Parasound Amplifiers

San Francisco brand founded in 1981, whose Halo amplifiers are designed by the analogue engineer John Curl.

Founded: 1981
Founder: Richard Schram
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Manufacturing: Built in Taiwan to Parasound specification
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers and custom installers
Known for: The Halo range, John Curl circuit design, high current per dollar

Currently, we have 7 Parasound amplifiers in our database. Below you can find the list with their main specs and links to their review pages.

Parasound Integrated Amplifier with built-in DAC (2)
Parasound Mono Power Amplifier (2)
Parasound Stereo Power Amplifier (3)

Parasound Integrated Amplifier with built-in DAC

	Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
	Parasound Halo HINT 6	160 watts	Class A/AB	Yes	Yes
	Parasound NewClassic 200 Integrated	125 watts	Class D	Yes	Yes

Parasound Mono Power Amplifier

	Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
	Parasound Halo JC1+	450 watts	Class A/AB	No	No
	Parasound JCM250	250 watts	Class A/AB	No	No

Parasound Stereo Power Amplifier

Model	Watts RMS (8Ω)	Amp Class	DAC	Phono
Parasound Halo A23+	160 watts	Class A/AB	No	No
Parasound Halo JC5	400 watts	Class A/AB	No	No
Parasound NewClassic 2125 v.2	150 watts	Class A/B	No	No

About Parasound

Parasound has built its reputation on getting genuinely high-end circuit design - John Curl, who also designed for Mark Levinson and Vendetta - into amplifiers priced well below what that pedigree usually costs, by manufacturing in Taiwan rather than the United States.

Schram commissioned circuit designs from John Curl, one of the most respected American analogue designers, for the Halo range.

Notable models: Halo A21, JC 1 monoblocks, Halo Integrated, NewClassic 200.

Official Parasound website

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