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For those interested, my decision finally was: The ARC Classic 120 My first impressions: 1) heavy (both of them!) 2) the BASS is unbelievable! I never thought I could hear sound like this. Serious control. 3) mids and highs are just so real and warm...my system used to be very harsh before. ...and the Paragon 12 matches so well... (mark...you were right!) -d ...now if only I could find black faceplates to match everything else....oh well. Thanks for all your feedback everybody.

Hi all, I am considering buying one of two amps, priced for the exact same money (quite good): The two options are: Krell KSA-250 and Audio Research Classic 120 I run a Paragon 12 as a pre-amp, and my speakers are Acoustic Research AR7 (which will probably change in the future). Many people have told me that my speakers are more important but the opportunity to buy one of these two amps supercedes the speaker decision at this point. What would you guys buy?

Mark, Once again...thanks for the valuable info. What tubes would you suggest for this pre-amp today? I know many people like the telefunkens...but hey...you wanna talk pricey? I put in a set of EI Elite.

Mark... Thank you very much! I must say I have to commend you on this fine piece of equipment. It sounds excellent even after such a long time! Couple of quick questions: 1) what exactly is the CONTOUR control? Is it a variable filter? 2) do you recall about how many of the 12 were actually made? (ballpark) This thing sounds so good that now I'm curious about the Blueberry now... -dimitri

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Both the links you posted forsome reason don't ork...I get a 'redirection error'. I searched for 'Paragon 12' before I posted...there was no schematic posted nor discussed at any detail in the messages I found. I was hoping that maybe with this new posting that anyone who may have it 'lying around' could up it to me. Thanks all the same, -d

Hello All... I recently got my hands on a Paragon 12 pre-amp and of course, have no documentation whatsoever. I heard that there may be a schematic for the 12 or 12A floating around. Does anyone have it that they can give me or tell me where I can find it? Much appreciated.