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The hca 3500 driven by the cat sl1 ultimate preamplifier resulted in what sounded like ac noiselow enough in level to be masked by music most of the time, but audible from the listening seat between cd tracks. We will suggest other diagnostic tests you can easily perform yourself and which will save you a lot of trouble. Parasound 275 stereo power amplifier price reduced for. I do have a parasound hca 3500 amp, and when i connected that unit with my speakers, the weird harshness went away, and the music was enjoyable again. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians.
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