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Parasound Halo JC5 Power Amplifier

Parasound Halo JC5 Power Amplifier

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  • 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

     

    Specs

    Power Output – Both Channels Driven 
    400 watts x 2, 8 Ω 
    600 watts x 2, 4 Ω

    Power Output – Bridged Mode 
    1200 watts x 1, 8 Ω 
    Bridged 4 Ω operation is not recommended

    Power measurement parameters are at 120 VAC: 
    0.05% THD, RMS continuous power, 
    full audio band (20 Hz - 20 kHz)

    Current Capacity 
    90 amps peak, per channel

    Slew Rate 
    > 130 volts per microsecond

    Frequency Response 
    5 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB 
    20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-0.25 dB

    Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) 
    < 0.05 % at full power 
    < 0.03 % at typical listening levels

    IM Distortion 
    < 0.04 %

    TIM 
    Unmeasurable

    Inter-channel Crosstalk 
    > 87 dB at 1 kHz 
    > 72 dB at 20 kHz

    Input Impedance 
    Unbalanced: 33 kΩ 
    Balanced: 66 kΩ,(33 kΩ per leg)

    Total Gain 
    29 dB

    Input Sensitivity for 28.28 V Output into 8 Ω 
    Unbalanced: 1 V 
    Balanced: 1 V per leg

    S/N Ratio 
    > 116 dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted 
    > 111 dB, input shorted, unweighted

    Damping Factor 
    1000 at 20 k Hz

    DC Trigger Requirements 
    +9 Vdc to +12 Vdc, 5 mA

    Audio Trigger Requirements 
    2 mV - 10 mV

    XLR Pin Identification 
    1 = Ground (Shield) 
    2 = Positive 
    3 = Negative (Return)

    Dimensions 
    Width: 17-5⁄8" (448 mm) 
    Height without feet: 7-1⁄8" (181 mm) 
    Height with feet: 7-3/4" " (197 mm) 
    Depth: 20" (508 mm) 
    Depth with cables: 21-1⁄2" (546 mm)

    Net Weight 
    73 lb. (33.1 kg)

    Shipping Weight 
    90 lb. (40.8 kg)

    Power Requirement 
    Standby: 1 Watt 
    Idle (no music playing): 225 Watts 
    Typical listening levels: 400 Watts 
    Maximum: 1500 Watts

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