Parasound 2250 headed this way!

snake1

Well, been reading for months about amps that go with my speakers and finally found a deal on a 2250! I'm stoked and can't wait to get it hooked up!!! I know there are good ones out there that are several years old but just didn't feel secure about a deal like that. This one is used but never installed because a project stopped before completion. Can't wait to see what 250wpc and 45amps does with the RTi12s!!! Maybe those woofers will start shakin' a little :cheesygrin:

ps just had to share!

Oldfatdogs

SSSay snake,I think your going to be pleased with your choice,250 wpc and 45 amps should make those baby's rock. enjoy.
Dan

EndersShadow

Your going to make your ears bleed before you max out that amp

snake1

Oldfatdogs wrote: »

SSSay snake,I think your going to be pleased with your choice,250 wpc and 45 amps should make those baby's rock. enjoy.
Dan

Thanks!!

EndersShadow wrote: »

Your going to make your ears bleed before you max out that amp

LOL I hope so!!!
Just got on Monoprice and ordered some good RCAs to hook it to my AVR! Want everything ready when it gets here!!

SugarmillMan

Can we expect a review of the Parasound from you? Love to read it.

EndersShadow

snake1 wrote: »

Thanks!!


LOL I hope so!!!
Just got on Monoprice and ordered some good RCAs to hook it to my AVR! Want everything ready when it gets here!!

If you want my advice, cancel that order, spend a little more and call Frank at Signal Cable and order a set of Signal Cable Analog 2 interconnects. They are ~50 bucks and well worth it (more if you get the bullet plugs which I would recommend if you can afford it). You will thank yourself later as they are very good for their price.

That or see if someones got some MIT EXp1 IC's left from the blowout sale they wouldnt mind selling.

Either of those would be a better bet than the Monoprice. I should know, I got the Monoprice Premium RCA's, moved to Signal Cable, then MIT and now am moving to Kimber Kable PB&J (also a good choice).

Spend around 50-100 bucks on good interconnects and you will be glad you did.

P.S. we get a discount at Signal Cable if you mention your a CP member.

P.P.S. your ears might not bleed but your gonna be grinning ear to ear

snake1

SugarmillMan wrote: »

Can we expect a review of the Parasound from you? Love to read it.

I'll see what I can do after some time passes. I'm definately NOT and audiophile but I'll write it to the best of my ability.

EndersShadow wrote: »

If you want my advice, cancel that order, spend a little more and call Frank at Signal Cable and order a set of Signal Cable Analog 2 interconnects. They are ~50 bucks and well worth it (more if you get the bullet plugs which I would recommend if you can afford it). You will thank yourself later as they are very good for their price.

That or see if someones got some MIT EXp1 IC's left from the blowout sale they wouldnt mind selling.

Either of those would be a better bet than the Monoprice. I should know, I got the Monoprice Premium RCA's, moved to Signal Cable, then MIT and now am moving to Kimber Kable PB&J (also a good choice).

Spend around 50-100 bucks on good interconnects and you will be glad you did.

P.S. we get a discount at Signal Cable if you mention your a CP member.

P.P.S. your ears might not bleed but your gonna be grinning ear to ear

Dude, I'm gonna have to settle with the monos for now! After that amp, if I spent any more $$ right now my wife may possibly choke me!! But I'll check on them later when the fun money account builds back up!

EndersShadow

snake1 wrote: »

Dude, I'm gonna have to settle with the monos for now! After that amp, if I spent any more $$ right now my wife may possibly choke me!! But I'll check on them later when the fun money account builds back up!

I understand, but find a way to budget 50 bucks for the Signals or used MIT EXp1's if you can. It doesnt have to be right now if you cant swing it, but dont use the Monoprice ones forever.

Also be very careful as the premium ones pulled the ground plug off my RCA connection on my Carver amp, twice actually. They have a "death" grip so if you can get the really cheap like 50 cent ones, go for those over the more expensive premium ones. Had both, the cheapest ones (all black with no special RCA plug) were very easy to connect and disconnect.

Clipdat

With the monoprice "premium" RCAs, twisting them slowly while plugging/un-plugging helps.

Also, this is strange, but after disconnecting a set I had hooked up once and never touched, they were much easier to connect/disconnect. I think the connectors "loosen up" a bit when they have been connected for a while, so they do get easier to plug and unplug eventually.

