Parasound HCA 1000A

fossy
fossy Posts: 1,378
edited March 2010 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
Up for consideration is a Parasound HCA 1000A

Bought off of e-bay last year & used for the outdoor patio with the Atrium 65's. (this is not the one I bought here from Mike Retter). It never missed a beat & sounded great with the Atrium's & gtp 400 . Separates are definitely the way to go, folks.Even with the secondary gear such as the patio system.

Since I have another one & SXSW is next week , I'm in need of some spending cash.

Polk price =$240.00 shipped Cont US only please OR local pick-up $200.00

Paypal / MO & obviously cash will be accepted in person

Original power cord included

Specs & Manual can be found here http://www.parasound.com/vintage/hca1000a.php
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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited March 2010
    wow.. nice.. shame I picked up my New Classic 2125 just a couple weeks ago or I'd have jumped on this locally.
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
    Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    Never hurts to have a back -up .....:):)
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    woHo time is .........

    bumpin all you ppl to tha bottom.... Late night bump .... happy sellin
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    Great amp! Buy with confidence. I used one of these in a bi-amp configuration to power the high frequencies on my 1.2TLs. They had a certain sweetness in the high frequencies.
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2010
    Let me get this vehicle purchase out of the way and we will talk turkey.
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,243
    edited March 2010
    Question on the loop outputs, does the amp have to be turned on for those to be active, or is it just a passive pass through that works when the amp is off?
    "Don't forget to change your politician. They are like diapers they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason."
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    coolness for sure ...... I have it double boxed & ready to go .......

    On a side note...if you are shipping something & need a sturdy box .... ask at your local supermarket/ grocery store in the MEAT dept..... the boxes that they receive their beef in ( like shoulder clods/ribeye/shortloins) are very sturdy & have reinforced corners
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    seeclear wrote: »
    Question on the loop outputs, does the amp have to be turned on for those to be active, or is it just a passive pass through that works when the amp is off?

    I have never used that feature ...from the parasound manual

    This connector provides a way to trigger your amplifier on with an external DC voltage source ranging
    from + 9 Vdc to +12 Vdc. With the main power switch on the off (down) position, the amplifier can be
    turned on with voltage from any external DC source such as the +12 Vdc trigger from the Parasound P/
    SP-1500. Since it is optically coupled, the DC trigger only requires 15 mA of current to activate the
    circuitry and turn on the amplifier.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    fossy wrote: »
    I have never used that feature ...from the parasound manual

    This connector provides a way to trigger your amplifier on with an external DC voltage source ranging
    from + 9 Vdc to +12 Vdc. With the main power switch on the off (down) position, the amplifier can be
    turned on with voltage from any external DC source such as the +12 Vdc trigger from the Parasound P/
    SP-1500. Since it is optically coupled, the DC trigger only requires 15 mA of current to activate the
    circuitry and turn on the amplifier.

    Just another tip . . . it has input level controls on it one for each channel, they should both be turned to full volume.
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,243
    edited March 2010
    I sent the question to parasound service. I'll let you know if/when they get back to me. I might be interested depending on what the answer is, but no dibs for now.


    "On a side note...if you are shipping something & need a sturdy box .... ask at your local supermarket/ grocery store in the MEAT dept..... the boxes that they receive their beef in ( like shoulder clods/ribeye/shortloins) are very sturdy & have reinforced corners"

    Soooooooo, does that mean it is going to smell like meat?

    NTTAWWT. ;)
    "Don't forget to change your politician. They are like diapers they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason."
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    maybe a steak in amp ????? I don't think so... ** sigh ** Just shakes head & walks away *** :):)
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    $230 shipped
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    PM sent.



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    got it .......... sold ladies & ladies
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    Congrats to both you guys. I'm surprised it took four days for that to go.
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2010
    Thank you sooo very much snow. My SDAs cannot wait. Then when the cs350ls comes in it's gonna be like a whole new system. Think I will order a mw6502 on Monday so I can get the monitor 7s up and running. I think if the monitor 7Cs are still available down state when I go next week I might pick those up as well. Then I can have HT with mon. 7 all around, and a cs350ls as a center, then have the SDAs in a dedicated 2 ch. instead of having to switch the RCAs from reciver to pre for ht/2ch uses.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    Your welcome Ted. I should have sent you an amp a long time ago. I hope it sounds as good as everyone says :)

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2010
    Now if I could find a steal on a Thorrens I'd be set. Had to do a repair on one and it was 100x better than the elcheapo sony I have. I should see if he wants to sell one, I think he said he had 3 of them.
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2010
    snow wrote: »
    Your welcome Ted. I should have sent you an amp a long time ago. I hope it sounds as good as everyone says :)

    REGARDS SNOW

    No, you didn't have to send me anything. It is very much appreciated.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2010
    seeclear wrote: »
    Question on the loop outputs, does the amp have to be turned on for those to be active, or is it just a passive pass through that works when the amp is off?

    I have used the loop outputs to provide signal to a sub, but I don't know if they work when the amp is off....
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    snow wrote: »
    Your welcome Ted. I should have sent you an amp a long time ago. I hope it sounds as good as everyone says :)

    REGARDS SNOW

    You're a fine example of a human being Dan much like GG and both you guys are the epitomy of what this club is about.:)
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    You're a fine example of a human being Dan much like GG and both you guys are the epitomy of what this club is about.:)
    Ahh geez..... now im going to get a big head :p I had told Ted that I would send him my spare amp as soon as my main amp was out of the repair shop and that has been a while back. Well that amp is still sitting in the shop awaiting repair along with a receiver which is finally getting worked on now. "Woo Hoo" and some other gear and it was time to make good on my word period. I have since had a few other amps come and go and he didndt get sent one of them, so once I seen he expressed interest in this one I seen my opportunity to make it happen even though it isnt the one I intended to send.

    It's no big deal it's simply all about Karma and do unto others etc. :)

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    snow wrote: »
    Ahh geez..... now im going to get a big head :p I had told Ted that I would send him my spare amp as soon as my main amp was out of the repair shop and that has been a while back. Well that amp is still sitting in the shop awaiting repair along with a receiver which is finally getting worked on now. "Woo Hoo" and some other gear and it was time to make good on my word period. I have since had a few other amps come and go and he didndt get sent one of them, so once I seen he expressed interest in this one I seen my opportunity to make it happen even though it isnt the one I intended to send.

    It's no big deal it's simply all about Karma and do unto others etc. :)

    REGARDS SNOW

    My wife and I were discussing you, GG, Rich, Jesse, Carl, Troy and a few others and she's blown away at the fact that I have so many friends out there all over the country and the generous nature of the people in Club Polk.

    If I missed you in my list please forgive me as my mind isn't what it used to be.:o
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    Amp shipped today. Good on ya snow, & thank you.........now I have fundage for a few sxsw shows ..... I sent you both shipping info in PM
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited March 2010
    fossy wrote: »
    Amp shipped today. Good on ya snow, & thank you.........now I have fundage for a few sxsw shows ..... I sent you both shipping info in PM
    Thanks for the qiuck shipping and the great deal Michael have fun with the shows :D

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2010
    She arrived today while we were out. Every thing looks fine, survived shipping just fine. I got a lot on the table over the weekend, and probably won't be intimate with her until next week. Gotta do a little rearranging too before I can hook it up. Also have to dig some RCAs out of storage. Next year will be some better interconnects ( most likely some PBJs)
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2010
    Cool .... let us know how she sounds after you get it hooked up
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited March 2010
    fossy wrote: »
    Cool .... let us know how she sounds after you get it hooked up

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98743
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