Clearance Special Offers list updated to include Hegel H300 amp/DAC (demo/display unit) in Black finish RRP £3750_____Now £2549
The flagship integrated amplifier/DAC. The alchemists of old devoted their lives to finding a way to make gold out of stone. As far as we know they never succeeded. However, with the
H300, we finally feel that we have. At least, from an audio perspective. On one side, the
H300 is a spectacular integrated amplifier. With its 250 watts per channel, it is powerful enough to pair with even the most demanding loudspeakers on the market. Hegel's patented
SoundEngine technology ensures completely undistorted and natural sound with a dynamic and powerful bass response. The
H300 is, to a large extent, based on Hegel's Reference products rather than its smaller brothers. On the other side, it has 5 digital inputs and this is where the alchemy comes in. Hegel's digital inputs are designed with unique technology that can make your computer, streamer or other digital device sound extremely good. You can take some of the most affordable digital music players on the market, connect them to the
H300's digital inputs, and get musical and dynamic sound.
The secret lies in how we receive, treat and re-build these digital signals in the
H300's built-in DAC. The digital side of the
H300 is also future-proof as you can upgrade it using our "DAC-loop". Our claim is that aside from a good pair of loudspeakers, the
H300 may be the only "audiophile" component you need in your system. On the technical side, the
H300 uses the hand-matched FET transistors, normally only seen in Hegel's most esoteric power amplifiers. This dramatically reduces, or even eliminates, higher-order harmonic distortion, resulting in more resolution and a smoother sound. It normally requires about 100 transistors to find one perfect pair.
The biggest step forward is the preamplifier stage. The high quality dual-mono construction borrows several ideas from our top of the line pre amplifier. This ensures the lowest possible noise and distortion levels. The
H300 uses what we call the Hegel 2 amplifier platform. This platform ensure very good channel separation and low noise levels. Still, all sections in the
H300 are designed ground up specifically for this unit and is far superior to any other integrated amplifier from Hegel. The
H300 has a wide range of both analog and digital inputs. It has a fixed-level Home Theater input that allows you to integrate it in a Home Theater system. If you are using advanced remote control systems, you can also control it directly through the direct IR inputs on the back panel.
Technical Details -
- Output power: 250W + 250W in 8 ohms, 430W + 430W in 4 ohms
- Minimum load: 2 ohms
- Analog Inputs: 1 balanced (XLR), 3 unbalanced (RCA)
- Fixed analog inputs: 1 unbalanced Home Theatre (RCA)
- Digital Inputs: 2 coaxial S/PDIF, 2 optical S/PDIF, 1 USB
- Line level output: Unbalanced Pre Out (RCA)
- Digital outputs: 1 coaxial S/PDIF
- Control inputs: IR direct input (3,5 mm jack), max 12V
- Speaker outputs: One pair of heavy duty gold plated terminals
- Input impedance: Balanced 10kohm, unbalanced 10kohm
- Output impedance pre out: 1kohm
- Frequency response: 5Hz-180kHz (+/- 3dB)
- Signal to noise ratio: More than 100dB
- Crosstalk: Less than -100dB
- Distortion: Less than 0,005% @ 100W 8 ohms 1kHz
- Intermodulation: Less than 0,01% (19kHz + 20kHz)
- Damping factor: More than 1000 (main output stage)
- Power Supply: 1000VA dual mono, 90 000uF capacitors
- Output stage: 20 pcs 15A 150W high speed bipolar transistors
- Power consumption: 60W in standby switched on
- Dimensions/weight (ex feet): 12cm x 43cm x 38cm (HxWxD), weight 25kg
- Dimensions/weight US (ex feet): 15" x 17" x 4,7" (LxWxH), weight 55 lbs
Hegel SoundEngine Technology
http://www.hegel.com/technology/soundengine
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