Parasound P5

Supposed to be available early Spring for appx $1400. The P5 has six unbalanced inputs (including phono), one balanced input, single-ended and balanced outputs, and dual single-ended subwoofer outputs. There are also three digital inputs (optical, coax, and asynchronous 24-bit/192kHz USB), which access an onboard DAC that's said to offer "higher levels of performance than currently offered by the Zdac." The P5 also handles bass management by offering dedicated high- and low-pass crossover networks for both the main left and right channels, as well as both subwoofers. There are dials on the rear panel for manual fine-tuning of each crossover.
In addition to the DAC, it includes analog bass management, USB, coaxial and optical digital inputs, a selectable phono stage and fully balanced inputs and outputs -including one for a subwoofer.

Info from:
andrew-robinson online (photos here too)
http://www.andrew-robinson-online.com/flashes-of-brilliance-my-favorites-from-ces-2013/
and:
http://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289:preamp-evolution-parasound-and-primare&catid=93:feature-articles&Itemid=354

I heard about this stereo pre too, and it sounds like a pretty good option. I like the idea of a DAC in the mix. I'd been considering the P7, but since I only need the 2 channels, it seemed like overkill to get it, although some have gone that route with good success.

When I heard they P3 was coming to an end, I hoped they had something in the works.

I just noticed that Robinson mentions in that first link that the P5 will go for around 1000. Also didn't realize that the XLR inputs are fully balanced.

With a release looming in the spring, I'm really interested.

Paul at Parasound recently informed me the P-5 has been pushed back from June to September for release due to a bug that has been corrected for production and the price is still set at $1500.00. If the P-5 performs as good as their previous flagship the PLD-2000 which I owned at one time then they truely have a winner.

That's interesting. Over at AVS, a poster by the name of Bill Mac got an email from Richard himself relating several features, and that the P5 would go for 950. Mind you, that email was from April 25, and perhaps things have changed since then. I hesitate to copy the email or link to it as I'm not sure what the rules are here.

I need a good phono section and a DAC, which seems a rare combination in a pre. I'm hoping for September as it was initially slated for a spring release.