Hey..........me again. I still can't get over this Parasound. Forgot the fact that it may or not have a nice warm sound to it but DAM does this thing have power reserves out the ying yang. I picked it up for a little under a grand and I kid you not, this thing has power to burn. I have always been a Parasound fan and this amp made me an even bigger fan. By the time I sold my HALO it was more or less pocket change to pay for the 2205A and what a difference from the HALO. Yes they more or less sound the same but you can sure tell the 2205A is pushing almost twice the power.
I have always been an amps over wattage guy but I'm curious, does the fact that this amp pushes over 60amps peak per channel have anything to do with what I keep calling the warm sound?
In case anyone cares, here are some specs on the amp: (If anyone is looking at going with a 5 channel separate, I strongly suggest giving this one a go!)
Continuous Power Output - Each Channel: 220 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 8 ohms, all channels driven; 300 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 4 ohms, all channels driven
Current Capacity: 60 amperes peak per channel
kVA Toroid power transformer with independent secondary windings for each channel, 150,000 µF power supply filter capacitance
Slew Rate: 130 V/µsecond
Power Bandwith: 5 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt
Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.03 % at full power
IM Distortion: < 0.03 %
TIM: unmeasurable
Dynamic Headroom: > 1.5 dB
Interchannel Crosstalk: > 80 dB at 1 kHz; > 60 dB at 20 kHz
Input Sensitivity: 1 V for 28.28 V, THX Reference Level; 1.5 V for full output
Input Impedance: 33 k ohms
S/N Ratio: > 118 dB, full power; > 96 dB, THX Reference
Level Damping Factor: > 1000 at 20 Hz
Power Consumption: 1500 watts
Dimensions: w 19" x h 7" x d 19 1/2", h 7 5/8" with feet
Net Weight: 85 lb.
http://www.parasound.com/products/amplifiers/hca2205atspecs.html
