Finally got my C2!!!

[Scarp]

I finally picked up my C2 on friday the 5th of december (which is "Sinterklaas" a dutch childrens holiday thats bigger than the whole Santa Claus thing (actually santa is derived from our Sinterklaas, but thats beside the point).

Specs:
Parasound C2, surround controller
Parasound A51, multichannel amplifier (5x250 watt)

Onkyo DV-SP800, dvd/sacd/dvd-a/mp3 player
Rotel RCD991, cd player

B&W Nautilus 804, front speakers
B&W HTM1, center speaker
(Old JBL's as surrounds)

Finite Elemente Spiderrack, 90cm heigh, 4 levels.

Nordost Blue Heaven speaker cables on the fronts. All other cabling to be replaced also.

Pictures
Parasound A51
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/IM000478.JPG

Parasound A51 + C2
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/IM000479.JPG

Parasound C2
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/IM000480.JPG

The rack
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/IM000481.JPG

Front speakers with my DIY furniture.
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/IM000482.JPG

[Chris D]

Oh yeah, baby! :banana:

But how does it sound, man, how does it sound?




CHRIS
http://www.htguide.com/bilder/images/199/C17gif.jpg Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"

[Scarp]

Sounds great! The C2 is brand new, so still has to break in a bit. Also my interconnects aren't great, but they will be replaced soon by Kimber Hero XLR cables.

I had Rotel equipment before, with which I was happy too, but Parasound adds the extra edge that I needed. Much more and deeper bass and much more clarity and power. Better handling also.

I do hope for a nice multiplayer from Parasound for a reasonable price. That would make this set even more complete. Maybe for the not so near future I'm also contemplating getting the T3 tuner.

The choice for the C2 was easy compared to the C1. Lower price :)

[Chris D]

Well, all I'll say for now is that Parasound making a universal DVD player is still a possibility. This is something they've had plans for in the past, and even though they're currently on hold, this may still be possible in the future.




CHRIS
http://www.htguide.com/bilder/images/199/C17gif.jpg Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"

[Scarp]

I heard that they will announce the new player in january on de C.E.S., so just wait :)

[Chris D]

No kidding? Cool... that's the first I've heard of that. Thanks for the scoop! I'm currently hoping to get one of Denon's high-end universal players, but if Parasound comes out with a new universal player, I might have to go with that instead. It would have to be universal, though.

Someone else was asking if there might be some sort of proprietary link between a future Parasound player and the C1/C2. Initial indications from Parasound is that this will NOT happen.




CHRIS
http://www.htguide.com/bilder/images/199/C17gif.jpg Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"

[Scarp]

New pics.

Parasound

Parasound A51
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0013.JPG

A51 on/off switch (not used since I use the 12v trigger)
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0064.JPG

A51 Closeup
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0061.JPG

A51 back
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0101.JPG

Parasound C2
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0015.JPG

C2 lights
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0018.JPG

C2 Closeup
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0028.JPG

C2
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0049.JPG

C2 back
http://members.chello.nl/r.o.janssen/HT/C2_New/IMG_0099.JPG

[Chris D]

Very nice, guy! It's always interesting to me to see back-panel shots, if nothing else than just to see what kind of cables everyone's using and what type of connections. It looks like you're not using the C2 for any video switching--is that correct? (lots of people don't, especially if they're video purists or only have one or two types of video sources that they can connect directly to their display)




CHRIS
http://www.htguide.com/bilder/images/199/C17gif.jpg Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"

[Scarp]

Very nice, guy! It's always interesting to me to see back-panel shots, if nothing else than just to see what kind of cables everyone's using and what type of connections. It looks like you're not using the C2 for any video switching--is that correct? (lots of people don't, especially if they're video purists or only have one or two types of video sources that they can connect directly to their display)

Thanks!

Hmm... i recall answering the same question about another set that I posted here :)

Anyway... yes, no doing video switching on the C2. The simple reason is that I use an RGB signal through a Scart cable. Also my TV has several scart inputs and it has enough to satisfy all my video inputs.

So there is really no use for video switching on the C2.