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Why Buy Parasound Halo Amplifiers | My Reasons A31 A52+ | Viewer Question | HOME THEATER SETUP VLOG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 เม.ย. 2022
- I had viewer question come asking why I chose Parasound for my amplifiers in Home Theater 2.0 versus Anthem or other options. The asker also mentioned using Perlisten speakers. In this video, I talk about how and why I chose the Parasound Halo A31 and dual A52+ for my space.
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My sound system consists of 6 SVS Ultra Bookshelf speakers (2 for the mains, 2 for the side channels, and 2 for the rears), an SVS Ultra Center speaker, 4 SVS Prime Elevation speakers ceiling mounted for Dolby Atmos and 2 SVS SB-3000 Subwoofers. The system is powered by a Parasound Halo A52+ 5 channel amplifier and a Yamaha Aventage RX-A8A 11 channel AVR with dual AC Infinity AIRCOM T9's keeping them cool, and all are connected to a Panamax M5400-PM Power Conditioner.
I run the Parasound A-52+ and A-23+ with a Klipsch 7.4 System. The high sensitivity of the RF-7iii’s with the class a wattage is quite simply magical.
Awesome!
Just gone from an Anthem Statement A2, to a Parasound Halo A21+ and it really is in another league with my B&W 800n speakers. There is now a warmth to the sound, that is detailed, but no longer fatiguing. Really impressed with Parasound.
Thanks for sharing! I've seen similar feedback in other Parasound to Anthem amp comparisons.
I have a pair of B&W's 700 Series Speakers...their latest iteration.
I think the Parasound Halo A52+ Amplifier will pair well with it.
Do U have any other thoughts about this?
Thanks
The parasound A21+ is a good amp.
I own the parasound A- 21 for 9yrs trouble free. Then I bought the A - 21+ The A - 21+ seems slightly more detailed imo! I am using the Parasound JC- 2 preamp with both amps for testing along the the sonus faber 3.0 towers. The A - 21+ has more detail with some improvements in the bass too. I have the old JC - 1 mono blocks as well. Better here in the sound stage.
I have used a Parasound HCA series for decades and had one cap issue which they took care of early. Have not had any issues since then and I used mine with mixed speakers for spinning music, and I play all types of records/CDs. They just get better and smooth out after 3-4 hours, and then they turn up to another level. I want to get a few more HCAs and a few Halos.
Nice!
I’ll only buy parasound from now on picked up a HCA-1205A and it’s the best amp I’ve ever had & listened too I’ve had outlaw 5000x and emotiva a3
It's a great brand.
I have a parasound 2205a for sale...it's a truly beautiful amp an absolute beast it's the best one in the halo line up
I moved away from HT (5.1) sound about 3 years ago. I just grew tired of it and I do far more 2 channel than multi-channel. I also decided I wanted to go separates for the first time. I went with Parasound as well based on research. I never had the opportunity to hear their gear before purchase, but I did see under the hood of several pieces and somehow got to know the owner of Parasound. I was trying to find something that would match my Sansui 8080db from the 70s. The minute I saw under the hood of the Halo line amps, I recognized the architecture. I picked up the A23+ with the P6 preamp. A couple of months later I picked up the JC3 Jr. I listen to vinyl records as well as CD. I paired the amp with my Paradigm Studio 100s v5. (I wish Paradigm had not discontinued that line, huge mistake. Their new designs don't even come close to being good). I later found out that those speakers were the ones used to voice the Halo line up!
Many speakers can be paired well to the Parasound Halo line, but the house sound leans ever so slightly to the warm side of neutral, so while the Paradigm Studios are the most neutral speakers ever made to my knowledge and slightly brighter speakers would pair up excellently with the Parasound line, I would test speakers that tilt downward or are less bright. Also, such speakers can be fixed up with tone controls as well if such speakers are what you have on hand. Don't fear tone controls!
I was running a Musical Surroundings Phonomena 2 as my phono pre and while it is an excellent phono pre, the JC3 Jr, to my surprise, has more spaciousness and is even darker in the blacks, scary dark, making it outperform the Phonomena.
Looking at today's prices, I'm glad I got my Parasound stuff 3 years ago!
Awesome details! Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed reading your post. Thanks!
I have Bowers & Wilkins latest line of 700 Series Speakers.
