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Parasound Halo jc1 or a21

I have a pair of B&W nautilus 802. While I would like to buy the jc1 monoblocks they take up a ton of space. Question is, does the a21 sound as good as the jc1 (close is good - there is a reason the jc1 is 4 times as much) and will the a21 be able to drive the 802's.
I don't play the system particularly loud but want to get a broad and deep base response.
Maybe I should think about a tube amp.
Look forward to your input.
Thanks.
johnmc67

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johnmc67

You want the extra grunt of the JC1's for the N802's. As it's been said the impedance/phase angle graph is very similar to the 802D's  which has a  tough bass to drive having 3ohms and -55% phase angle , between 70hz right up to 200hz and even at 500-600hz.
http://cdn.stereophile.com/images/archivesart/1205802FIG1.jpg

Cheers George
  
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