Anyone with experience / comments on Parasound HCA-600 amp?

jwhitakr
jwhitakr Posts: 568
edited December 2007 in Electronics
I'm in the market for a budget friendly ($150 or less) amp to power my CSi25 for home theater use. I already have two Audiosource 100s, and right now one is running in bridged mode to the CSi25 and the other one is powering my left and right speakers.

My plan is use two Audiosource 100s for the L/R speakers --- each one running in bridged mode and driving one speaker. My question is if anyone has any experience or thoughts on either the Parasound HCA-500 or the Parasound HCA-600 amps? I've read a lot of good reviews and comments on the higher-end line of Parasound HCA-xxxx series amps, and so I'm assuming the HCA-500 and HCA-600 are also solid performers.

I've read through as many amplifier threads as I could find here on Club Polk ... and know that the usual recommendations are Adcom, Carver, Sunfire, Rotel, etc. But, in almost all cases, those amps exceed my budget ... :(

Any thoughts / comments would be appreciated.
My HT
HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
Center: Polk Audio CSi3
Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
Sub: HSU STF-3

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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited December 2007
    Ok, how about the HCA 750? Anyone have any thoughts on it?
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

    The only true barrier to knowledge is the assumption that you already have it. - C.H. Dodd
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