Parasound HALO A51 Five Channel Power Amp

The Parasound A51 is a high-powered five-channel amplifier designed to bring your home theater system to life. Delivering 250 watts per channel at 8 ohms, the A51 ensures powerful, clean, and dynamic sound across all five channels. This amplifier is THX Ultra2 certified, providing exceptional performance for even the most demanding speaker systems.

• Power Output: 250 watts per channel at 8 ohms
• Design: THX Ultra2 certified with fully balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs
• Features: Advanced circuitry for low distortion and superior sound
• Applications: Perfect for immersive 5.1 or 7.1 home theater systems

The A51 is the ultimate choice for home theater enthusiasts who want powerful, distortion-free sound that creates an immersive audio experience.

Features

• Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl
• THX Ultra2 certified
• High bias Class A/AB operation
• Balanced inputs with discrete circuits and XLR connectors
• Direct Coupled - no capacitors or inductors in signal path
• Complementary MOSFET driver stage and JFET input stage
• 40 beta-matched 15 amp, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors
• 2.2 kVA encapsulated toroid power transformer with independent secondary windings for each channel
• 164,000 μF power supply filter capacitance
• DC Servo and relay protection circuits
• AC present, channel status, high temperature indicators
• Heavy-duty 24k gold-plated 5-way speaker terminals
• Gold-plated RCA input jacks; ground lift switch
• Auto turn-on by 12v trigger or audio signal
• 4u Chassis, carry handles, rack mounting adapter included

Specifications

Power Output - All Channels Driven

250 watts RMS x 5, continuous, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
8Ω 400 watts RMS x 5, continuous, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 4Ω

Current capacity:
60 amperes peak per channel

Power bandwidth:
5 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt

Total harmonic distortion:
< 0.2 % at full power

IM distortion: balanced 16 V rms
< 0.04 %

Slew rate:
> 130 V/µsecond

Dynamic headroom:
> 1.5 dB

Interchannel crosstalk:
> 78 dB at 1 kHz;
> 63 dB at 20 kHz

Input sensitivity:
1 V for 28.28 V, THX Reference Lev

Input impedance:
47 k Ω unbalanced; 94 k Ω balanced

S/N ratio:
112 dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted

Damping factor:
> 1100 at 20 Hz

Voltage:
110V - 120V

Dimensions:
17-1/2" w x 7-5/8" h x 20" d, 7" h without feet

Net weight: 80 lb.