Parasound NewClassic 2250
Milito
Posts: 1,960
What is your opinion of this amp and what would you pay for one that is 8 years old?
It looks to be in very good condition and is located about 30 minutes from me.
I'm thinking about trying to get it to pair with my Yamaha 2070 for 2 channel listening.
It looks to be in very good condition and is located about 30 minutes from me.
I'm thinking about trying to get it to pair with my Yamaha 2070 for 2 channel listening.
Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
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I personally do not care for the Classic series. Much prefer the HCA series for 2 channel.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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I might agree with Motor above. Really all depends on the sound your looking for. The Classic series will have a bit more detailed sound , maybe a tad more sterile over the HCA series. HCA is more musical to my ears, a tad on the warmer side of neutral. Halo series is big on detail retrieval, but also lacks some musicality to my ears.
With Polk speakers, the HCA series works well. It's not the cutest kid on the block, but sounds more musical with Polk speakers to these ears.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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Thanks for the feedback, it sounds like I need to continue to look for a HCA1500 or a B&K Reference 200.2.
Halo is out of my budget at this time.Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables. -
The B&k will be a touch smoother on the top end. If I had to choose between the 2, I might tip the scale to the B&k. That's not putting down the HCA either, it's a fine amp on it's own no doubt.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
I had one powering my lsim 703's and I loved it.
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Yep, add B&K to your list.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact. -
Thanks for the feedback, it sounds like I need to continue to look for a HCA1500 or a B&K Reference 200.2.
Halo is out of my budget at this time.
An HCA-1200 series two would also offer plenty of power for your speakers, just to expand the possibilities a bit.Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
Game Room 5.1.4: Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
Bedroom 2.1 Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer