No disrespect to either Stanwal or Jdub39, however when I auditioned the JC-1 against the Pass Labs XA series amps in my system the Parasound amp did not compete with the XA-100's. Now with the new XA.5 series the lag is very wide indeed when it comes to the sonics of these amps. As always personnal taste and system synergy is most important, so do some home auditions.
Parasound JC-1 still one of the leaders?
What's the forum's opinion on the JC-1 relative to some of the newer challengers such as the Ayons, Pass '.5', Modwright, etc. Not to mention the increasing acceptance of Class-D amps such as Spectron and Bel Canto?
As the JC-1 was released circa 2003, do you think that it is starting to age a little?
As the JC-1 was released circa 2003, do you think that it is starting to age a little?