Paragon

[smiley67]

I would seriously advise NOT using Phase Linear amps on those vintage speakers. They were always known to blow out, and when they did, they take the speakers with them.

They had a nickname for Phase Linear. " Flame Linear "

It looks like the old Phase Linear will be posted on e-bay. Thanks for the warnings on this amplifier. I wanted to use McIntosh power but the Phase Linear was free. Oh well, easy come - easy go.
I'll start saving my pennies.

[Thom]

I don't think there are any really big amps from that era that don't have that rep among some group or other. Sansui 2000's really did deserve the rep of leaking DC and burning out speakers.Putting huge caps in series with the outputs fixed that. When I worked in a JBL shop I think every vet brought home a Sansui 2000 and none of them liked Japenese speakers and we modified at least dozens of them. If you like the Phase Linear I'd keep it. If you don't like it thats different. I don't remember the circuit but it was dead simple. I don't think you can get non-polorized as large as we used so there must have been to reversed to each other for each speaker. I think to some extent the people who bought the big amps were people who abused them and therefor the rep. Just like cars and big engines. If you are using a crossover, DC is only going to get to the woofer even if you don't use any protection. It will take high power high frequency noise to take out the mid (mid noise) or the tweeter.

[SUPERBEE]

After trying several amps/receivers on my Paragon I am currently running it with a H.H. Scott LK-72 and a Mcintosh MQ-101 EQ and I think it sounds phenomenal in both the CD and phono stage.

I will one day try my MC 75s on the Paragon and probably move to some big MAC mono blocks for it then but right now I am happy

It looks like the old Phase Linear will be posted on e-bay. Thanks for the warnings on this amplifier. I wanted to use McIntosh power but the Phase Linear was free. Oh well, easy come - easy go.
I'll start saving my pennies.

[louped garouv]

I have an old phase linear 200 Series II that i have been using off and on for several years now without any failure...

i guess YMMV

[Harkness]

i recently picked up a very nice clean Bryston 2B LP that is sounding very sweet with my horn loaded JBL's. i can recommend that amp wholeheartedly.

[smiley67]

Here are some before and after pics of Paragon #2. We cleaned it with a light solution of oil soap and water then put the turpentine and mineral spirits on. What a difference! We thought it may need refinished but it looks good to me.

[Hofmannhp]

Hi Tim,

wow, what a nice speaker under the dust.

can you get the serial numbers for the registry?

will be nice.

HP

[57BELAIRE]

I'm dying to know what's inside...more pics, please

[donaudio]

Near Mint....Doccumented In the Registry. 1974 Vintage

[donaudio]

Paragon serial number is - 41838
Cabinet - 1049
LE15A’s - 23959, 23976
H5038P’s - 11920, 11909
375’s - 16807, 15811
075’s - 88672, 88663
N7000 - 17438
LX5 - 26274
N7000 - 17434
LX5 - 26273