Parasound Halo P6 Preamplifier (Trade in)

Trade in, excellent physical condition and function.

Parasound's mission is to put great sound into stunning packages, priced magnitudes lower than any competitor. The results have been clear: Parasound products have won best-in-class awards in the most popular audiophile publications year after year.

Features

ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC replaces the original Burr-Brown DAC

USB input is now capable of DSD & 384kHz/32-bit PCM (up from 96Khz/24-bit)

Burr Brown analog resistor ladder volume control

Dimmable front panel volume display

Upgraded USB receiver with "plug and play" operation with Windows 10

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

Sand blasted metal end caps replace plastic end caps on the P 5

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

Specifications

Frequency Response

10 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB

20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-0.5 dB Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)

< 0.01 % Interchannel Crosstalk

> 70 dB at 20 kHz

> 78 dB at 1 kHz Preamplifier Stage Input Sensitivity

300 mV in for 1 V

Total Gain: 10 dB

Max Output: 7.5V S/N Ratio - Line Inputs 1- 5

> 108 dB (shorted, IHF A-weighted)

> 88 dB (shorted, unweighted) S/N Ratio - DAC Inputs

> 108 dB (IHF A-weighted)

> 88 dB (unweighted) S/N Ratio - Phono Input

MM > 80 dB (shorted, IHF A-weighted)

MM > 70 dB (shorted, unweighted)

MC > 67 dB (shorted, IHF A-weighted)

MC > 55 dB (shorted, unweighted) Phono Stage Sensitivity / Input Impedance

MM: 38 dB / 47 k Ω

MC: 52 dB / 47 k Ω or 100 Ω Input Impedance

Unbalanced: 24 k Ω

Balanced: 100 k Ω per leg Preamplifier Output Impedance

Unbalanced: 100 Ω

Balanced: 470 Ω per leg 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

ESS Sabre32 Reference ES9018K2M

384 kHz / 32-bit 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) Dimensions

Width: 17-1/4" (437 mm)

Depth: 15" (381 mm)

Depth, with cables 17" (432 mm)

Height, with feet: 4-1/8" (105 mm)

Height, without feet: 3-1/2" (89 mm), 2U Net Weight

14 lb. (6.3 kg) Shipping Weight

21 lb. (9.5 kg) Power Requirement

Standby: 0.5 watts

Power On: 15 watts

100-250 VAC 50/60 Hz (automatic)10 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB

20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-0.5 dB