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Да и когда техника позиционируется, как высокого класса, над дизайном там тоже люди работают, и качественная техника практически всегда выглядит достаточно пристойно...

В общем-то не всегда. Вы посмотрите на Naim предыдущей линейки - кроме как убитыми гробами их по другому назвать нельзя. Особенно в тошнотворном оливковом цвете.

Отзыв Jeff Brown, владельца Epos M22, о Parasound A23:
Summary:
I purchased the A23 and my current pre-amp, the Aragon 28mkII, as an upgrade to my now-discontinued Musical Fidelity A220 integrated amplifier. I run the A23 via its standard RCA connections, and have experienced no problems with noise or subjective weak bass response. One should note that the primary benefit to running a balanced amp like the A23 in its balanced mode is to reject spurious noise artifacts and to supreess hum as a result of power line and component voltage interactions. Additionally, the A23 and its companion, the P23 pre-amp, are output-to-input balanced. In this sense, they are only partly balanced designs, unlike its more expensive and fully balanced (from input to output stage) big brother the JC 1, and components from the likes of Mark Levinson and Krell. As such, I would think that problems associated with perceived weak bass are a result not of running the amp in unbalanced mode, but of amplifier-speaker incompatability. As to the sound of the A23, I will only note that it represents a sigificant improvement over the A220 in several ways. First, it drives my Epos ES 22s far better than the A220 ever could. The increased headroom means that digital sources in particular sound more open and three-dimensional. The A23 is also more detailed and resolving. It crafts a more expansive and fully-populated soundstage, and sounds truer to instrumental timbre than my old A220. The midrange is a bit cooler and more forward, but I do not perceive the A23 to be a bright or forward sounding amp. Certainly, it has a vivid and immediate balance which proponents of the laid-back school might find objectionable. I don't mind its presentation in the least. The PRAT issue also bears mention. While my former amp did many things well (clean midrange, full bass, tube-like warmth), it proved far less accomplished in capturing the transient attack and subsequent decay of notes that makes home music reproduction genuinely convincing. In this sense, the A23 is a champ. I will even go so far as to suggest that the A23 is the perfect partner for speakers like the Epos M12, M15 and the older ES 22. This transient quickness seems to be a quality shared by all the amps in the Halo range, not just the A23 (See Michael Fremer's review of the JC 1 in Stereophile for example). The folks at Naim no longer seem to have an outright monopoly on the PRAT factor, and I am a big Naim fan. Finally, don't expect miracles from such a modest package. Amps in this size and price range cannot be expected to deliver the authority and sophistication of larger, more powerful units. Nevertheless, it has proven ideal at driving my none-to-amplifier friendly Epos ES22s with nary a hint of strain or congestion. Still, I would probably avoid driving speakers whose impedance drops below 4 ohms, and that have substantial bass response below 30 hz. For driving such loads, I would consider one of the A23s bigger siblings, the A21 or the JC 1s. The starting line-up: Aragon 28mk II pre-amp Parasound A23 amp CEC 5100z CD player Rega planar 25 table with exact cart. (the A220 serves as the phono stage until I can afford a replacement dedicated phono amp). Epos ES 22 speakers (bi-wired) DH Labs Silver Sonic speaker cables MIT and Kimer Hero interconnects Salamander Racks

Strengths:
Quick, engaging sound. Excellent PRAT factor. Nice cosmetics and build quality.

Weaknesses:
Runs a bit warm. Not the last word in dynamic or low bass authority, but then, it should not be paired with speakers that demand these qualities from the amp.

Выставленная оценка: 5.

Тем не менее, на <a href="http://www.audioreview.com/" target="_blank">http://www.audioreview.com/</a> о нем есть и не столь хорошие отзывы, но там другая акустика. В целом, некоторые отмечают резкость и теплоту, некорректную подачу верхнего баса.
Однако отзывы по "гробовидным" старым парасаундам - одни восхищения. Читать здесь: <a href="http://www.audioreview.com/cat/amplification/amplifiers/parasound/PRD_116055_1583crx.aspx#review0" target="_blank"> http://www.audioreview.com/cat/amplifica...fiers/para sound/PRD_116055_1583crx.aspx#review0</a>

Сейчас изучаю там же отзывы о Крике. Будет затравка перех походом на прослушку. :)