Parasound Halo vs NAD c388

I’ve owned both the the NAD 388 and the Halo Int (original). The NAD had a overall neutral, albeit slightly "cold" sound to it. There was a touch of grain to its treble to my ears as well. The Halo Int in all honesty was superior in almost every respect. I’ve since gone all tubes, but the Int was a fine integrated and could’ve lived with it. -- VS the 388 the Halo Int had better treble resolution, detail and bass slam. If you can get both at about the same price, I’d opt for the Halo Int. In addition, the Halo Int has a USB input for its DAC, something that the NAD 388 needed a plug in module for IIRC.

Hey gak, 

Can you specify which parasound int you're recommending?

Is it the Halo Hint 6?

Your help is very much appreciated.

Klimt

Hi klimt, I had the original Halo Integrated.  By most accounts, the more recent Halo Integrated 6 is an improvement.  The Halo Int struck me as a jack of all trades that actually sounded really good.  I didn't use its phono stage though, I had an external unit.

Awesome gak!

Which external unit did you use?

TIA

Also which tubes did you get and how much did they cost?