synthz Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 Item: Parasound JC1 Monoblock Amps Location: Sydney Price: 6,500 Item Condition: Used Reason for selling: Settling in with tubes amp Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: PICKUP ONLY - NO SHIPPING. Second owner. I would like to sell these rather than being unused because I'm quite content with my tubes amp. Still have boxes available. Even though these are 400w / 8ohms each, Stereophile did a measurement test and the true numbers are somewhere around 568w/8ohms each! Very powerful solid state amps that can drive any speakers on planet earth (even Bose!). I used these to power my Dynaudio C2 and they power them without any sweat, even though Dynaudio C2 are famous for being difficult to drive. Happy to provide demo for serious buyers. The amp was designed by the famous John Curl, read up the story about this amp and you will be convinced that this is a serious piece of engineering and they did not skim with the components inside either. There are minor scuff marks on the chassis which is quite normal for amps at this age. The JC1 runs in pure Class-A up to 25 watts at eight ohms, with its bias set to high and ten watts into eight ohms with the bias set to low. These amps are still being sold on hi-fi stores in Sydney for $9,000 EACH. So grab a massive bargain, it's a no brainer to get it at this price when you could have spent $18,000 for the pair. FEATURES: Premier monaural amplifier Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl and CTC Builder Ultra-high bias Class A/AB operation Exclusive two position bias level adjustment Balanced inputs with discrete circuits and XLR connectors Vampire Direct gold-plated OFC RCA input Dual heavy-duty 24k gold-plated 5-way speaker binding posts Direct Coupled - no capacitors or inductors in signal path Complementary MOSFET driver stage and JFET input stage 18 beta-matched 15 amp, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors 1.9 kVA encapsulated toroid power transformer Independent power supplies for input, driver and output stages 18,000 μF filters for driver stage 132,000 µF Nichicon Gold Tune filters for output stage DC Servo and relay protection circuits REL and Nichicon Muse capacitors Harris hyper-fast soft recovery diodes for all bridge rectifiers Auto turn-on by 12v trigger or audio signal trigger Ground lift switch , adjustable turn-on delay 4u Chassis with rear carry handles, rack mounting kit included Premium detachable AWG 12 power cord with silver solder THX Ultra2 certified SPECS: Continuous power output, 20Hz - 20 kHz: 400 watts RMS x 1, 8 Ω 800 watts RMS x 1, 4 Ω 1200 watts RMS x 1, 2 Ω Class A power output, 20Hz - 20 kHz: 25 watts, bias set to high, 8 Ω 10 watts, bias set to low, 8 Ω Current capacity: 135 amperes peak Power bandwidth: 2 Hz - 120 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt Total harmonic distortion: < 0.15 % at full power IM distortion: balanced 16 V rms < 0.03 % Slew rate: > 130 V/µsecond Dynamic headroom: > 1.8 dB Input sensitivity: 1 V for 28.28 V, THX Reference Level Input impedance: 100 k Ω S/N ratio: >120 dB, IHF A-weighted, bias set to high >122 dB, IHF A-weighted, bias set to low Damping factor: > 1200 at 20 Hz Power Requirement : 250 watts idle 1280 watts full power into 4 Ω DC trigger output capacity : +12 Vdc, 150 mA Dimensions: 17-1/2" w x 7-5/8" h x 20" d, 7" h without feet Net weight: 64 lb. Reviews: Stereophile: https://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/774/index.html Home Theater Review: https://hometheaterreview.com/parasound-halo-jc-1-monaural-amplifier-reviewed/ Enjoy the Music: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/1103/parasoundjc1.htm Pictures: 5 1
Al.M Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 Heard these with the matching preamp on a pair of Kef Blades, among the best showroom sounds ever heard. Detail, imaging, slam and mid voicing extremely good. 2 1
DMax Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 Love mine, especially now marched with a tube pre. Are you sure you want to sell them??! GLWTS!
synthz Posted February 20, 2019 Author Posted February 20, 2019 6 hours ago, DMax said: Love mine, especially now marched with a tube pre. Are you sure you want to sell them??! GLWTS! Thank you DMax, i have spent too much money and need to recoup some finance back into my savings account
DMax Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 Thank you DMax, i have spent too much money and need to recoup some finance back into my savings account [emoji4] Fair enough. Know how you feel. GLWTS again... The next owner will definitely really enjoy them. Very powerful amp, great highs and bottom end! 1
Darren69 Posted February 20, 2019 Posted February 20, 2019 Incredible end game amplification, mine are keepers, I cant imagine my system without those two big powerhouses sitting at the bottom. Absolute bargain to be had here, should not last the day. Would suit power hungry B&W, Dynaudio etc beautifully. My Lenehan ML5 Ref adore them. GLWTS 4 1
Gareth65 Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Awesome amps, I love mine. Great price, bargain for some lucky buyer 1
synthz Posted February 21, 2019 Author Posted February 21, 2019 9 hours ago, Darren69 said: Incredible end game amplification, mine are keepers, I cant imagine my system without those two big powerhouses sitting at the bottom. Absolute bargain to be had here, should not last the day. Would suit power hungry B&W, Dynaudio etc beautifully. My Lenehan ML5 Ref adore them. GLWTS Thank you so much Daz.. I got inspired to JC1 from you and your system thread. What a jourmey! 1
Darren69 Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, synthz said: Thank you so much Daz.. I got inspired to JC1 from you and your system thread. What a jourmey! Ok, good to know. I don't know who takes any notice, haha. You must be going somewhere very special from here. Who survives without music? Only those undeserving of life's blessings, I assume. 1
Hazzzy Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Love the feet shot. Why do feet seem to relate to Hi Fi? Love these amps. I should ask how old would these be? I am tempted. But no postage! If postage is possible I may PM an offer? ? Edited February 21, 2019 by Hazzzy 1
DMax Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Love the feet shot. Why do feet seem to relate to Hi Fi? Love these amps. I should ask how old would these be? I am tempted. But no postage! If postage is possible I may PM an offerThey are definitely worth the money!!!
Hazzzy Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, DMax said: They are definitely worth the money!!! Not if postage is not an option. Keen to know how old as well!!
synthz Posted February 22, 2019 Author Posted February 22, 2019 15 hours ago, Hazzzy said: Love the feet shot. Why do feet seem to relate to Hi Fi? Love these amps. I should ask how old would these be? I am tempted. But no postage! If postage is possible I may PM an offer? ? Hi Hazzzy I'm the second owner. It's been in my home for maybe 8 months-ish? Definitely less than a year. Maybe gambit1870 can chime in regarding the total age? It's pick up only at this point unfortunately.
Hazzzy Posted February 22, 2019 Posted February 22, 2019 All good. I am out. Sure look like they mean business.
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