Parasound Halo P6 Pre Amplifier - Black

Halo is Parasound's premier product line and our highest achievement. Halo products have earned a reputation for going head-to-head with the most expensive audio equipment on the market, at a fraction of the price. Since 2003 Parasound Halo has set the bar for superior sound quality, reliability, and exquisite styling. The number of Halo rave reviews and honours worldwide is unmatched and without precedent. In fact, many Halo products have been Stereophile Class A Recommended Components over the past sixteen years.
Drop the Halo P6 into your rack and everything snaps into focus. Voices feel present, bass blends cleanly with your sub, and streaming loses the edge that keeps you from turning it up. Vinyl clicks. Long sessions get easier, and every source just sounds more like music.
Designed as a true 2.1‑channel control centre, the P6 adds the pieces most systems are missing: an ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC (ES9018K2M) with USB up to 384 kHz/32‑bit and native DSD64/128/256, coax/optical 192/24, fully analogue bass management with independent high‑pass/low‑pass crossovers and front‑panel sub level, MM/MC/MI phono (100 Ω or 47 kΩ), balanced XLR input, balanced & RCA pre‑outs, plus XLR + dual RCA sub outs. It also uses a resistor‑ladder volume control for fine, low‑noise steps, includes a high‑current TI TPA6120 headphone amp, and offers Home Theatre Bypass for seamless 2‑channel + surround integration.

Frequency Response: 10 Hz - 100 kHz, + 0/- 3 dB; 20 Hz - 20 kHz, + 0/- 0.5 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.01%
Crosstalk: > 70 dB at 20 kHz; > 78 dB at 1 kHz
Preamplifier Stage Input Sensitivity: 300 mV in for 1 V; Total Gain: 10 dB; Max Output: 7.5 V
Signal to Noise Ratio:
Line Inputs: > 108 dB (IHF A-weighted); > 88 dB (unweighted)
Phono Input: MM > 80 dB (IHF A-weighted); MM > 70 dB (unweighted)
Phono Input: MC > 67 dB (IHF A-weighted); MC > 55 dB (unweighted)
Phono Stage Sensitivity / Input Impedance: MM: 38 dB / 47 kΩ; MC: 52 dB / 47 kΩ or 100 Ω
Input Impedance: Unbalanced: 24 kΩ; Balanced: 100 kΩ per leg
Preamplifier Output Impedance: Unbalanced: 100 Ω; Balanced: 470 Ω
High & Low Pass Crossover Slope: 12 dB per octave
Supported DAC Sampling Rates:
USB: up to 384 kHz / 32-bit PCM
DSD Native: DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256
DSD over PCM (DoP) at 384 kHz
Coax/Optical: up to 192 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Digital to Analog Converter: ESS Sabre32 Reference ES9018K2M, 384 kHz / 32-bit
Power Requirement: 100 - 250 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 15 watts (On); 0.5 watts (Standby)
Dimensions: 437 (W) x 381 (D) x 105 (H) mm
Weight: 6.3 kg

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