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John

In Reply to: Re: HT Upgrade posted by david abrams on March 21, 2000 at 08:22:39:

Thanks for your input David. I thought the original 200-watt Adcom was a good match with the Vandersteen model 2 - it only clipped when I was playing far louder than I normally listen to - it is fun to experiment. The Carver 125wpc input is valuable - people have said "you do not need 200-watts - high end Amps with 150-watts are fine and can handle the load", but I have been sceptical.
I too have a large room with a vaulted ceiling which also makes speaker placement critical. I hope, in the end, I can accomodate my sound desires with my wife's decorating ones.
How do you like the parasound Amp?
Thanks again for the input you provided. It's nice to hear from another Vandie fan.

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Re: HT Upgrade david abrams 15:15:30 03/21/00 (0)
the parasound amp works great- very good bass extension, good soundstage- when using only 2 channels i think it puts out much more than the rated 220 w/ch- very heavy unit with huge transformer and heat sinks
i believe it is the largest thx cert amp w/o a fan
the dc trigger is a nice feature if you like to turn off the amp when not in use- i leave mine on all the time.
the amp does run in class a up to 25 or 35 watts, so it sounds really good at lower volumes.
i did have some tx with hum but at the recommendation of a tech at parasound, a cheater plug eliminated it.
i was able to get one locally for $1950
good luck!

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