Replacing Parasound p7, but with what?


The rest of the system is a Nad c565BEE player and a Halo A21.  Speakers are Sierra 2 or Tannoy Saturn DC6, depending on my mood.  With Wireworld Oasis 7 speaker cables and MA3 Morrows with Eichmann bullets.  Also one pair of  Silver stager Solids.  I've got a iPhone doc that passes digital into the Nad, which does a pretty good job with the processing.

It'a half open basement concept, about 500 square feet, but the main listening area is about 17 by18 with 9 foot ceilings, carpeted.  The sound is on the warm side, I fine that the top frequencies are reduced and I've heard that that's Parasound's sonic signature.  I've also read that their amps are better than their preamps.  Also, I suspect that the imaging isn't as good as it could be for that kind of money with the pre.  

So, any thoughts or suggestions?  I've considered the Wyred STP-SE, Nad C165BEE and selling the amp too for Nad's new c388 integrated.  Emotiva won't do it for me, but I'd like a little more top end.
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Showing 1 response by dbphd

I agree with atmosphere's comments, but your A 21 would pair well with a Parasound JC 2 preamp.  The used market seems to be around $2K.  The JC 2 has been characterized as approaching an ideal strait wire with amplification.

If you want to integrate it into an HT setup, Parasound can add a BP capability so any channel can be unity gain.  The cost of the mod is reasonable.

Disclosure:  I use a JC 2 BP with a pair of JC 1 monoblocks.

db