Is Hegel Audio good?

Today Hegel is one of the best-established brands in the hi-fi market, producing integrated, pre and power amplifiers as well as some of the most modern and sophisticated DACs. The company has dealers in 53 countries and its products are sold all over the world. Awards and press reviews speak for themselves.

How good is Hegel DAC?

Build Quality: Simply superb – a weighty, solid and understated design built of quality components and doing the Norwegians proud. The remote feels comfortingly solid and heavy with satisfyingly tactile buttons. Sound Quality: While pairing is key to any amplifier, the Hegel H190 is in the driving seat 100%.

Is the Hegel H390 Class D?

Not least, no class D, but a hybrid class AB type design with Hegel’s patented ‘SoundEngine2’ technology.

Is Hegel Roon ready?

At least for owners of the Hegel H120 and H190, who can now update the software over the internet and get Roon Ready functionality. In practice, this means that Roon users no longer need a USB cable to play music.

Does Hegel H190 support MQA?

I don’t use MQA and run mostly Hi-Res (up to 24/192) from Qobuz, however, for those that do MQA isn’t supported in the H190 but is in both the H390 and H590. I even tested the Airplay function (not something I normally use) and it’s more than adequate.

Where is Hegel H390 made?

China
Hegel components are designed by a team in Oslo, but are manufactured in China. The Hegel H390 is a Class A/B, dual mono integrated amplifier rated at 250 watts per channel into 8 ohms. It is the second highest priced integrated from the company, topped only by the massive H590 at $11,000.

Does the Hegel H390 have phono stage?

GETTING GOING It’s hard to think of why you’d need more unless you spend more time collecting hi-fi than you do listening to music. Still, there is one omission apparent – unlike its somewhat cheaper competitor from Canada, the Sim Audio Moon Ace, there’s no phono stage built in.

What DAC is in the Hegel H95?

One of the significant changes of the Hegel H95 amplifier compared to H90 is the DAC, which is upgraded from the previous AKM AK4396 24bit DAC to the high-end 32bit DAC chip AK4490.

What class is a Hegel H95?

Class A/B design
As with all of the company’s amplification products, the H95 is a Class A/B design, here offering 2x 60wpc into 8 ohms. Hegel does not provide output power into 4 ohms but states a “Minimum Load” of 2 ohms.

How good is Hegel H390?

Coming to the successor Hegel H390 network streamer, the power is not inferior to H360, but the smoothness and control are perfect. Of course, it can stretch muscles and bones in ample space, and it can be retracted freely in the space of more than 100 feet, making H390 more comprehensive and More versatile.

Does Hegel H95 have phono stage?

The H95’s rear panel allows connection of other digital and analogue sources as well as USB and an Ethernet port. Yes, there’s no phono stage – but many of us have long ditched vinyl records while aficionados who wish to spin disks will want to use their own, pet RIAA stage anyway.

What is the DAC chip in the Hegel H390?

AK4493
The decoding chip of H390 is AK4493, which is the same as H590, except that its digital part is slightly simplified than H590. H390 also adopts HEGEL’s exclusive Bit Perfect technology.