They are said to lean a bit forward but never harsh..the Parasound Halo's I'm learning lean a bit to the warm sound.
I am thinking about purchasing the Parasound Halo A52+ amplifier.
I think the amo & my newish B&W speakers would make quite a compelling match.
I bought a pair of vintage pair of sonus faber cremona towers of ebay in mint condition and they are comparable with paradigm and bowers & wilkins. The ratings these speakers were excellent and highly recommended by stereophile in 2003 with excellent test ratings. They retailed for $ 7500.00 in 2003. Beautiful cabinets I must say like was listed in the maple wood. Sadly, they are overrated. Bright sounding for sure. All my parasound gear will not take the harsh edge off with vinyl or digital. The sonus faber 3.0 which were made in China vs the Cremona made in Italy. Maybe a tube amp will warm the cremona towers. I just don't like a bright speakers.
Thanks for your thoughts, reflections & opinions.
You answered my main questions about Parasound Halo amplifiers.
Awesome! I'm glad the video helped.
Love this video and good info. I have AVM 70, running 7.2.2 Atmos set up with main LCR Arendal Speakers. I am using Parasound A52+ 5 channel amp to run main 5 speakers and strongly recommend it. I used Emotiva before, sold it, sounded good for the price but it was def more on the "brighter" side and you can tell the limit when running at high volume. Parasound is amazing, warm to neutral, can drive any speakers and you can pretty much keep this amp forever, also has good resale value.
Awesome setup! What Arendal speakers do you have?
@@Techthusiasm I got 1723 THX towers and matching center. I had Klipsch before that, realized I am not fan of bright horn speakers and sold it.
Nice. I like the Arendal subs. 👍🏻
@@Techthusiasm yes, have seen good reviews. I am using dual svs sb3000 and with recent update on Anthem Arc, its working really well.
Sweet!
You’re right so many choices wish there was a way to do A/B Comparisons at home lol. I chose to go with audio control amps.
For sure. It’s hard to compare things at this level based on access and trying to keep comparisons as limited in variation as possible.
Can’t go wrong with Parasound. I’ve owned several of the Halo amp and a tuner in the past. FYI they use Parasound amps at Skywalker sound. Can’t get a better endorsement than that.
Yes!
We’ve talked about Amps for my SVS Ultra speaker line and the main reason I went Emotiva is that the President of SVS mainly uses Emotiva at his Demo sessions. I’m sure he’s trying to showcase his speakers in the best affordable light and if it’s good enough for him then who am I? The Gen. 1s are very affordable with gobs of Power! Probably 3yrs or more from now I’ll step my front stage up to a Parasound Amp but at present I’m satisfied! If SVS comes out with a higher end tower speaker I’ll also upgrade with them! SVS is a good Bang-for-your-Buck speaker line. Love your Videos!! 👴🏽
SVS and Emotiva feels like a good match to me for a number of reasons. Like they fall kind of into a similar tier of brand name and price.
@@Techthusiasm not sure why they don't merge. They are both midwestern companies SVS ($7 million USD) and Emotiva ($14 million USD) and there product line would not overlap. Or SVS should sell multichannel amplifiers.
My sound system consists of 6 SVS Ultra Bookshelf speakers (2 for the mains, 2 for the side channels, and 2 for the rears), an SVS Ultra Center speaker, 4 SVS Prime Elevation speakers ceiling mounted for Dolby Atmos and 2 SVS SB-3000 Subwoofers. The system is powered by a Parasound Halo A52+ 5 channel amplifier and a Yamaha Aventage RX-A8A 11 channel AVR with dual AC Infinity AIRCOM T9's keeping them cool, and all are connected to a Panamax M5400-PM Power Conditioner.
Just stumbled on your video. After a long time researching over COVID I put together a Parasound A23+/P6 system driving a pair of Focal Aria 926 speakers. If I ever make an upgrade, I think it will be within these manufacturers. The system is dead silent! Do you have any opinion on the new JCM250 monoblocks?
Thanks Jaremy.
Great response and info.
Thanks for sending the question! And if you are interested in the amps, I can put you in contact with Dan. He’s working on a plan to offer special discounts and access to followers here.
Ok, I have the Focal Sopra N3 and Sopra center channel. I also have the A31 and 2 A52 plus amps. My buddy brought over his JC5 and I honestly could not notice any difference. And I listen to a lot of 2 channel on my theater.
