Well, I don't have the HINT, but I've been running Parasound and Ascend together for almost a decade.

When I had my Sierra 1s, I used a Parasound PHP-850 Pre-amp and a HCA-2200 amp. Loved the sound of this combo, but when I got my Sierra RAAL Towers I wanted to modernize and upgrade, so I went with the new P6 Pre-amp and a NewClassic Model 2250v2 amp.

Amazing sounds and tons of power. Accurate, detailed, great vocals and soundstage. Sounds good with everything from Tori Amos to ZZ Top. My two channel stereo is hooked to up to my TV, and Blu-ray movies sound incredible.

So yeah, I would say you will be in good shape with Parasound and Ascend.