Also regarding the Signal Cable bullet plugs, this may be of interest - I emailed inquiring about them a while back when I was shopping around for cables, and the gentlemen that answered actually recommended against using them as he cited the connection not being as good and the build quality lacking. (i.e. ground "pin" inside the bullet connector getting pushed in and no longer making contact)

EndersShadow wrote: »

Also be very careful as the premium ones pulled the ground plug off my RCA connection on my Carver amp, twice actually. They have a "death" grip...

polk500

Congratulation you're going to enjoy it. I picked up a parasound 1500a this pass spring it certainly makes my polka sing!!

Cheers for now Roger

B Run

EndersShadow wrote: »

If you want my advice, cancel that order, spend a little more and call Frank at Signal Cable and order a set of Signal Cable Analog 2 interconnects. They are ~50 bucks and well worth it (more if you get the bullet plugs which I would recommend if you can afford it). You will thank yourself later as they are very good for their price.

That or see if someones got some MIT EXp1 IC's left from the blowout sale they wouldnt mind selling.

Either of those would be a better bet than the Monoprice. I should know, I got the Monoprice Premium RCA's, moved to Signal Cable, then MIT and now am moving to Kimber Kable PB&J (also a good choice).

Spend around 50-100 bucks on good interconnects and you will be glad you did.

P.S. we get a discount at Signal Cable if you mention your a CP member.

P.P.S. your ears might not bleed but your gonna be grinning ear to ear

I agree, I went from free rca cables, to cheap rca cables, to signal cables. Made quite a bit of difference all around, if you're going to do such a nice upgrade like that amp i'd highly recommend getting the most out of it. Signal cables are a great bang for the buck IC.

cfrizz

snake1 wrote: »

I'll see what I can do after some time passes. I'm definately NOT and audiophile but I'll write it to the best of my ability.

Dude, I'm gonna have to settle with the monos for now! After that amp, if I spent any more $$ right now my wife may possibly choke me!! But I'll check on them later when the fun money account builds back up!

You don't have to be and audiophile, simply tell us what you hear differently. Pick songs that you THINK you know extremely well and listen and be amazed at the difference, and tell us about it.

The Mono's will do quite well for now, don't sweat them, just sit back and enjoy your new system curtesy of that great amp!

Obsession18

I have the same amp and like you I moved from an AVR to the amp/avr combo. One thing you may experience is ground loop hum (your tweeters may hiss a bit with no program material running), I used a cheater plug to get around it. There are other fixes just do a search on this forum if you experience it. You WILL notice a big difference, put one hell of a smile on my face the first time I fired mine up - now I'm wondering what an even better amp will do.

snake1

Obsession18 wrote: »

I have the same amp and like you I moved from an AVR to the amp/avr combo. One thing you may experience is ground loop hum (your tweeters may hiss a bit with no program material running), I used a cheater plug to get around it. There are other fixes just do a search on this forum if you experience it. You WILL notice a big difference, put one hell of a smile on my face the first time I fired mine up - now I'm wondering what an even better amp will do.

Crap Ob, don't say junk like that right after I bought the thing!! LOL!!!

SugarmillMan

snake1 wrote: »

Crap Ob, don't say junk like that right after I bought the thing!! LOL!!!

Ground loop hum is very, very common with seperates. Like Obsession18 said, just use an ungrounded plug adapter and it cures it right away in most cases.

snake1

Well the 2250 has a ground lift switch for this very thing so maybe that'll work if there's a hum. Fingers crossed!

Erik Tracy

Remember...a review with pics - or it never happened! :razz:

Obsession18

I tried the ground lift switch, didn't work, cheater plug did the trick!

chris23120

Can't wait to hear your thoughts after its up and running. I've been thinking about getting a 5250.v2

snake1

Erik Tracy wrote: »

Remember...a review with pics - or it never happened! :razz:

I will man!! Pics up on here as soon as it arrives! Can't wait!

Obsession18 wrote: »

I tried the ground lift switch, didn't work, cheater plug did the trick!

