choose a good amp

[fos7721]

Yes, Halo is Parasound's top of the line series. The JC1 is the flagship power amp, the A21,31,51 are the more affordable ones but still highly regardes as smooth and sweet sounding. I suggested this brand initially because you said you were in Taiwan so I thought you may be able to get decent price thinking for something that is made locally. Now that you mentioned "strings", the Halo amps being known for their smoothness, should be a great choice for you. I am planning on getting one shortly myself, any day now. If you want multichannel, talk to Rich about the A51 (5 channels), he will tell you how happy he is with it. The A51 will provide your speakers with 400W of clean power. In that case you can sell the RDA. If you need two more channel, you can just pick up a low cost two channel Onkyo or something else for the rear channels.

Objectively though, most good quality amps shouldn't sound all that different, so that's why I also mentioned the option of a better sub. You may be amaze how much a high end sub can do for you, yes even for two channel critical music listening. I do believe most speakers would sound better if relieved the duty of producing much below 80 Hz regardless. However, some people, you are probably one of those, really believe in how a good amp can make significant improvements and in that case you can't beat the Halo at their price point.

°âParasound A52 ¤­Án¹D«á¯Å dtc 9.8 ¤Î 9.9 ªº³Ì¨Î©çÀÉ(¦³¥­¿Å¿é¤J)(¤G¤â/$45000/¹ü¤Æ¿¤) - MyAVµøÅ¥°Ó±¡ºô
I find a web that sold a52 at three years ago,what different between A51 and A52??If I buy a parasound 2ch amp(high level) to run my mainspeaker and rda7 to run surround and center speaker??I think it maybe good
and thanks bro,here is a good place ^^

 

[fos7721]

I am very happy with the A51 driving my Salons.
The sound is clear, clean, and dynamic.

I recommend sending an email to sales@parasound.com.
Very often, you get a response for Richard Schram (CEO).

- Rich

Im finding a shop where can suplly me to listen , thank you ,bro Rich

 

[fos7721]

Do you have Audyssey Dynamic EQ?

mk mx5000mk1 just has 0-180phase(its a old sub but it still works goodly)
velodyne dd12+ has EQsystem but l still manual adjust some hz , if you just use EQ , it sometimes cancel some important hz that original movie want to show

 

[PENG]

°âParasound A52 ¤*Án¹D«á¯Å dtc 9.8 ¤Î 9.9 ªº³Ì¨Î©çÀÉ(¦³¥*¿Å¿é¤J)(¤G¤â/$45000/¹ü¤Æ¿¤) - MyAVµøÅ¥°Ó±¡ºô
I find a web that sold a52 at three years ago,what different between A51 and A52??If I buy a parasound 2ch amp(high level) to run my mainspeaker and rda7 to run surround and center speaker??I think it maybe good
and thanks bro,here is a good place ^^

Yes, you can buy the A21 to run your main speakers and the RDA7 to run the surround and center. You can actually biamp the center if you wish. Again, what model is your center speaker? If it is a big one and is 4 ohm then it could benefit from being bi-amp with the RDA7.

The A52 is a less powerful version of the A51, if you are very critical in music listening especially strings, I suggest you stick with the A21, A31 or A51. I have never read a single bad review on the those Halo amplifiers.

The RDA7 is a power amp not a preamp, what kind of preamp processor are you using for 7.1 movies? I think ADTG is trying to suggest that you should try Audyssey's dynamic EQ. That feature is typically found in preamp processors or receivers from Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, NAD and Cambridge Audio.

 

[fos7721]

Yes, you can buy the A21 to run your main speakers and the RDA7 to run the surround and center. You can actually biamp the center if you wish. Again, what model is your center speaker? If it is a big one and is 4 ohm then it could benefit from being bi-amp with the RDA7.

The A52 is a less powerful version of the A51, if you are very critical in music listening especially strings, I suggest you stick with the A21, A31 or A51. I have never read a single bad review on the those Halo amplifiers.

The RDA7 is a power amp not a preamp, what kind of preamp processor are you using for 7.1 movies? I think ADTG is trying to suggest that you should try Audyssey's dynamic EQ. That feature is typically found in preamp processors or receivers from Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, NAD and Cambridge Audio.

bro,thanks for your suggest, my amp is marantz sr 6003 and my center speaker is usher s525,l use sr6003 preout to rda7 ,it looks like l misunderstand what mean"preamp"
haha,so rda7 is a poweramp,is preamp mean rdc 7.1??
my sr6003 has audyssey multi eq,but l lose my microphone that l cant do it ,maybe l have to borrow one to try
I found jc-1 in audiogon (http://app.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-parasound-jc-1-s-mint-2013-09-11-amplifiers-48091-warren-mi) its not cheap but looks great ^^......and its a pity that "selling/shipping to U.S.A. Only!"

 

[PENG]

bro,thanks for your suggest, my amp is marantz sr 6003 and my center speaker is usher s525,l use sr6003 preout to rda7 ,it looks like l misunderstand what mean"preamp"
haha,so rda7 is a poweramp,is preamp mean rdc 7.1??
my sr6003 has audyssey multi eq,but l lose my microphone that l cant do it ,maybe l have to borrow one to try
I found jc-1 in audiogon (Parasound JC-1's Mint | Solid state | Warren, Michigan 48091 | AudiogoN - The High-end Audio Community) its not cheap but looks great ^^......and its a pity that "selling/shipping to U.S.A. Only!"

Correct, RDC 7.1 is an AV Controller, or you can call it a prepro, or preamp processor. RDA 7 is definitely just a power amplifier, it amplifier the signal to provide enough power to drive the speakers, that's all they do whereas an AV controller (also know as preamp processor, or prepro) can process video and audio signals, switch inputs, volume control, room equalization, and much more. It also amplifer the low level signals from media players and phonograph (turntable) to high enough output levels for the power amplifier for further amplification.

The SR6003 is an AV receiver or in short form AVR. An AVR does the job of both an AV Controller and a power amplifer but in your case you are using as an AV controller only because you are using its preouts to drive an external power amplifier, instead of using it's own internal power amplifiers. I looked up the manual of the SR6003, yes it has Audyssey multi-EQ but it does not look like it has dynamic EQ.

 

[Cos]

View attachment 12598

Yes, you can buy the A21 to run your main speakers and the RDA7 to run the surround and center. You can actually biamp the center if you wish. Again, what model is your center speaker? If it is a big one and is 4 ohm then it could benefit from being bi-amp with the RDA7.

The A52 is a less powerful version of the A51, if you are very critical in music listening especially strings, I suggest you stick with the A21, A31 or A51. I have never read a single bad review on the those Halo amplifiers.

The RDA7 is a power amp not a preamp, what kind of preamp processor are you using for 7.1 movies? I think ADTG is trying to suggest that you should try Audyssey's dynamic EQ. That feature is typically found in preamp processors or receivers from Denon, Marantz, Onkyo, NAD and Cambridge Audio.

I have the A52 and if you look at the spec sheet comparison on Parasound's webpage, the specs are nearly identical, the main difference is that the A51 is 250w vs 125w on the A52

The A52 is discontinued by Parasound, and given the speakers you are driving the A51 probably is the way to go. I will be moving the A51 Series when my basement home remodel is completed.