ZC ZAmp V0.3
Small Amp, Big Personality
Drop the ZAmp v0.3 into your setup and small speakers wake up. Voices snap into focus, bass gets taut instead of boomy, and the whole presentation feels lively and effortless—even in tight spaces.
In a slim 1U chassis, it delivers 45 W x2 into 8 Ω (60 W x2 into 4 Ω) or 90 W bridged mono, using a fully discrete Class‑AB design with a toroidal transformer. Everyday integration is easy with 12 V trigger and audio‑sensing auto‑on, plus a front‑panel headphone jack and looping line outputs for flexible zones or bi‑amping.
Praised by reviewers
- “…hardly a newcomer, but very feisty… I was really taken by its sound quality… a stellar bargain.” — Positive Feedback (John Marks).
- “Amp was a Parasound Zamp v.3 that proved an excellent partner for the Mini A for a desktop system.” — Home Theater HiFi.
Continuous power output:
- 45 watts per channel into 8 Ω
- 60 watts per channel into 4 Ω
- 90 watts bridged into 8 Ω mono
- Fully discrete circuitry with Toroid power transformer
- Low heat design
- Headphone jack
- Indicators for AC present and channel operating status
- Automatic on/off by 9 - 12 V trigger
- Gold-plated RCA input jacks and looping line output jacks
- 5-way speaker terminals
- Compact chassis; 1 rack space high
- Rack mount kit sold separately (click to view)
Unique Radio Dec 2024 (In Dutch - Use Google Translate)
John Marks February 2016 Part 1
"I was thrilled when Eric Feidner (Steinway & Sons' SVP for Music, Technology and Media; and, Executive Producer of Steinway & Sons Recordings), asked me to specify desktop/computer-audio systems for him, and for Mike Sweeney, Steinway's President." (continues in part 2)
John Marks February 2016 Part 2
"Parasound's Zamp v.3 is hardly a newcomer, but, it's very feisty! I was really taken by its sound quality and its ability to drive loudspeakers of lower efficiency. And it is a stellar bargain, given the exceptional value proposition Parasound's Zamp v.3 represents."
UK HiFi Choice Magazine (October, 2014)
"The Parasound system delivers a full sound that is clear and easy on the ears. ...on the whole, the system gives a very convincing performance across the spectrum."
"The components of the Parasound Z Custom Series are really well made and have got the styling just right so they will fit in well in both domestic and business environments."