PARASOUND JC5 Stereo Power Amplifier - Black

• 400 watts x 2 @ 8 Ω RMS, both channels driven
• 600 watts x 2 @ 4 Ω RMS, both channels driven
• 1200 watts x 1@ 8 Ω, in bridged mode
• Circuitry designed by legendary John Curl
• Ultra-high bias Class A/AB operation
• 12 watts per channel of pure Class A power
• 90 amperes peak current per channel
• Stable with speaker impedance dips to 1.5 Ω
• Balanced inputs with discrete circuits
• CHK Infinium, custom 5-way speaker binding posts
• Neutrik locking XLR input connectors
• Vampire gold-plated RCA input & loop output jacks
• Direct-coupled signal path, no capacitors or inductors
• DC Servo and relay protection circuits
• AC turn-on inrush surge protection with relay bypass
• Dual-mono input stages with ±110 volt DC rails
• JFET input stage, MOSFET driver stage
• 24 beta-matched 15 ampere, 60 MHz bipolar output transistors
• 1.7 kVA shielded toroid power transformer with independent windings for each channel
• Independent power supplies for left & right channel input stages, driver stages, output stages
• 8,880 µF Nichicon Gold Tune filter capacitors for input stages
• 132,000 µF Rubycon filter capacitors for output stages
• Full power is rated all the way down to 5Hz for unrestricted low-end bass
• Harris hyper-fast soft-recovery bridge diode rectifiers
• Automatic turn-on by 12 V trigger or audio sensing
• 4 rack space chassis with rear carry handles
• Rack mount hardware is included
• Available in silver or black

Power Output – Both Channels Driven	400 watts x 2, 8 Ω 600 watts x 2, 4 Ω
Power Output – Bridged Mode	1200 watts x 1, 8 Ω Bridged 4 Ω operation is not recommended
Power measurement parameters are at 120 VAC:	0.05% THD, RMS continuous power, full audio band (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Current Capacity	90 amps peak, per channel
Slew Rate	> 130 volts per microsecond
Frequency Response	5 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-0.25 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	< 0.05 % at full power < 0.03 % at typical listening levels
IM Distortion	< 0.04 %
TIM	Unmeasurable
Inter-channel Crosstalk	> 87 dB at 1 kHz > 72 dB at 20 kHz
Input Impedance	Unbalanced: 33 kΩ Balanced: 66 kΩ,(33 kΩ per leg)
Total Gain	29 dB
Input Sensitivity for 28.28 V Output into 8 Ω	Unbalanced: 1 V Balanced: 1 V per leg
S/N Ratio	> 116 dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted > 111 dB, input shorted, unweighted
Damping Factor	1000 at 20 Hz
DC Trigger Requirements	+9 Vdc to +12 Vdc, 5 mA
Audio Trigger Requirements	2 mV - 10 mV
XLR Pin Identification	1 = Ground (Shield) 2 = Positive 3 = Negative (Return)
Dimensions	448mm Width 197mm Height 508mm Depth (546mm with cables fitted)
Net Weight	33.1kg
Shipping Weight	40.8kg
Power Requirement	1 Watt Standby 225 Watts Idle (no music playing) 400 Watts Typical Listening Levels 1500 Watts PEAK