Parasound HCA-800 II
xjghost
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Picked this up off eBay last week for right under $100 delivered. Came in today and plan on using it with either my Carver Pre or the NAD pre to run the bedroom system with my Monitor 10's. I did a little research but not a whole lot. What is the general consensus on this company and specifically this amp? Also came with some banana plugs.
HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.
Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's
Additional projects: RTA 12c's
Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's
Additional projects: RTA 12c's
Comments
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Its decent for a smaller system. I had the 750a which is the next step up. It ran my RTA 11TL's with narry a fuss.
As far as the company, big fan. Running a 1200ii now for my RS-II's and it also works like a champ."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Good litrle amp! Solid build clean sound in it power range.Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
I am running an HCA-800II now, pushing my LSi15's. It is a great little amp especially for that price.
Mine had developed a problem with being sluggish to come out of protect mode. It is hard to find info on this amp and there were at least 3 versions. I have a schematic for one but it is not a perfect match for mine. I contacted Parasound and the president of the company responded and had one of his techs tell me how to fix it (bad capacitor). Unfortunately, Parasound doesn't have much info on the amp either anymore. I re-capped the amp with Nichicon Fine Gold and Muse caps and it sounds great.
Parasound is a great company and the amps seem to pair well with Polks.Stan
Main 2ch:
Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.
HT:
Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60
Other stuff:
Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601 -
I am running an HCA-800II now, pushing my LSi15's. It is a great little amp especially for that price.
Mine had developed a problem with being sluggish to come out of protect mode. It is hard to find info on this amp and there were at least 3 versions. I have a schematic for one but it is not a perfect match for mine. I contacted Parasound and the president of the company responded and had one of his techs tell me how to fix it (bad capacitor). Unfortunately, Parasound doesn't have much info on the amp either anymore. I re-capped the amp with Nichicon Fine Gold and Muse caps and it sounds great.
Parasound is a great company and the amps seem to pair well with Polks.
Thanks for the info. I am liking it quite well so far. Set it up in my bedroom with the freebie TT and so far so good.
I often wondered about volume on an amp and I really like it. I can set it low and the pre higher and the problem with the other amp pre combo is gone now. He l l if I can find another one that cheap I'll run them as mono with my 10's.
HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.
Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's
Additional projects: RTA 12c's
