n8g Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 The progression of my basement system can be found here: http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/170658.aspx At the end of the last thread I mentioned I left a spot for the next upgrade. It took a couple months to save up but I just picked up the next big "upgrade". I put upgrade in quotations because I have Klipsch speakers that we all know are easy to drive being powered by an already powerful receiver with the front and surround back channels bridged to the front left and right speakers. I currently have no audible distortion coming through any speaker, even when playing very loud. But I plan to upgrade all the speakers fairly soon to something less efficient. Here is the next big purchase: Parasound New Classic 5250 v.2 And where it is going: Continuous RMS Power Output 20 Hz - 20 kHz, Five Channels Driven 250 watts x 5, 8 Ω 385 watts x 5, 4 Ω Current Capacity 45 amps peak per channel Frequency Response 20 Hz - 50 kHz, +0/-3 dB, 1 watt Dynamic Headroom 1.6 dB Total Harmonic Distortion 0.025% at full rated output 0.02% at average listening levels IM Distortion 0.05 % Transient IM Distortion Not measurable S/N Ratio 114 dB at rated output, IHF A-weighted 106 dB at rated output, unweighted 93 dB at 2.828 V output, IHF A-weighted 84 dB at 2.828 V output, unweighted Input Impedance 33 k Ω Input Sensitivity 1 V in for 28.28 V out, THX reference level 1.6 V for full rated output, adjustable from 500mV to 5 Inter-Channel Crosstalk 85 dB, 1 kHz 73 dB, 10 kHz 67 dB, 20 kHz Damping Factor Over 150 at 20 Hz Auto Turn On - DC 9 - 12V, 15 mA Auto Turn On - Audio 1 mV sensitivity 15 minute turn off delay AC Power Requirement 110 - 120 V / 220 -240 V, 50 - 60 Hz 1 watt standby; 2500 watts full output Dimensions 17-1/4" Wide 19" Deep with gain control knobs 7-5/8" High with feet, 7" panel only 437 x 482 x 193mm, 176mm panel only Net Weight 69 lbs., 31.4 kg I will give my thoughts on this purchase after it is installed. I will be very honest. My reason for purchase was so I can move to a processor and different speakers in the future. Will I notice any sonic differences on my current system? I will let you know. I promise I won't say it sounds better only to justify my purchase. Stay tuned! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Nice. That Parasound is a sweet "beast" and your system will want for none. Power will not be lacking.[Y][li][Y] Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted March 2, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 2, 2013 I love my para sound. It wasn't night and day but it did add better separation of musical instruments, more bass (even at low volume) and added clarity. Plus the added headroom and horsepower to drive any 5 speaker setup I may purchase in the future. I paid $750 for mine and for me,it was worth it. I look forward to your review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 resize your pictures... if you go to edit and click on the picture, you will get abunding box with control points at the corners... use that to make your pictures smaller so they show all the image in the thread. make them somewhere as wide as teh subject box above the message box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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