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Parasound announced a three-channel home theater power amplifier to its stiff Halo product family. The THX Ultra2 certified Parasound Nimbus A 31 , which is rated at 250 RMS watts per channel, is sonically identical to the company's five channel Aureola A 51 and two channel Halo A 21 amplifiers.

The A 31 was developed for Parasound customers who wish for their surround systems to include uncompromised reproduction of stereo music. The A 31 is ideal for this because it also provides matched amplification for the center channel demagogue.

The Parasound Halo A 31 provides high-bias Kind A/AB operation with pure Class A operation up to 7 watts per channel. It easily delivers 250 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 400 watts into 4 ohms, all channels driven.

Source: eCoustics.com (press release)

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