Parasound A 52 5 Channel Power Amplifier
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- 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
- 20 beta-matched 15 amp, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors
- 1.4 kVA encapsulated toroid power transformer with independent
secondary windings for each channel - 100,000 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, 12v trigger out
- 3u Chassis, carry handles, rack mounting adapter included
- Parasound 10 year parts, 5 years labor warranty
(For USA and Canada purchases only)
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Continuous power output:
125 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 8 Ω, all channels driven
225 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 4 Ω, all channels driven
Current capacity:
30 amperes peak per channel
Power bandwidth:
5 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt
Total harmonic distortion:
< 0.2 % at full power
IM distortion: balanced 16 V rms
< 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 Level
Input impedance:
47 k Ω unbalanced; 94 k Ω balanced
S/N ratio:
113 dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
Damping factor:
> 1000 at 20 Hz
Voltage:
110V - 120V
Dimensions:
17-1/4" w x 7-5/8" h x 19-3/4 " d, 5-1/4 " h without feet
Net weight: 50 lb.

