PARASOUND: News – the long read

STEREOPHILE / Jason Victor Serinus Bay Area-based Parasound, known for reasonably priced audio components, especially those designed by John Curl, is under new ownership. The new owner, David Sheriff, an entrepreneur who specializes in product growth and supply chain management, has pledged to maintain Parasound’s reputation for excellence while shepherding the company to “take the […]

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PARASOUND FOR SALE

FIRST … Please read the important statement at the foot of this page. Thank you. —//— HALO JC3 … https://usato.audiograffiti.com/annunci/pre-phono/309640/ P6 … http://www.audio-serum.si/trgovina/parasound-p6-a23/?refsource=hifishark TDQ 1600 … https://www.kijiji.ca/v-stereo-systems-home-theatre/tricities-pitt-maple/parasound-tdq1600-am-fm-tuner/1648476299 HALO A21 … https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649944688-parasound-halo-a21-amplifier/ A52 … https://reverb.com/item/65280706-parasound-a-52?gspk=SGlmaXNoYXJrLVJldmVyYg%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Hifishark-Reverb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack-legacy HALO JC5 … https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649944542-parasound-halo-jc5-stereo-amplifier/ HALO A21 … https://reverb.com/item/65269664-parasound-halo-a21-power-amplifier?gspk=SGlmaXNoYXJrLVJldmVyYg%3D%3D&utm_campaign=Hifishark-Reverb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=partnerstack-legacy HALO P6 … https://tmraudio.com/components/preamplifiers/parasound-halo-p6-2-1-channel-stereo-preamplifier-p-6-remote-mm-mc-phono/ JC5 … https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649944394-parasound-j5-amplifier-great-value/ JC5 … https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb2hjf-parasound-jc-5-solid-state?refsource=hifishark HALO A51 … […]

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SAE: Whatever happened to them?

I remember in the seventies walking into a Cal Stereo store in the LA area and seeing the SAE equipment. I was a college student back then and owned a reciever. The SAE stuff with it’s black metal and white graphics looked sooo imposing and impressive. Amp, preamp, tuner and EQ all in one stack….man, […]

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PS AUDIO: I am convinced Bob Carver is a crazy genius.

Paul McGowan writes: He’s given more to our industry than most and always surprises and delights with his innovative approach. His tiny cube amplifier, his miniature room shaking subwoofers and to the point of this post, his amplifier shootout. I remember back to 1985 when several reviewer challenged Carver to build a solid state power […]

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CARVER: Amp Modelling: Bob Carver & Transfer Function Amps

“I heard some guitar amp modelling the other day & was quite surprised at how it’s possible to cheaply create a convincing facsimile of a range of different classic amps from a single device. This brought back memories of the saga of Bob Carver and his Transfer Function Amps of the mid-80’s, so I did […]

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