FS: Parasound HCA-3500 $1250.00

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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    Sounds like plenty of people interested, just need a Buyer!

    Initially I said I would split the PayPal fees, I'll absorb all of it which is good for about $25 less and makes things simpler. :)
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    On US Audio Mart now.

    Although I'd love to see a Polkie get this...especially for their A9's. ;)

    http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649175035-parasound-hca3500-ultra-high-current-amplifier/
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    So who needs a little nudge to give this a new home?

    How about a price nudge to $1350? :)
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    About to hit the finance charge on the CC so one more price drop and here it shall stay until sold!

    $1300

    Buy it. Love it. You know you want what it can do. :smiley:

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    Great guy to buy from folks. Buy with confidence. Packs like a pro too
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    Man! That would pair great with those fully modded SRSs.
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    Thanks Boston!

    I'd dare say it's great with anything, a touch on the warm side to tame an RTi, lots of detail to satisfy an LSi, lots of rich deep bass to fill out your music and enough power and current to drive nearly everything.

    One day I'll have speakers worthy of its greatness. :D
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    I'm hoping someone will buy this before my amp is completely burned in, it would save me a day of A/B switching with the new amp. :D
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    New idea...quad amped A9's...it's the question nobody asked...700 Parasound Watts Per Channel? I think I'll try it if someone doesn't buy it first. :p
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Inspector 24 wrote: »
    New idea...quad amped A9's...it's the question nobody asked...700 Parasound Watts Per Channel? I think I'll try it if someone doesn't buy it first. :p

    Or one amp per A9. High's and lows for each speaker on a single amp
    "....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)
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  • scotvl
    scotvl Posts: 88
    edited March 2015
    Inspector 24 wrote: »
    New idea...quad amped A9's...it's the question nobody asked...700 Parasound Watts Per Channel? I think I'll try it if someone doesn't buy it first. :p
    You can never have enough headroom, Right. lol
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    Exactly, headroom galore!

    I'll use the 'old' 3500 for the woofer sections and the 'new' upgraded 3500 for the mid/high. Could be interesting, could be a futile exercise, but it'll be a fun experiement in-between while I'm A/B Switching with the Big Sky unit.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Inspector 24 wrote: »
    Exactly, headroom galore!

    I'll use the 'old' 3500 for the woofer sections and the 'new' upgraded 3500 for the mid/high. Could be interesting, could be a futile exercise, but it'll be a fun experiement in-between while I'm A/B Switching with the Big Sky unit.


    I'd do one amp per speaker. Differences should be more readily apparent.

    Plus the low range will be pulling lots more from one amp than the Mids from the other amp.
    "....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)
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    EndersShadow wrote: »

    I'd do one amp per speaker. Differences should be more readily apparent.

    Good idea, would be faster than completely swapping amps to hear some differences.
    Plus the low range will be pulling lots more from one amp than the Mids from the other amp.

    Which is exactly why I will dedicate one unit to the lows. The 3500 is a dual-mono design, two mono amps in one chassis, so effectively each section of the speaker will have it's own 350w amp, and I'll run better amp(s) to the mid/high were it makes a larger difference in sound quality.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Gotcha
    "....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)
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    Ugh, silly 1hr edit, I can't fix my grammatical errors. :D
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  • scotvl
    scotvl Posts: 88
    Inspector 24 wrote: »
    EndersShadow wrote: »

    I'd do one amp per speaker. Differences should be more readily apparent.

    Good idea, would be faster than completely swapping amps to hear some differences.
    Plus the low range will be pulling lots more from one amp than the Mids from the other amp.

    Which is exactly why I will dedicate one unit to the lows. The 3500 is a dual-mono design, two mono amps in one chassis, so effectively each section of the speaker will have it's own 350w amp, and I'll run better amp(s) to the mid/high were it makes a larger difference in sound quality.

    PLEASE DO IT and let us know if there is an improvement.
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    Gosh, now I hope I get the chance! I have an offer on the table, not a great one but we'll see where it goes.
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    O...M...G....I honestly thought this sucker would be long gone by now.

    Still haven't had a chance to hook up both amps to the A9's....Kinda hoping I don't...what if I like it. :o
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  • bryantspaint
    bryantspaint Posts: 114
    edited March 2015
    I got a grand, dont want to insult. but i just bought rti 12s/cv-8 audioquest 8ft/teac ud 301 and a grand is pushing it what the wife dont know wont hurt right?
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  • scotvl
    scotvl Posts: 88
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Inspector 24 wrote: »
    O...M...G....I honestly thought this sucker would be long gone by now.

    Still haven't had a chance to hook up both amps to the A9's....Kinda hoping I don't...what if I like it. :o

    Doooooo eeeeeeeet! :smiley:

    Yes please do it. Once its sold you'll be wondering what the A9s would have sounded like with all that power, I know I am. B)
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    Monday bump day.
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    edited April 2015
    Free advice:

    Don't use a beat up untested unit on EBay to compare prices to. :D

    And in case anybody missed it, current price is $1300 plus actual shipping.

    And I still haven't found time to try quad amped A9's...
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    Reminder: asking price is $1300
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  • BigPondSmallFish
    BigPondSmallFish Posts: 9
    Still available?
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,762
    BigPondSmallFish wrote: »
    Still available?

    http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/98162/before-you-post-read-this#latest
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,762
    Why not? Because it's against the rules. The OP can sell to anyone he wants and if he chooses to sell to someone without enough posts it should be done via PM or offline. Otherwise it looks like we are condoning it. JMHO, stepping down from soapbox...
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,640
    Great Seller too :smile: buy with confidence
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    The guy interested can et his post count up or the seller can list somewhere else easily enough. Not sure why the rule is still in place if they aren't going to block it???

    Not trying to be hard.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,762
    DSkip wrote: »
    The rule cannot be enforced now. Vanilla can't do it. Therefore, its a crapshoot of what it once was. What always pissed me off was when I wanted an item and some 2 poster comes in and buys it at a hell of a price. That simply isn't the case here, so I don't care. The FM is dead as it is anyways.

    I just want to see him sell this amp. He deserves to move it at this point.

    WE can enforce the rules even though vanilla isn't able to. An OP can sell to whoever the eff they want to. Just needs to be offline...
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