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Parasound A21+

$4,199.00

  • 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
  • 16 beta-matched 15 amp, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors
  • 1.2 kVA encapsulated toroid power transformer with independent secondary windings for each channel

Changes from the original A 21→A 21+

  • 250 → 300 Watts (8Ω)
  • 400 → 500 Watts (4Ω)
  • 750 → 1000 Watts (bridged)
  • Filter cap: 88,000 uF → 108,000 uF
  • S/N: 112dB → 115 dB
  • THD (at full power): 0.2% → 0.1%
  • Crosstalk (20kHz): 63dB → 70dB
  • Transformer size: 1.2 kVA → 1.3 kVA
  • Weight: 60 LB → 71 LB
  • Refined Halo cosmetic with aluminum end caps & gold highlights
  • Updated rear panel with heavy duty speaker terminals from JC 5
  • Upgraded internal gold on gold audio connections
  • Updated auto turn on circuit

All Features

  • 300 watts x 2 @ 8 Ω RMS, both channels driven
  • 500 watts x 2 @ 4 Ω RMS, both channels driven
  • 1000 watts x 1 @ 8 Ω, in bridged mode
  • Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl
  • High bias Class A/AB operation
  • 60 amperes peak current per channel
  • Stable with speaker impedance dips to 1.5 Ω
  • Balanced inputs with discrete circuits
  • CHK Infinium, custom 5-way speaker binding posts
  • Gold-plated RCA input & loop output jacks
  • Direct-coupled signal path, no capacitors or inductors
  • DC Servo and relay protection circuits
  • AC turn-on inrush surge protection with relay bypass
  • JFET input stage, MOSFET driver stage
  • 16 beta-matched 15 ampere, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors
  • 1.3 kVA shielded toroid transformer w/ independent windings for each channel
  • Independent power supplies for input stage, driver stage and output stage
  • 108,000 µF filter capacitors for output stages
  • Full power is rated all the way down to 5Hz for unrestricted low-end bass
  • Harris hyper-fast soft-recovery bridge diode rectifiers
  • Automatic turn-on by 12 V trigger or audio sensing
  • 4 rack space chassis with rear carry handles
  • Rack mount hardware is included
  • Available in silver or black