synthz Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 SOLD Item: Parasound JC1 - Power Amp Monoblock (x2) 400 watts @ 8 Ohm Location: Sydney Price: 6,500 6200 Item Condition: Used Reason for selling: NLR. Settling in with tubes amp Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: PICKUP ONLY - NO SHIPPING. Third owner. Age is around 6 years old. Still current model at their product range because it is just THAT good. I would like to sell these rather than being unused because I'm quite content with my tubes amp. Still have boxes available. Even though these are 400w / 8ohms each, Stereophile did a measurement test and the true numbers are somewhere around 568w/8ohms each! Very powerful solid state amps that can drive any speakers on planet earth (even Bose!). I used these to power my Dynaudio Confidence C2 and they power them without any sweat, even though Dynaudio C2 are famous for being difficult to drive. Happy to provide demo for serious buyers. The amp was designed by the famous John Curl, read up the story about this amp and you will be convinced that this is a serious piece of engineering and they did not skim with the components inside either. There are minor scuff marks on the chassis which is quite normal for amps at this age. The JC1 runs in pure Class-A up to 25 watts at eight ohms, with its bias set to high and ten watts into eight ohms with the bias set to low. The sticker that you see on the back panel is from the first owner from repairing a power button and an LED, so it's a very minor repair. These amps are still being sold on hi-fi stores in Sydney for $9,000 EACH. So grab a massive bargain, it's a no brainer to get it at this price when you could have spent $18,000 for the pair. FEATURES: Premier monaural amplifier Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl and CTC Builder Ultra-high bias Class A/AB operation Exclusive two position bias level adjustment Balanced inputs with discrete circuits and XLR connectors Vampire Direct gold-plated OFC RCA input Dual heavy-duty 24k gold-plated 5-way speaker binding posts Direct Coupled - no capacitors or inductors in signal path Complementary MOSFET driver stage and JFET input stage 18 beta-matched 15 amp, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors 1.9 kVA encapsulated toroid power transformer Independent power supplies for input, driver and output stages 18,000 μF filters for driver stage 132,000 µF Nichicon Gold Tune filters for output stage DC Servo and relay protection circuits REL and Nichicon Muse capacitors Harris hyper-fast soft recovery diodes for all bridge rectifiers Auto turn-on by 12v trigger or audio signal trigger Ground lift switch , adjustable turn-on delay 4u Chassis with rear carry handles, rack mounting kit included Premium detachable AWG 12 power cord with silver solder THX Ultra2 certified SPECS: Continuous power output, 20Hz - 20 kHz: 400 watts RMS x 1, 8 Ω 800 watts RMS x 1, 4 Ω 1200 watts RMS x 1, 2 Ω Class A power output, 20Hz - 20 kHz: 25 watts, bias set to high, 8 Ω 10 watts, bias set to low, 8 Ω Current capacity: 135 amperes peak Power bandwidth: 2 Hz - 120 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt Total harmonic distortion: < 0.15 % at full power IM distortion: balanced 16 V rms < 0.03 % Slew rate: > 130 V/µsecond Dynamic headroom: > 1.8 dB Input sensitivity: 1 V for 28.28 V, THX Reference Level Input impedance: 100 k Ω S/N ratio: >120 dB, IHF A-weighted, bias set to high >122 dB, IHF A-weighted, bias set to low Damping factor: > 1200 at 20 Hz Power Requirement : 250 watts idle 1280 watts full power into 4 Ω DC trigger output capacity : +12 Vdc, 150 mA Dimensions: 17-1/2" w x 7-5/8" h x 20" d, 7" h without feet Net weight: 64 lb. Reviews: Stereophile: https://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/774/index.html Home Theater Review: https://hometheaterreview.com/parasound-halo-jc-1-monaural-amplifier-reviewed/ Enjoy the Music: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/1103/parasoundjc1.htm Pictures: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren69 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 @TerryO insane value. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeAu Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Wish I had a lazy 6k laying around lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubletap Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Are these JC1s still available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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