Reviewers Choice Award - Part-Time Audiophile "Outstanding Product Award" - Hi-Fi News A Chip Off the Old Monoblock Parasound's Halo JC 5 distills the essence of two Halo JC 1 monoblocks into a single-chassis stereo amp with outstanding sound quality, power, and value. The JC 5 is ...Reviewers Choice Award - Part-Time Audiophile "Outstanding Product Award" - Hi-Fi News A Chip Off the Old Monoblock Parasound's Halo JC 5 distills the essence of two Halo JC 1 monoblocks into a single-chassis stereo amp with outstanding sound quality, power, and value. The JC 5 is a 400-watt per channel stereo amplifier designed by John Curl that combines design elements of two top-of-the-line Halo JC 1 monoblock power amplifiers into a single chassis the same size as one JC 1.
The JC 5 combines high power and ultra-high bias Class A/AB sonic quality at roughly two-thirds the price of a pair of JC 1s. "The Parasound Halo JC 5 Stereo Power Amplifier is a winner.