Description
Parasound is very proud of their new Halo JC5. This is their new 400 watt per channel stereo power amplifier, and is the latest achievement in Parasound’s long history of value engineering combined with the design skill of audio legend John Curl.
Over the years, the John Curl-designed JC1 monoblock has garnered more honors and awards than any other amplifier, making it the benchmark for performance and value. In the meantime, customers have been asking for a no-compromise stereo amplifier alternative to save money and space. So they presented John with this ambitious challenge: Distill the essence of two JC1 monoblocks into a single chassis stereo amplifier with a more attractive price.
The result is the profoundly powerful and supremely musical JC5.John Curl’s signature is discreetly imprinted on its front panel, honouring his considerable role in its development. The JC5 will delight the ears (and the wallets) of serious audiophiles and music lovers alike. With exquisite performance and compelling value, the JC5 is the new amplifier benchmark of 2018 – and of many years to come.
As you can guess, this stunning new Parasound HALO JC5 is packed with the best features and the highest grade parts to please even the most discerning Audiophile:
Features:
400 watts x 2 @ 8 Ω RMS, both channels driven
600 watts x 2 @ 4 Ω RMS, both channels driven
1200 watts x 1@ 8 Ω, in bridged mode
Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl
Ultra-high bias Class A/AB operation
12 watts per channel of pure Class A power
90 amperes peak current per channel
Stable with speaker impedance dips to 1.5 Ω
Balanced inputs with discrete circuits
CHK Infinium, custom 5-way speaker binding posts
Neutrik locking XLR input connectors
Vampire gold-plated RCA input & loop output jacks
Direct-coupled signal path, no capacitors or inductors
DC Servo and relay protection circuits
AC turn-on inrush surge protection with relay bypass
Dual-mono input stages with ±110 volt DC rails
JFET input stage, MOSFET driver stage
24 beta-matched 15 ampere, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors
1.7 kVA shielded toroid power transformer with independent windings for each channel
Independent power supplies for left & right channel input stages, driver stages, output stages
8,880 µF Nichicon Gold Tune filter capacitors for input stages
132,000 µF Rubycon filter capacitors for output stages
Full power is rated all the way down to 5Hz for unrestricted low-end bass
Harris hyper-fast soft-recovery bridge diode rectifiers
Automatic turn-on by 12 V trigger or audio sensing
4 rack space chassis with rear carry handles
Rack mount hardware is included
Available in silver or black
