The Parasound Hint 6 integrated amplifier is a powerful sounding feature rich product with an exceptional build quality. This versatile product can be used as an independent stereo system or can be used in theatre bypass mode to power your front speakers that are integrated with a receiver. Burr Brown analog resistor ladder volume control Dimmable front panel volume display Updated USB receiver is Plug and play with Windows 10 and MAC An additional optical input (2 total) Ball bearing supported solid aluminum volume knob Programable default turn on volume setting Favorite volume memory with remote control button Increased phono stage gain for lower output cartridges Improved Left/Right channel separation and balance tracking Updated cosmetics with subtle gold highlights Preamp and DAC Features ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC (ES9018K2M) Asynchronous USB 2.0 supports PCM up to 384kHz/32-bit USB input decodes Native DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 and DoP DSD Coax and optical inputs accept PCM up to 192kHz/24-bit Analog bass management with high & low pass crossovers Home theater bypass input for surround sound integration Front panel subwoofer level control Dedicated high current headphone amplifier (TI TPA6120) Phono input for MM, MC and MI with 100 Ω or 47k Ω load Front panel Aux input with automatic +12 dB gain stage 5 pairs RCA line level Analog inputs 1 pair XLR balanced Analog input Balanced XLR and RCA left and right preamp outputs 1 balanced XLR and 2 RCA subwoofer outputs Bass & treble controls with relay bypass from remote or front panel Rear panel IR input and IR loop output jacks 12 Volt trigger output Back-lit remote control with discrete buttons 0.5w standby power consumption meets Energy Star & EU specs Power Amp Features 160 Watts x 2 @ 8 Ohms (RMS, both channels driven) 240 Watts x 2 @ 4 Ohms (RMS, both channels driven) Power amp circuit topology designed by legendary John Curl Direct amplifier input to bypass preamp section High bias class A/AB operation Oversized shielded toroid power transformer Dual-mono power supply and power amplifier 40,000uF power supply filter capacitance Matched JFET input stages and MOSFET driver stages 12 high voltage/high current bipolar output transistors Heavy-duty 24k gold-plated 5-way speaker binding posts Over temp and short circuit relay protection
