Parasound P 6 Black Preamp
The Parasound P 6 preamplifier is extremely modern and technologically advanced to the core. The functions of working with digital sources are given to the preamplifier. On board there is a DAC with coaxial, optical and USB inputs on the ESS Sabre32 Reference ES9018K2M chip, supporting a resolution of up to 384 kHz/24 bit.
The Parasound P 6 preamplifier is extremely modern and technologically advanced to the core. The functions of working with digital sources are given to the preamplifier. On board there is a DAC with coaxial, optical and USB inputs on the ESS Sabre32 Reference ES9018K2M chip, supporting a resolution of up to 384 kHz/24 bit.
Features
- ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC (ES9018K2M)
- Asynchronous USB 2.0 supports PCM up to 384kHz/32-bit
- USB input decodes Native DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 and DoP DSD
- Coax and optical inputs accept PCM up to 192kHz/24-bit
- Analog bass management with high & low pass crossovers
- Home theater bypass input for surround sound integration
- Front panel subwoofer level control
- Dedicated high current headphone amplifier (TI TPA6120)
- Phono input for MM, MC and MI with 100 Ω or 47k Ω load
- Front panel Aux input with automatic +12 dB gain stage
- 5 pairs RCA line level Analog inputs
- 1 pair XLR balanced Analog input
- Balanced XLR and RCA left and right preamp outputs
- 1 balanced XLR and 2 RCA subwoofer outputs
- Bass & treble controls with relay bypass from remote or front panel
- Rear panel IR input and IR loop output jacks
- 12 Volt trigger output
- Back-lit remote control with discrete buttons
- 0.5w standby power consumption meets Energy Star & EU specs
Specifications
Frequency Response
- 10 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-0.5 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
- < 0.01 %
Interchannel 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: 7.5V
S/N Ratio - Line Inputs 1- 5
- > 108 dB (shorted, IHF A-weighted)
- > 88 dB (shorted, unweighted)
S/N Ratio - DAC Inputs
- > 108 dB (IHF A-weighted)
- > 88 dB (unweighted)
S/N Ratio - Phono Input
- MM > 80 dB (shorted, IHF A-weighted)
- MM > 70 dB (shorted, unweighted)
- MC > 67 dB (shorted, IHF A-weighted)
- MC > 55 dB (shorted, unweighted)
Phono Stage Sensitivity / Input Impedance
- MM: 38 dB / 47 k Ω
- MC: 52 dB / 47 k Ω or 100 Ω
Input Impedance
- Unbalanced: 24 k Ω
- Balanced: 100 k Ω per leg
Preamplifier Output Impedance
- Unbalanced: 100 Ω
- Balanced: 470 Ω per leg
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
USB 2.0 Controller
- Savitech SA9227, 384 kHz / 32-bit
Headphone Amplifier
- Texas Instruments TPA6120A
- Output Impedance 10 ohms
XLR Pin Identification
- 1 = Ground (Shield)
- 2 = Positive
- 3 = Negative (Return)
Dimensions
- Width: 17-1/4" (437 mm)
- Depth: 15" (381 mm)
- Depth, with cables 17" (432 mm)
- Height, with feet: 4-1/8" (105 mm)
- Height, without feet: 3-1/2" (89 mm), 2U
Net Weight
- 14 lb. (6.3 kg)
Shipping Weight
- 21 lb. (9.5 kg)
Power Requirement
- Standby: 0.5 watts
- Power On: 15 watts
- 100-250 VAC 50/60 Hz (automatic)10 Hz - 100 kHz, +0/-3 dB
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +0/-0.5 dB
Color | Black |
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