The Best sounding SS Amp I have ever heard

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The Best sounding SS Amp I have ever heard
« on: 26 Dec 2004, 05:40 pm »
I know what you are thinking - yeah, right, but I dont actually own one of these - yet.

I have heard a lot of high-end amps, including Pass Labs, Halcro, Levinson, Krell and some great sounding JC-1 monoblocks with my mods in them, but this amp takes the cake.

It has the clearest, deepest, most detailed soundstage that I have ever heard in a SS amp.  Dynamics in spades.  Drums from Yim Hok-Man create such a shock wave that it send ripples through the floorboards as well as your innards...

It is the Turbomodded Parasound HCA 3500.  A stereo amp that is not much less than two JC-1 monoblocks in one chassis.  Two power cords power this beast.  This amp also has a nice auto-low-bias feature that saves power and reduces heat when the music is not playing, as well as all of the usual protection devices that Parasound puts in their amps.  Heavy sucker - can give you a hernia.

This Turbomod is a bit more extensive that the JC-1's so it is a bit more expensive, $2200.  I will be auditioning these at THE Show in Jan.  Here is a customer review:

http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/amp/messages/61129.html