Parasound HCA-2200mkII Amplifier

dbaldus
dbaldus Posts: 730
edited September 2010 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
Item Description
Up for sale is my used Parasound HCA-2200mkII amplifier. I bought this amp from a fellow forum member, Mike (mdschlayer), about a year ago now and have been using it to drive my SDA SRS's - it has done a truly fantastic job. However, I am currently considering heading down an "all tubes" route and need to fund that journey so this needs to go.

Specifications
250 watts RMS x 2, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 8 Ω
385 watts RMS x 2, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 4 Ω
385 watts RMS x 2, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 2 Ω
50 amperes continuous, 90 amperes peak per channel

More info can be found on Parasound's website:
http://www.parasound.com/vintage/hca2200.php

Condition
The amp has one minor scratch on the top plate near the back of the unit (see pic below) but otherwise appears to be flawless. Also, the right channel occasionally takes approximately 30 seconds (and sometimes as long as one minute) to "warm up" to output sound consistently, but once it has, there are absolutely no issues with it. To put this into perspective, by the time I turn the amp on, grab the Squeezebox remote and turn that on, the amp is ready to go. Or, if you're like a lot of people here, you can just leave the amp on 24/7 and you'll never notice it. Regardless, I just wanted any potential buyers to know - more information below.

Price
$550 shipped to the lower 48

Pictures
(Taken from the original ad when I bought this because I don't know where my camera is at the moment - thanks for the photography, Mike!)

parasound22001small.jpg

parasound22003small.jpg

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Further Details on Right Channel
I've spoken with the techs at Parasound about this many times and they say that this is very common on the unit but in no way harmful to the amp. They said it is likely just a solder joint on the speaker relay that has oxidized and that they wouldn't bother with replacing it unless it is really bugging me. If it ended up being a speaker relay instead of a solder joint on it, Parasound said the parts would cost ~$45 for one relay or $90 if I wanted to have the relays on both channels replaced while they had it. Honestly, though, the amp has had this issue since I got it, hasn't gotten worse, and I don't even notice anymore because I'm using my Squeezebox and it's always ready to go by the time the remote has turned on.

Any other questions, please shoot me a PM.

Thanks for looking!

2-channel
Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

Home Theater
Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited September 2010
    Forgot to mention that I'm also open to creative payment plans for people who may want the amp but can't afford it in one big chunk at the moment (e.g., 2 or 3 payments for the amp spread across a month or two).

    If anyone is interested in doing something like this, let me know and we'll try to work something out.

    Thanks!

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited September 2010
    Local pickup in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for $500 even.

    I'm also headed south to Des Moines this weekend so if you're in that area or anywhere along I-35 on the way, we could set up a drop-off.

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited September 2010
    Anyone?

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • sm88
    sm88 Posts: 353
    edited September 2010
    Was considering it but I have my eye on a local deal that will be awesome :(

    Parasound makes a great product though
    Current System:
    Paradigm Signature S2 v2
    Conrad Johnson MF2500
    Wyred4Sound DAC2
    Audioquest Black Mamba II

    For Sale:
    3x Wilson Cub's
    Conrad Johnson MF2500
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited September 2010
    sm88 wrote: »
    Was considering it but I have my eye on a local deal that will be awesome :(

    Parasound makes a great product though

    No worries - keep me in the loop if that falls through. You know where to find me :)

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited September 2010
    2 questions. Did you have to strap the negs on this when using this on the SDA's or is it common ground and 2 do you have the original box for shipping or is it an after market?

    Thanks!
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited September 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    2 questions. Did you have to strap the negs on this when using this on the SDA's or is it common ground and 2 do you have the original box for shipping or is it an after market?

    Thanks!

    Nope, I do not have to strap the grounds together when running it with my SDA's (it is a common ground amp).

    I picked up the amp from a fellow polkie here, mdschlayer, and I believe he double-box shipped it to me, although I don't believe either box was the "original" Parasound box (I'd have to check to be sure, though).

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited September 2010
    Still available...

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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  • Earthy
    Earthy Posts: 488
    edited September 2010
    Is it still available?
    Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3TL
    Parasound Halo A21
    Parasound Halo P3

    Home theater
    Polk LSiM 707, 706c, 703, 705
    Polk Blackstone TL3 for height
    SVS PB12-ISD Sub
    Denon AVR-X6400h
    Parasound Halo A51
    LG OLED65B7A
    Sony UBPX800
    Logitech Harmony Elite
    PC LSiM 703
    Spare LSIM 702 and 706c

    Home Theater #2
    Polk Audio LS70, CS350LS, LSF/X, S4
    Onkyo TX-NR808



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  • dbaldus
    dbaldus Posts: 730
    edited September 2010
    Earthy wrote: »
    Is it still available?

    Nope, it's gone.

    Mods, please mark this thread as SOLD when you get a chance - thanks!

    2-channel
    Squeezebox Touch| MSB Analog DAC | Audio Research Ref 40 Anniversary Edition| Pass Labs X350.8 | Wilson Audio Sasha 2

    Home Theater
    Arcam AVR 550 | GoldenEar Triton One | GoldenEar SuperCenter XXL | GoldenEar Aon 3 | JL Audio Fathom F113v2
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