PARASOUND JC3 Jr

John Curl har designet anerkjente phono stage foforsterkere for Vendetta Research, Constellation Audio, Audible Illusions og for Parasound. Den kritikerroste JC 3+ kjenner vi som en Stereophile klasse A anbefalt komponent. Halo Jc3 Jr er den aller nyeste og rimeligste phono forsterker noensinne fra John Curl og Parasound, … og vi snakker fortsatt om en high-end forsterker!
JC3 Jr. kjennetegnes ved at den er helt stille, og spiller med en ukjent åpenhet og detaljrikdom i denne prisklassen. S/N på 94 dB og THD mindre enn 0.02%!
Parasound JC 3 Jr. performed way beyond its price class…a fantastic boon to audiophiles everywhere.
- Positive Feedback

If the Junior is not trickle-down brilliance from JC’s previous designs, then this baby is an accidental miracle.
- Positive Feedback

OUTSTANDING . among the best.
- HiFi World

Omtaler av Parasoud JC3 Jr.

The Parasound Junior is, without a doubt in my mind, the best under-$2000 solid-state phono stage I have ever heard, or even know about.
– Positive Feedback

The Parasound JC 3 Jr. performed way beyond its price class…a fantastic boon to audiophiles everywhere. I cannot recommend it more emphatically!
– Positive Feedback

It’s quiet, quiet, quiet; paints a big soundstage and is incredibly dynamic. Like the more expensive models, you have balanced and single ended output options and the choice of a fixed 47k loading or a variable 50-500 ohm MC setting, with three gain settings; 40, 50, and 60db.
– Tonepublication

The Parasound Junior is, without a doubt in my mind, the best under-$2000 solid-state phono stage I have ever heard, or even know about
– Positive Feedback

It is dead silent. It is mellifluous. It is sophisticated. It is truly high definition. It yields rock solid imaging and great clarity.
– Positive Feedback

The JC 3 Jr. performs the admirable trick of allowing all that detail and texture to come through and paints it in a realistic manner – not harsh or sibilant, but in the right context of the music. Switching to a Japanese pressing of Rickie Lee Jones’s self-titled debut album, the JC 3 Jr. again allowed for a very enjoyable rendition. Rhythm and dynamics are well rendered and the mid-high forward balance of most Japanese reissues is welcome, not something to be feared.
– audiofi.net

OUTSTANDING . among the best.
Providing pace, punch and panache, the Parasound pack plenty of power
– Hi- Fi World

  • Frequency Response:
    • 20-20Khz, +/- 0.2dB
  • Total Harmonic Distortion
    • < 0.02% at 1 kHz
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, 40 dB Setting >85dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
    • >80dB, input shorted, unweighted
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, 50 dB Setting
    • >89dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
    • >84dB, input shorted unweighted
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, 60 dB Setting
    • > 94dB, input shorted, IHF A-weighted
    • > 91dB, input shorted, unweighted
  • Inter-channel Crosstalk
      • >80 dB at 1 kHz

     

  • Input Impedance
    • MM or MI: 47k Ω
      MC Variable: 50- 550 Ω
  • Output Impedance
    • Unbalanced: < 100 Ω
    • Balanced: < 100 Ω per leg
  • Input Capacitance
    • 150 pF Input
  • Sensitivity at 1 kHz, 4mV Input
    • 40 dB: 4 mV for 450mV output
    • 50 dB: 4 mV for 1.4 Volts output
    • 60 dB: 4 mV for 4.25 Volts output
  • Input Sensitivity at 1 kHz, 1V Output
    • 40 dB: 9 mV for 1.0 Volt output
    • 50 dB: 3 mV for 1.0 Volt output
    • 60 dB: 0.9 mV for 1.0 Volt output
  • Total Gain
    • 40 dB / 50 dB / 60 dB (unbalanced output)
    • 46 dB / 56 dB / 66 dB (balanced output)
  • XLR Pin Identification
    • 1 = Ground (Shield)
    • 2 = Positive
    • 3 = Negative (Return)
  • AC Power Requirement
    • Standby: <1 watt
    • Power On: 9 watts
    • 115 VAC or 230 VAC 50 – 60 Hz
  • Dimensions
    • Width: 17-1/4” (437mm)
    • Depth: 14-3/4” (375mm) Depth with cables: 17” (432mm)
    • Height: 2-1/2” (63.5mm)
    • Height, without feet: 1-3/4” (45mm)
    • Weight Net: 13 lbs. (5.9 Kg)
    • Shipping: 19 lbs. (8.6 kg)
  • S/N up to 94 dB and THD less than 0.02%
  • Vampire brand 24k gold-plated RCA jacks
  • eutrik locking balanced XLR outputs connectors
  • Cartridge options for 47k Ω MM and MC
  • Variable MC impedance adjustment of 50-550 ohms
  • Mono switch improves sound of mono & older LPs
  • Gain select for 40 dB/50 dB/60 dB unbalanced, or 46 dB/56 dB/66 dB balanced
  • Circuit boards designed by Carl Thompson
  • Convenient auto turn-on by 12V trigger
  • RIAA accurate to within 0.2 dB
  • Vishay-Dale resistors in the audio path
  • Incredible S/N ratio achieved with aluminum shield to
  • isolate audio circuitry from power supply board and additional shielding of the toroid power transformer
  • High speed-soft recovery bridge rectifiers and common mode inductor for purest sound