthermore, I can't imagine how an amplifier could sound any better, but I'm sure they do. I'm happy, though.
Best regards,
John Elison
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I received a news letter from Audio Advisor offering to sell Parasound before April at current prices. Looks like prices are going up about 10% in April.
Not because it's too tall but it's too deep by several inches. I'd have to rest it on the bottom cover.
I DIY'ed my own rack and sized the shelves to match the turntable. The Emotiva XPA-200 is 19 inches deep and overhangs the shelf at both ends, but it still sits on it's feet.
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I think it's always better to give a powerful amplifier more ventilation room than it would otherwise have if placed in an equipment rack. It's also good to separate magnetic fields caused by large transformers from other line-level equipment in the rack.
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I can create enough airflow for just about anything. The big Emotiva amp would have fit just fine if I felt like wrestling 80 pounds of amplifier around. Probably would have needed a floor jack.
As it is, the XPA-200 has about ten inches of space between it's top cover and the bottom of the shelf immediately above it. It never even gets warm.
Nothing I can do about the depth, though and no other options other than getting my neighbor to build something.
(He's a carpenter.)
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Aren't you all a bit OT?
Maybe your friend should consider Parasound instead of Emotiva. ;-)
Definetly not a Emotiva :) !
What is really strange how a company reacts when a customer needs a answer...
Probably they are hiding some problems with the XPR-1
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Several years ago I experienced a lot of frustrations with my 2ch speaker system. The A21 was the lone bright spot of that time. There was a large sonic gap between the A21 vs. a Sunfire Sig II and PS Audio HCA-2. I later upgraded to the JC1 and then went to tubes, but the A21 was a fantastic sounding amp at a great price. Tons of power and no hint of the bad artifacts associated with SS sound. In fact, in that particular system, I don't even recall the JC1 providing discernible improvement over the A21. Fond memories from that A21; wish I still had it around to play with and give the tubes an occasional break.
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I wouldn't mind having a pair of JC-1 monoblocks, but I'm so happy with my A21 that I can't justify spending the money. It powers my Thiel CS3.7 speakers beautifully.
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Very pleased with my A21 pushing Dunlavy SC-IV/A's. So much, I don't mind having paid full retail.
See ya. Dave
Even at the NEW full retail, the A21 looks to be a true audiophile bargain compared to the incredibly inflated prices we see on some amps with fancier chassis and face plates. ;-)
I heard the A21 at a dealer and it was impressive, but I haven't had the opportunity to try one in my home.
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