Parasound 200 Stereo Integrated Amplifier

Parasound has turned its most affordable preamplifier and DAC design into its most-affordable integrated amplifier and DAC by adding a 110-watt per channel power amplifier stage. The resulting NewClassic 200 Integrated Amplifier and DAC has all the same preamplifier features as the NewClassic 200 Pre, plus the ability to drive high quality loudspeakers without the need for a separate power amplifier. Like the 200 Pre, the 200 Integrated includes analog bass management for optimal performance with compact satellite speakers and a powered subwoofer. The amplifier stage is the latest design from the renowned Danish company Pascal.

Pascal’s expertise in class D engineering allows Parasound to cram a hefty 110 watts-per-channel RMS 8 ohms into the very slim 1U chassis. Parasound’s expertise in designing superb, full-featured preamplifiers ensures signal integrity by avoiding typical analog-to-digital conversion for volume control and special functions such as bass management, high pass and low pass crossovers.

The Parasound NewClassic 200 Integrated Amp is ready to bring you maximum enjoyment from your digital music files. It incorporates a very high quality state-of-the-art DAC using circuitry from the highly regarded Halo P 5 preamp. This DAC can process a wide range of digital sources with its coaxial and optical inputs accepting up to 192 kHz rates, and the USB input accepts up to 96 kHz. The NewClassic 200 Integrated Amp's Cirrus Logic Digital Receiver scrubs the digital clock to attenuate jitter not only for the USB but for all inputs. This enables its acclaimed Burr-Brown PCM1798 DAC to achieve outstanding, natural sound quality for all of your digital sources.

Features:

• Power Output – Both channels driven: (0.05% THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz); 110 watts x 2 @ 4 Ω or 8 Ω (RMS)
• Power Output – Both channels driven: (1% THD, 20 Hz – 20 kHz); 125 watts x 2 @ 4 Ω or 8 Ω (RMS)
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz, +0 / -0.05 dB; 10 Hz – 80 kHz, +0 / -3 dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion: (20 Hz – 20 kHz)< 0.05 %, (110 watts, 8 Ω)
• Interchannel Crosstalk: -75 dB at 20 kHz; -85dB at 1 kHz
• Preamp Output: 250mv = 1V output; Total gain = 12 dB (volume set to 100); Unity gain = Volume set to 76; Maximum output = 3.5V
• Phono Stage Gain / Input Impedance: MM: 40 dB / 47 k Ω; MC: 50 dB / 100 Ω
• Line Level Input Impedance: 24k Ohms
• Preamp Output Impedance: 470 Ohms
• S/N Ratio – Line Inputs: >100 dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
• S/N Ratio – Digital Inputs: >110 dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
• DAC IC: Burr-Brown PCM1798 DAC
• Maximum Sampling Rates (PCM only): USB: 96kHz – 24 bit; Optical: 192kHz – 24 bit; Coax: 192kHz – 24 bit
• DC Trigger Output: 12 Vdc, 50mA
• AC Power Requirement: Standby: 0.5 watts; Idling: 15 watts (no music playing); Typical: 50 watts (music playing); Maximum: 300 watts; 100-250 VAC 50/60 Hz (automatic)