แอมป์ Parasound Halo Integrated ของผมติด Class A ในหมวด integrated amps & receivers ของ Stereophile ประจำปี 2016 (Stereophile 2016 Recommended Components) ด้วยครับ ปลื้มใจจริงจริ๊งง... พับเผื่อย 555
http://www.stereophile.com/content/2016-recommended-components-integrated-amps-receivers#zyTrpEDY0bIpAEoK.97Parasound Halo Integrated: $2495
Parasound's Halo offers 160Wpc from its bipolar output sectionJFETs and MOSFETs are pressed into service elsewhere in the ampplus a list of convenience features that includes: a dedicated subwoofer output with its own variable high- and low-pass crossover filters and front-panel level control; a 32-bit DAC with USB, coaxial, and optical inputs; a discrete headphone amplifier; an MM/MC phono stage; and six line inputs (one balanced, five unbalanced). HR particularly praised the "easy, intimate realism" of the Halo's phono stage, as well as the "great boogie" factor of its DAC and the amp's overall "easy flowing, mostly smooth, and decidedly mellow" personality. This was not to take away from the Parasound's musical incisiveness: "The Halo played tunes and sang songs as if they mattered," wrote Herb. JA wrapped up his measurements by observing that the Halo Integrated "is a well-engineered, well-performing product." (Vol.38 No.11 WWW)
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