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Parasound halo JC2 what a joke

Had a jc2 power button fail because the glue that mounted it on fell off ! I guess they glue the input and power buttons on to the face plate . So I sent it out to get fixed , $175.00 with shipping and the repair shop put a small scratch in the face plate . The repair shop is like that must have been there I didn't do it . I call parasound and talked to the owner he said he would talk to the repair shop and call me back . 2 weeks later I called him back and he thinks i'm pulling a fast one on him or something ! If I dinged the front I would have said put a new 1 on . I drive a new caddy I think I can afford it ass$#@# .
magnum44
magnum44 OP
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Mr john curl designed it so when it's off certain parts stay powered up / warm so it sounds good when you turn it on !!!! I have a temp gun , so yes 90* at the back of the jc2 . Anymore lame ? Or statements .
ricred1
1,412 posts
 
I've owned two different A21s and neither one of them ever got hot. They were on 24 hours a day and they were warm to the touch.
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yogiboy
2,678 posts
 
No pre amp should get that hot. Something is drastically wrong. You should ship it back to the company to have it checked out before you do further damage! It is better to be safe than sorry!
ebm
5,165 posts
 
Don't give them a bad rap.
larryi
1,972 posts
 
90 degrees centigrade or farenheit? For equipment that is meant to be on all of the time, 90 degrees farenheit is actually pretty cool running. I am sure that the power supply on my Naim NDS server runs hotter than that, and it is intended to be on all of the time. Back when I ran a Levinson No. 32 preamp, the main box was probably around that temperature and the power supply ran much hotter than 90 degrees farenheit; if the unit was left off, it would take forever to get back to optimal performance.
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