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Parasound Halo Hint 6 - Integrated Amplifier

Rs. 386,000

PARASOUND HALO HINT 6

Features

  • Burr Brown analog resistor ladder volume control
  • Dimmable front panel volume display
  • Updated USB receiver is Plug and play with Windows 10 and MAC
  • An additional optical input (2 total)
  • Ball bearing supported solid aluminum volume knob
  • Programable default turn on volume setting
  • Favorite volume memory with remote control button
  • Increased phono stage gain for lower output cartridges
  • Improved Left/Right channel separation and balance tracking
  • Updated cosmetics with subtle gold highlights

Preamp and DAC Features

  • ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC (ES9018K2M)
  • Asynchronous USB 2.0 supports PCM up to 384kHz/32-bit
  • USB input decodes Native DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 and DoP DSD
  • Coax and optical inputs accept PCM up to 192kHz/24-bit
  • Analog bass management with high & low pass crossovers
  • Home theater bypass input for surround sound integration
  • Front panel subwoofer level control
  • Dedicated high current headphone amplifier (TI TPA6120)
  • Phono input for MM, MC and MI with 100 Ω or 47k Ω load
  • Front panel Aux input with automatic +12 dB gain stage
  • 5 pairs RCA line level Analog inputs
  • 1 pair XLR balanced Analog input
  • Balanced XLR and RCA left and right preamp outputs
  • 1 balanced XLR and 2 RCA subwoofer outputs
  • Bass & treble controls with relay bypass from remote or front panel
  • Rear panel IR input and IR loop output jacks
  • 12 Volt trigger output
  • Back-lit remote control with discrete buttons
  • 0.5w standby power consumption meets Energy Star & EU specs

Power Amp Features

  • 160 Watts x 2 @ 8 Ohms (RMS, both channels driven)
  • 240 Watts x 2 @ 4 Ohms (RMS, both channels driven)
  • Power amp circuit topology designed by legendary John Curl
  • Direct amplifier input to bypass preamp section
  • High bias class A/AB operation
  • Oversized shielded toroid power transformer
  • Dual-mono power supply and power amplifier
  • 40,000uF power supply filter capacitance
  • Matched JFET input stages and MOSFET driver stages
  • 12 high voltage/high current bipolar output transistors
  • Heavy-duty 24k gold-plated 5-way speaker binding posts
  • Over temp and short circuit relay protection

SPECIFICATIONS

Power Output - Both channels driven

  • (0.9% THD, 20 Hz - 20 kHz)
  • 180 watts x 2 @ 8 Ω RMS
  • 270 watts x 2 @ 4 Ω RMS

Current Capacity

45 amps peak per channel

Frequency Response

  • 10 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB
  • 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-0.5 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)

  • < 0.01 %, average listening levels
  • < 0.05 %, 160 watts x 2 @ 8 Ω

Interchannel Crosstalk

  • > 70 dB at 20 kHz
  • > 78 dB at 1 kHz

Signal to Noise Ratio - IHF A-weighted

  • Line in: - 103 dB (input shorted)
  • Digital in: - 106 dB

Amplifier Damping Factor

> 800 at 20 Hz

Preamplifier Stage Input Sensitivity

  • 300 mV in for 1 V at Preamp Output jacks
  • Total Preamp Stage Gain: 10 dB
  • Max Output Unbalanced: 7 V
  • Max Output Balanced: 9 V

Power Amplifier Stage Sensitivity

  • 1 V at Bypass/Amp In for 28 V at Speaker Out
  • Total Amp Stage Gain: 28 dB

Phono Stage Sensitivity / Input Impedance

  • MM: 41 dB / 47 k Ω
  • MC: 54 dB / 47 k Ω or 100 Ω

High & Low Pass Crossover Slope

12 dB per octave

Supported DAC Sampling Rates

  • USB: up to 384 kHz / 32-bit PCM
  • DSD Native: DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256
  • DSD over PCM (DoP) at 384 kHz

Coax/Optical

Up to 192 kHz / 24-bit PCM

Digital to Analog Converter

  • 384 kHz / 32-bit
  • ESS Sabre32 Reference ES9018K2M

USB 2.0 Controller

Savitech SA9227, 384 kHz / 32-bit

Headphone Amplifier

  • Texas Instruments TPA6120A
  • Output Impedance 10 ohms

XLR Pin Identification

  • 1 = Ground (Shield)
  • 2 = Positive
  • 3 = Negative (Return)

Input Impedance

Unbalanced: 24 k Ω

Balanced: 100 k Ω per leg

Preamplifer Output Impedance

  • Unbalanced: 100 Ω
  • Balanced: 470 Ω per leg

Dimensions

  • Width: 17-1/4" (437 mm)
  • Depth: 16-1/4" (413 mm)
  • Depth, with cables 17-1/4" (437 mm)
  • Height, with feet: 5-7/8" (150 mm)
  • Height, without feet: 5-1/4" (133 mm), 3U

Net Weight

33 lb. (15 kg)

Shipping Weight

45 lb. (20.4 kg)

Power Requirement

  • Standby: 0.5 watts
  • Idling power: 70 watts
  • Maximum: 750 watts
  • 110-125 VAC 60 Hz or 220-250 VAC 50 Hz
  • AC mains voltage is set on rear panel
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