Parasound HCA-1500A - price range on good quality used?

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  • laotzu61
    laotzu61 Posts: 327
    edited January 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    It's one thing to have gobbs of current, it's another to actually be able to use it.

    which brings to mind SET's and efficient speakers
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2014
    While current is a good thing, how much needs to have some thought put into it. A 500 buck pair of speakers at 8 ohm doesn't need an amp with 70 amperes of current. Your amp will turn into Rip Van Winkle, wake it up it when you want it to actually do something. LOL
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  • msg
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    edited January 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    While current is a good thing, how much needs to have some thought put into it. A 500 buck pair of speakers at 8 ohm doesn't need an amp with 70 amperes of current. Your amp will turn into Rip Van Winkle, wake it up it when you want it to actually do something. LOL
    hahaha!
    so 200w/150amp peak mono blocks for 8ohm 200w speakers is a complete waste I gather?
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  • bthogan
    bthogan Posts: 151
    edited January 2014
    I got an HCA-1500 in perfect working order off of ebay for $335 a year ago.

    btw I'm bragging. Also, great amp.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,670
    edited January 2014
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    With that much current draw(running 2 HCA-1200IIs), will you need a 20 amp dedicated circuit?

    I'll only run my HCA 1500A of a 20amp dedicated...

    I've noticed an improvement with bottom end slam and a lower noise floor setting up a dedicated line.

    I JUST moved my 2ch system to my Pool Table room and I installed a 20amp line just for the audio goodies...
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