Bummer... can you explain the 'cheater plug'? Just so I know by the time it gets here.

chris23120 wrote: »

Can't wait to hear your thoughts after its up and running. I've been thinking about getting a 5250.v2

A 5250 would have been a dream come true!! Would never have needed anything else!! I looked at them myself but you should have seen the look I got when I mentioned $2300 for an amp..... LOL
I definately want to know if you get one Chris!!!

EndersShadow

snake1 wrote: »

Bummer... can you explain the 'cheater plug'? Just so I know by the time it gets here.

A cheater plug is just a cheap 3 prong to 2 prong adaptor, or 2 prong to 3 prong (maybe). I forget which as its Friday and my brain is FRIED! They are like 1 buck at walmart.

bthogan

polk500 wrote: »

Congratulation you're going to enjoy it. I picked up a parasound 1500a this pass spring it certainly makes my polka sing!!

Cheers for now Roger

I, too, recently picked up an HCA 1500A for my 4 ohm LSi9s, and based on my experience, I would agree that OP has a very enjoyable experience ahead of him.

Irrenhaus

Trust me 250w will do great on those RTi12s.

I was going to post about the RCA cables but it was too late i got 2 sets of this ones for $15.99 each but now they went back to $80.00 ouch.
Monster M650 I-8 M-Series 650 RCA Stereo Cables (8 feet)

cfrizz

Snake, go pick up a 3 to 2 prong plug like this http://www.amazon.com/Prong-prong-grounding-converter/dp/B000I96AUM just to have on hand if you get the dreaded hum after plugging in your amp. I had a Parasound 1500A that intoduced me to this annoyance and this nice cheap plug made it go away. Are there more expensive ways of getting rid of it? Of course there are, but I prefer this way instead.

chris23120

snake1 wrote: »

I will man!! Pics up on here as soon as it arrives! Can't wait!



Bummer... can you explain the 'cheater plug'? Just so I know by the time it gets here.



A 5250 would have been a dream come true!! Would never have needed anything else!! I looked at them myself but you should have seen the look I got when I mentioned $2300 for an amp..... LOL
I definately want to know if you get one Chris!!!

There is one on EBAY right now i am thinking about bidding on...:cheesygrin:. Here is an example of a "cheater plug". I always include on of these when i sell a PSW1000 with a dayton amp because 70% of the time they pick up noise..

SugarmillMan

I bought a fairly high quality set of interconnects at Blue Jeans Cable, an on line store. Very satisfied too.

snake1

cfrizz wrote: »

Snake, go pick up a 3 to 2 prong plug like this http://www.amazon.com/Prong-prong-grounding-converter/dp/B000I96AUM just to have on hand if you get the dreaded hum after plugging in your amp. I had a Parasound 1500A that intoduced me to this annoyance and this nice cheap plug made it go away. Are there more expensive ways of getting rid of it? Of course there are, but I prefer this way instead.

I'll check them out. Maybe see if I can pick one up at Lowes or walmart.

chris23120 wrote: »

There is one on EBAY right now i am thinking about bidding on...:cheesygrin:. Here is an example of a "cheater plug". I always include on of these when i sell a PSW1000 with a dayton amp because 70% of the time they pick up noise..

Thanks for the pic!

SugarmillMan wrote: »

I bought a fairly high quality set of interconnects at Blue Jeans Cable, an on line store. Very satisfied too.

I've heard of blue jeans cables, what are they about? What makes them good?

inson71

I've had my 2250 and 5125 four 6 months and adsolutely love them. I don't know if you can do much better in new condition for the money. I've owned Adcom (545,555), Denon POA-1500 amps before, and I would choose the Parasound any day. The Adcom's were a little grainy with my RTI's. The Denons were a bit too laid back. The Parasounds are just right. Enjoy and post your thoughts after some critical listening!

SugarmillMan

snake1 wrote: »

I've heard of blue jeans cables, what are they about? What makes them good?

Actually, Monoprice is the place many people go to for cables and speaker wire. Blue Jeans Cable seems to make many of their of own cables, custom made to your order. Just another choice of many out there.

Tankman

Nice pickup!I am coming real close too ordering a Parasound A23 amp myself.

snake1

Man I would love to hear a Halo amp!! They are untouchable for me right now so its probably better off that I don't :cheesygrin:
If you do though, be sure to do a review about it! I enjoy reading reviews!