Halo Parasound A21 vs Earthquake Cinenova Grande

[art]

Hi everyone!
A couple years ago, I bought the Cinenova Grande 5 at a great price. I bought the C2 in September. This companation sounds great. I just wonder how the Cinenova compares to the A21 and A51

Art

[Chris D]

Hey, art, welcome to the Guide and Club Parasound! :banana: I haven't heard of any of our members here trying the Cinenova, but let's see if somebody can reply to that.

[art]

Thanks, Chris.

It looks like Cinenova Grande5/Halo C2 is not a very common set up.
Well, let's just wait and see.
Art

[slayer]

That's the setup I will have as well. I'm an Earthquake dealer and have the same amp.
What is your take on the pairing? What speakers are you running with it? You running the RCA or XLR connections?

[art]

Hi Slayer,

This amp was made in 2000 and does not XLR connections. All are done with RCA. I have been slowly upgrading my system. I started out with an entry level HK AVR65 Receiver, Polk Audio RT 2000P for LR, SC400 for Center and RT 35 for surrond, and RM7500 subwoofer. Later, I replaced the HK AVR 65 with Denon AVR 3805 to get all latest sound formats. As the years goes by, my appertise for high quality sound for music increases, I started to look for more highend equipment, and came across the Cinenova Grande 5. I re-setup my system and used the Denon AVR 3803 as a processor; and used its preouts to send the signals to the Cinenova Grande 5 until this September when I replaced the Denon with Parasound Halo C2. This set up, pairs well with Polk Audio speakers. However, I always wonder if the speaker system is on equate footage with these two pieces? Any future upgrades will have to meet two very important factors-$$$ and WAF. I am pretty sure most of us men always have to deal with these factors, don't we?
Well... My next plan is to ugrade the system from 5.1 to a 7.1. I am thinking of using Parasound A21 for the Stereo set up XLR connection, and use the the Cinenova Grande 5 for suroud sound. Or get another Cinenova Grande 3, but this option leaves an extra amp unused. The speaker system may have to be replaced too. What would be a good macht up for the above setups? What speakers will do well with Parasound Halo? Any info is greatly appreciated. By the way, my music references are Jazz, Clasic ,and clasic Country.

Art

[Rotel Fan]

Hi Slayer,

This amp was made in 2000 and does not XLR connections. All are done with RCA. I have been slowly upgrading my system. I started out with an entry level HK AVR65 Receiver, Polk Audio RT 2000P for LR, SC400 for Center and RT 35 for surrond, and RM7500 subwoofer. Later, I replaced the HK AVR 65 with Denon AVR 3805 to get all latest sound formats. As the years goes by, my appertise for high quality sound for music increases, I started to look for more highend equipment, and came across the Cinenova Grande 5. I re-setup my system and used the Denon AVR 3803 as a processor; and used its preouts to send the signals to the Cinenova Grande 5 until this September when I replaced the Denon with Parasound Halo C2. This set up, pairs well with Polk Audio speakers. However, I always wonder if the speaker system is on equate footage with these two pieces? Any future upgrades will have to meet two very important factors-$$$ and WAF. I am pretty sure most of us men always have to deal with these factors, don't we?
Well... My next plan is to ugrade the system from 5.1 to a 7.1. I am thinking of using Parasound A21 for the Stereo set up XLR connection, and use the the Cinenova Grande 5 for suroud sound. Or get another Cinenova Grande 3, but this option leaves an extra amp unused. The speaker system may have to be replaced too. What would be a good macht up for the above setups? What speakers will do well with Parasound Halo? Any info is greatly appreciated. By the way, my music references are Jazz, Clasic ,and clasic Country.

Art

If it means anything I switched from a Krell TAS to the Cinenova. We did DB and sighted testing and preferred the Cinenova and the difference was not small. It was more detailed with a huge and palpable soundstage. It removes a further few layers of veil from the system. It's one of the best kept secrets in high end.

[slayer]

Sssssoooshhh, lets keep it a secret. Bottom line, it's a beast. All the reviews on it are true, it's one of the best multi-channel amps on the market. Their MKV-15 SuperNova Sub is as good or better of a product than their amp is. That is another secret in the audio world.