{"product_id":"parasound-halo-jc-1-mono-power-amplifier-each-black","title":"Parasound Halo JC 1+ Mono Power Amplifier Each - Black","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBest Monoblock Power Amplifier 2020 Award – \r\n\u003ci\u003eSecrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eExceptional Value Award – \u003ci\u003eTONEaudio\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eParasound's \"Magnificent\" New Ultra-High Performance Monoblock Amp\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe JC 1+ is Parasound's new ultra-high performance mono power amplifier. Creating an amplifier capable of eliciting the very best performance from the finest loudspeakers and outperforming even the highest-priced competition, makes the JC 1+ Parasound's most ambitious product undertaking to date. The Parasound design team once again enlisted legendary audio designer, John Curl, the \"JC\" behind the company's critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning JC 1, JC 2BP, JC 3+, JC 3 Jr., and other no-compromise Halo components.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe JC 1+ is the culmination of five years of design, engineering, and rigorous testing. Significant innovations and advancements in the Halo JC 1+ make it superior to the JC 1 in every respect, and that's no small accomplishment, considering the fact that the JC 1 is among the most highly acclaimed and popular amplifiers in audio history. With a power delivery of 450 watts RMS into 8 ohms, 850 watts RMS into 4 ohms, and 1,300 watts RMS into 2 ohms, supported by a peak current capability of 180 amperes, the JC 1+ elicits magnificent performance from the finest speakers. The first 25+ watts in pure class A will truly make your speakers sing. In fact, you don’t know how good your speakers can sound...yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eBest Product, Exceptional Value Awards\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eParasound's Halo JC 1+ recently won the Best Monoblock Power Amplifier category in the Best Product 2020 Awards from \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Parasound has long been admired for their preamplifiers and power amplifiers. The JC 1+ monoblock power amplifier is their latest achievement, and it truly is an achievement to the highest degree,\" notes Editor-in-Chief John E. Johnson. \"The sound is exemplary… Proof of Performance for the Parasound has been verified. They are worth the price.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"If someone whispered in my ear and said, 'You’re listening to a six-figure pair of amplifiers,' I would believe them. The JC 1+ monos are that good, that refined, that musical,\" reports Jeff Dorgay in \u003ci\u003eTONEaudio, which honored the JC 1+ with an Exceptional Value Award.\u003c\/i\u003e \"I have yet to hear a pair of solid-state amplifiers that offer anywhere near this much sonic excellence and sheer power for anywhere near the asking price of these amplifiers.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\"Well Done, Mr. Curl\"\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"The JC 1+ monoblocks come so darned close to the best, in so many categories, that for more than a few listeners it may seem an otiose pursuit to look elsewhere. Parasound and John Curl deserve a rousing round of applause for producing a real-world-priced amplifier that delivers otherworldly sound,\" raves Jacob Heilbrunn, \u003ci\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, June 10, 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"This is a superb-sounding amplifier that will get the best from every loudspeaker with which it is partnered. Well done, Mr. Curl,\" says John Atkinson, \u003ci\u003eStereophile\u003c\/i\u003e, May 22, 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\"Go Give These New Over-Achievers a Listen\"\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"I've not heard any other monoblock entrant at or even close to this price that is able to recreate so many aspects of music with a more authentic voice. These amps are magnificent performers in nearly every regard,\" raves Greg Weaver in his review for \u003ci\u003ePositive Feedback\u003c\/i\u003e online magazine. \"Honestly, I cannot think of a pair of monoblocks that offer a view anywhere near this close to the top of the heap for anywhere near their asking price.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eGreg Weaver concludes, \"I can tell you that if I were shopping for a pair of monoblocks under $25,000, the Parasound Halo JC 1+ would be my first choice. Go give these new over-achievers a listen and be prepared to be bowled over by what you will hear. Most enthusiastically recommended.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eEven More Impressive Than Its Predecessor\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe massively imposing original Parasound JC 1 is a behemoth of a no-nonsense, high-performance amplifier. The JC 1+ is even more impressive. Comparing the JC 1+ and the JC 1 by the numbers, the JC 1+ is 30% heavier, while its 2.1kVA main power transformer is 20% greater in weight, size, and electrical capacity. The main power supply filter capacity is 50% greater to support the most demanding music. And with 33% more Sanken 250V\/15A\/60Mz output transistors and 33% higher peak current, the JC 1+ reproduces music with unmatched authority.\u003c\/p\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn comparison to the JC 1, one attribute of the JC 1+ that you will notice immediately is its sonic refinement. While this isn't a quality that you can visualize with test equipment, your ears, mind, and emotions will recognize and appreciate it right away.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eUnique Technology Delivers Enormous Competitive Advantages\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUnique technology “firsts” endow the JC 1+ with enormous competitive advantages such as Bybee Music Rails™ in the input stage. Because even miniscule amounts of input stage noise will degrade sound quality, Curl specified the addition of Music Rails. These are sophisticated active B+ and B- high frequency filters that “scrub away” every last vestige of power supply noise. As a result, music reproduction is amazingly life-like and totally authentic to the source material. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe JC 1+'s input stage ± 112V power supply rails are totally independent from the main power supply. This banishes input stage distortion that occurs when the rail voltages sag. JC 1+ input stage voltage remains constant, no matter how hard its output stage is working. This averts a deficiency inherent in nearly every other amplifier. Additionally, the custom-built R-core transformer powering the input stage reduces pollution caused by noise carried on the AC power line.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eNo-Compromise Approach from Input to Output\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eNo-compromise components have been used throughout the construction of the JC 1+. The JC 1+ is the first audio product to employ FR408, a superior circuit board material for optimum propagation of high frequencies for the most natural musical reproduction. Until now, FR408 was used primarily in super computers and aerospace electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eFurthering the outstanding sonic purity, the input-driver circuit board is well shielded from internal currents. Premium REL capacitors (now manufactured by Wilson Audio) use a proprietary design which “immunizes” them from micro vibrations that degrade the sound quality of other caps. The JC 1+ relies on 24k gold-on-gold internal connectors for the audio interconnects between the input\/driver stage and output stage. This avoids oxidation, so that the audio signals remain pristine year after year. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch4\u003eAdvanced Technology and Features\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eA new wider open loop gain cascode driver stage in the JC 1+ achieves greater linearity. A “fast start” bias circuit enables the JC 1+ to sound its best within minutes after turn-on, while a bias level selector switch enables the JC 1+ to run cooler with virtually no compromise in performance. A two-position gain switch selects 23dB or 29dB gain to optimize performance with high gain preamps and high sensitivity speakers. Staggered turn-on delays enable you to automatically power up multiple JC 1+s one at a time to prevent your lights from dimming!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003ePremium Neutrik 24k gold-plated balanced locking XLR and Vampire unbalanced RCA output connectors facilitate bi-wiring. 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