Parasound Halo A51 Five-Channel Power Amplifier

Sale price$4,999

Parasound Halo A51 Five-Channel Power Amplifier

Features

  • Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl
  • THX Ultra2 certified
  • High bias Class A/AB operation
  • Balanced inputs with discrete circuits and XLR connectors
  • Direct Coupled - no capacitors or inductors in signal path
  • Complementary MOSFET driver stage and JFET input stage
  • 40 beta-matched 15 amp, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors
  • 2.2 kVA encapsulated toroid power transformer with independent secondary windings for each channel
  • 164,000 μF power supply filter capacitance
  • DC Servo and relay protection circuits
  • AC present, channel status, high temperature indicators
  • Heavy-duty 24k gold-plated 5-way speaker terminals
  • Gold-plated RCA input jacks; ground lift switch
  • Auto turn-on by 12v trigger or audio signal
  • 4u Chassis, carry handles, rack mounting adapter included

Specifications

Current Capacity 60 amperes peak per channel
Power Bandwidth 5 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) < 0.2 % at full power
IM Distortion < 0.04 %
Slew Rate > 130 V/µsecond
Dynamic Headroom > 1.5 dB
Interchannel Crosstalk > 78 dB at 1 kHz
> 63 dB at 20 kHz
Input Sensitivity 1 V for 28.28 V, THX Reference Lev
Input Impedance 47 kΩ unbalanced
94 kΩ balanced
S/N Ratio 112 dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
Damping Factor > 1100 at 20 Hz
Voltage 110V - 120V
Dimensions Width: 17-1/2" (448 mm)
Height with feet: 7-5/8" (194 mm)
Height without feet: 7" (178 mm)
Depth: 20" (508 mm)
Net Weight 80 lb. (36.3 kg)

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