Great setup and thanks for commenting on the JC5! If it didn't make a material difference on the big Sopra towers then the A31/A52+ is plenty for the 1000 series.
What preamp are you running? I have a JC2/JC5 combo on my Sopra N2’s. The JC5 was a definite improvement over my A21.
I have a pair of vintage Qln speakers. I use a vintage McIntosh MC122 Power Amplifier. I'm wondering which preamplifier would be the best match for my existing system..the Parasound Halo P6 Preamp or a Parasound JC2PB or a McIntosh C47 or C49 Preamp?
I appreciate any informed opinions you might have. I am using this system primarily for listening to 2 channel music.
Tx!
I myself have a HCA750, HCA800ii, and a Parasound D/AS-1000 II they are from 80's and 90's but dam do they sound good.. as power goes the Parasound D/AS-1000 II, well I'm surprised I have not blown the windows out of my house yet....LOL
I'm strongly considering using JBL Synthesis SCL-2 or 4 LCR and SCL-7 & 8 speakers for my HT. I got a great deal on the exact same configuration as your amps. Do you know if Parasound would be a good amp for JBL or no?
I have not heard any JBL speakers, so I don’t know their character. I’d feel pretty good about recommending Parasound for most anything though and feel they matched super well with my Focal speakers.
I use parasound p6 and jc5 with the jbl hdi 3800, parasound and jbl blend perfect together, and I have finally found the perfect setup
The A21+ is very good with Focal their sound surpaces the MCIntosh MC452 Dont bad understand me I love McIntosh but the Parasound now is really High end very impress with the JC5 I had the luck to get one, now did you have to place a fan? The JC5 is getting very warm if you listen for many hours I had place a fan if I listen for long time, I heard the A21+ has the same trend they tend to get hot after a long time of listening, do you think that can help to extend the life of the amplifier to cool it off when it goes warm hot? Thank you so much... I really like this amps alot other companies cant compete .... They sound awesome.... Thank you so much ....
Letting any electronics get too hot for too long is a recipe for reducing effective life. I don't have a good sense how hot my amps get given they are away in a room, but the room is big and in a basement so I don't think heat is an issue for me with anything.
Thank you, I placed a Fan is very silent so it works just fine , the JC5 will do great in winter months Thank you so much @@Techthusiasm
I power a pair of huge B&W Nautilus 800n's with both an A21+ & A23+ in a horizontal biamped configuaration. They run pretty cool when driven hard, but I cool them with ACInfinity Aircom T8 rear exhaust fans, just to be on the safe side! The Parasounds are out of this world!
Has anyone gone from the new classic line to the halo? I’m looking from going from a New Classic 5125 to the 51+ and not sure if it worth it.
I own the Parasound HCA 1500A. How much better is the Benchmark AHB2 to run speakers that demand power?
I see a lot of positivity about Benchmark, but I have not experienced one yet.
I am setup now Kef r11 speaker and I was compare parasound a51 and Hegel c55 what do you think will be perfect Match
I'm not familiar with Kef sound to make a recommendation. I'd recommend poking around owner's threads on AVS or other forums.
How is the Parasound A21+ sound signature? Warm mids and Tight , controlled bass?
I have an A31 and A52+. I presume the A21+ sounds like an amalgam of them. But yes to your questions. I think these are great products overall.
Question. I have the Anthem MRX-1140 AVR. I have an Anthem MCA 50 powering my main 5 Paradigm Studio speakers (about 17 year old speakers). I have the opportunity to purchase a used Parasound Halo A51 amp. If I make this purchase I will use the Parasound to replace the MCA 50 powering my main speakers, and shift the MCA 50 to powering my rear and 2 pair of ATMOS speakers. An I looking for trouble with the MRX-1140 calibrating 2 different amps? Thanks for your input. Love your casts.
Thanks! No problem at all using different amps. ARC will still run the same way and do the same job with all the speakers. Some folks might suggest you'll get a different tone out of Parasound vs. Anthem amps, but I think you'll be perfectly fine. Hook it up, run ARC, and enjoy!
