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Parasound Halo Owners ?
#82758 02/24/05 05:12 PM
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With my current amp issues, I may need to change and go with a differant brand. The A 21 & A 51 were my first choice, but because of financial issues, my final choice was to go with the Outlaw 950/770 combo. I think they are great products for the price, but if the issues with the 770 and the five M80's can not be resolved, I will need to replace the 770, and at this point, I will just spend the extra money and go with my origianl plan. If any members here are using any of the Parasound products, would really appreciate any info offered. ;-)

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#82759 02/24/05 05:19 PM
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Tharkun,
This post will likely be of interest to you.


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#82760 02/24/05 05:30 PM
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What about just getting a good stereo power amp for the mains and letting the receiver handle the rest ? It just seems like you need some really hefty thermal management to power lots of channels at 4 ohms in one amp. Not impossible but probably expensive...


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#82761 02/24/05 05:44 PM
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One reason for considering the Halos, have a friend that will let me try his out, and see how it does. At the moment, my brain is is over load protection, the Outlaw issue has taken weeks of phone conversations, and testing differant suggestions. I have just about concluded with the advice of a well known expert, that for my situation, going with multiple amps is the best plan, and will be a sure way of solving the problems. looks like any unit with several channles is just going to be a possible problem, and I just want to relax and enjoy, and quit playing engineer. LOL Not going to solve this in the next few days, will just keep getting imput from members, and see what sounds best for the next attempt. ;-) A quick note, I have been having 'peaks' in the 220 - 235 watt range, so still thinking I need a range of 300 watts for each of the M80's.

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#82762 02/24/05 06:10 PM
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Rotel is always a good option too. Not nearly as pricey as the Halo stuff, but sweet sounding, and tons of power.



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#82763 02/24/05 06:36 PM
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A pair of Rotel Rb1080s and a Outlaw mono block could fit the bill.I have ran my 80s for over a year with the Rotel amp with no issues at all.Even at really loud levels the amp gets only slightly warm.


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#82764 02/24/05 07:47 PM
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Why not try M60's for the rears? That would make it easier on your amp, save you some dough, and give you a very similar sound.

Just one suggestion.

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#82765 02/24/05 07:55 PM
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Good suggestion, but I like having the speakers match for one, and at the moment, the M80's are not the problem. After 3 days of trying every possible combination, its looking like its a heat problem, and seems the 770 is not dealing with it. If it was as simple as chaning the rears, I would, but at this time, does not guarantee to solve the issue. But really...I'm not giving up any of my M80's. <g>

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#82766 02/24/05 09:16 PM
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But really...I'm not giving up any of my M80's.


LOL! Spoken like a true Axiomite. Sorry you have to go through all this. I know how crazy it makes me when my system isn't performing up to snuff. Hang in there. This, too, shall pass.


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Update......I have managed to prove to Outlaw that there is something wrong internally on the 770, so with regret, I'm returning the 950/770 for a refund. They are going to send the set to the techs and have them see if they can isolate the issue. I think Outlaw is a great product, but after this expierance with 7 channel amps, I'm going with the advice of using seperate amps, and becasue the M80's sound great a loud volumes, I'm staying with something around 300 watts per channel I think. So now, back to researching and making a decision on what.

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