IndyKlipschFan Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I agree with the guy from Ferndale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erukian Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 I'm demoing the Parasound HCA-1000A right now, i notice a lot more instrumental seperation, a lot more spaciousness and a lot more stereo seperation over my teac tripath, but the highs are very solid state like, they give me a headache! the mids arent as smooth as the teac but i think they're more realistic now. my low sensitive speakers love the extra wattage and that really shows with the bass control now. Overall it's definitely an upgrade in most regards. The seller also raised the price from $220 to $280, is this still worth it? my budget is $500 so that leaves about $220 for a pre. Assuming i kept this amp, what pre's would you guys recommend? I'm still open to other amplifier options, i haven't committed yet to the Parasound. Thanks, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 How many decibels do you need in a bedroom? I use a 2 channel Yamaha Natural Sound Receiver- it has a SLEEP MODE! Combined with CD changer it's perfect for drifting off to sleepies.[|-)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I like Parasound,the 1000a is not the best for music,ask Parasound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrbass Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I has the same problem a couple of years ago. I purchased a (new) Marantz PM7200; integrated amplifier, (no tuner), 95 watts per channel in class AB operation, for $625 Cdn (plus taxes). This amplifier has phono input, which I needed, and is getting hard to find, especially in the home theatre systems. The good news is that when I later purchased my Klipsch (efficient) speakers, I was able to switch the amplifier to class A operation (25 watts per channel). The speaker switch allows me to switch from my Cornwall speakers to my La Scala speakers. Now the bad news, the amplifier has been replaced with a new model which is class AB only. You might still be able to find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Has anyone here listened to the Sophia Electric EL34 @ 22wpc? $490obohttp://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1177134220 I have always wanted to demo one of their integrated amplifiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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