I like your video about parasound.I have monolitch monoprice 7x200w amp. And klipsch r28f center rc64iii for the front I have a plans to up grade 7iii for LCR do you think if I go with parasound Halo a31 I gets better sound than monoprice monolitch.Thank you for your time
I think that Monoprice is pretty solid. I upgraded from Emotiva to Parasound, but I had the Gen 3 Emotiva. I'd be looking pretty hard at other ways that few thousand might improve your system, I think. That said, I think the Parasound are a pedigree higher. Whether you would actually experience that pedigree in terms of audible difference, maybe see if you can find a dealer willing to give you a demo or A/B test in your space.
@@Techthusiasm Thank you so much for responding
I'm still trying my best to recognize very comment on the channel. :)
What processor do you use with your system? I just tried to upgrade and not sure if I did it right I bought an emotive seven channel 4K processor? to use with the parasound I can always go and purchase a Marrants if I have to, I had a refurbished at a good price and bought it, do you think is bad? I have it sealed I didn't used yet... Thank you
I have Anthem. Love it. All the brands you're naming are good though too.
Thank you, very kind
Do you think Parasound is better than Rotelrb1590?
I've not experienced a Rotel, sorry.
where u able to do some real sound comparisons, discussion on your experience with sound of Anthem MCA amps to Parasound... there are really no vids on YT about Anthem MCA amps and only read negetive experiences people not liking the sound.
I didn't have any Anthem amps (other than the MDX now). There isn't a lot of coverage on them either, as you say. I had read a few owner's posts here and there that they were not a preference to mix with Focal speakers like I have.
You mentioned possibly eventually getting a STR setup as well. Is your Parasound + Focal setup not satisfactory for 2 channel, where you believe you would have substantial sound quality gains with a dedicated 2 channel system?
BTW...also from SE MI.
Nice, fellow Michigander! I did end up buying an STR, but it's for a different setup. I have two A/V zones - one the dedicated home theater and one my 2.2 living room setup. The AVM70 runs the theater and the STR runs the living room, but both use Parasound amp channels and Focal speakers now.
@@Techthusiasm Nice! I have a MRX 740 and Hegel H390 (for 2 channel and also to drive my L/R speakers via HT bypass)...I'm considering a multichannel amp to get more consistent amplification across my LCR speakers. That would put me into a position where I would want to reduce boxes and simplify my system...meaning taking the Hegel out of the mix. The challenge is getting a multichannel amp that can effectively replace how good the Hegel is, from a 2 channel perspective. I'm not sure the Anthem MCA amps can get there (maybe they can). The Parasound A51 has me intrigued. I guess I'm going to have get one in my setup for a listen, to find out if it can go toe to toe with my H390.
If I had the setup for it, I think I'd be happy enough with one set of processing for both music and movies without bothering for a dual/HT-bypass setup. I see a number of folks choosing an Anthem AVM90 in this regard vs. having both and AVM70 plus an STR. If you need a local connection to source Parasound amps, check out my friend, Dan. He's been on a few of the live streams and his contact info is in the comments. He'll give friends of the channel a great a deal.
It sounds like the the Parasound Halo A52+ would be a good match for my newish Bowers & Wilkins 704 S2 speakers.
The B& Was are said to sound a bit forward but not grating.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this pairing?
My preamp/processor is from Outlaw Audio.
Thanks!
I've not heard that pairing. I think there might be some Parasound plus B&W videos on Shane Lee's channel, if I recall correctly.
Thanks.
I will check it out.
BTW, I found an open box Parasound Halo A51...the 85 pounder. I purchased it I got a good deal...saved 20%
Nice find!
Why didn’t you go with NAD M28?
NAD gear looks great. I did consider it, and I'm really hoping to be able to test or demo their stuff like the M28 and M33.
@@Techthusiasm 👍
I own NAD M28, and planning to purchase A51 for height channels.
Although this combination is not ideal, I get to switch between one or the other for the bed layer channels.
Let me know what you think about them compared to each other. I'll cross my fingers and hope to be able to try out some NAD gear coming up. I just need to make a good contact for it.
Too much power for the rears
Nah!
@@Techthusiasm trust me been down that rabbit hole .Good luck
Boring , but I like Pariasound
Well, thanks I guess. :) Parasound is a great brand.
what is the name of the shop
To buy Parasound? Dan DeCarlo at Audio Vision. Contact me at techthusiasm_jp@outlook.com with your info and I can pass along a referral.