Hegel H160

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Anyone have a chance yet to hear it? Apparently available for sale in early December.
 
Hegel Music Systems - H160

Looks very nice.

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Technical Details

Power output spk: 150 w/pc into 8 Ohms, 250 w/pc into 4 Ohms
Power output hp: 270 mw/pc into 64 Ohms
Analog inputs: 1 balanced (XLR), 1 unbalanced (RCA), 1 home theatre
Analog outputs: 1 fixed line level (RCA), 1 variable line level (RCA)
Digital inputs: 1 coaxial, 3 optical, 1 USB, 1 ethernet (RJ45)
Headphone output: 6,3 mm Jack (front)
Frequency response: 5Hz-100kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: More than 100dB
Crosstalk: Less than -100dB
Distortion: 0.005% @ 50W 8 Ohms 1kHz
Intermodulation: Less than 0.01% (19kHz + 20kHz)
Damping factor: More than 1000 (main power output stage)
Dimensions / weight: 12cm x 43cm x 41cm (HxWxD) / 19kg (shipping)
Dimensions / weight: 7.72” x 16.93” x 16.15” (HxBxD), 42lbs (shipping)

My H30 is simply OUTSTANDING on my Harbeth 40.1's. I absolutely love the combo.
 
Decided to make the H160 an X-mas present to self gift and ordered one on Wed. that hopefully will arrive sometime next week. I will pass on some comments once it arrives and I get it up and running. Hope everyone has a good holiday season.
 
Congrats on the 160 :congrats:

My H30 is making beautiful music on my Dali Epicon 8's :yahoo1:

Love your avatar too.
 
MDP said:
Congrats on the 160 :congrats:

My H30 is making beautiful music on my Dali Epicon 8's :yahoo1:

Love your avatar too.
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Thx ! I will also be using Hegel to drive Dali's.
 
kiwi_1282001 said:
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What a great Christmas present JBLfan. Hope it arrives before Christmas day. I will look forward to reading your thoughts on this new integrated model. Did you also consider the H300?
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Thx! I did consider the H300 very seriously - went with the H160 as it can directly stream DLNA and AirPlay - I stream a fair bit in this system so that was a benefit to me. Curious how it will sound.
 
Nice! Please post impressions when you some hours on it. Looks like a great unit!
 
We'd 160 on tests and in comparison with H100 the progress is huge, but ... for Me H300 offers much more wide sound stage and dynamic especially with hard to drive loudspeakers (like Gauder). Of course H160 is very sensitive for power cords and play best on XLR connection.


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In simple terms, Hegel's patented Sound Engine technology is a method of using feed forward signal processing to cancel switching distortion. As such, it allows them to create class A/B amplifiers with many of the sonic benefits of pure class A designs, but without losing the higher efficiency of A/B operation. I agree that they sound great and offer an exceptional value in the marketplace.
 
audio.bill said:
In simple terms, Hegel's patented Sound Engine technology is a method of using feed forward signal processing to cancel switching distortion. As such, it allows them to create class A/B amplifiers with many of the sonic benefits of pure class A designs, but without losing the higher efficiency of A/B operation. I agree that they sound great and offer an exceptional value in the marketplace.
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Thx for that Bill.....very interesting information.
 
audio.bill said:
In simple terms, Hegel's patented Sound Engine technology is a method of using feed forward signal processing to cancel switching distortion. As such, it allows them to create class A/B amplifiers with many of the sonic benefits of pure class A designs, but without losing the higher efficiency of A/B operation. I agree that they sound great and offer an exceptional value in the marketplace.
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Thanks Bill, that's exactly how I would describe the sound, Class A beauty.
 
MDP said:
Thanks Bill, that's exactly how I would describe the sound, Class A beauty.
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Have you tried playing the H30 in Monoblock Setting - Entirely Changes for the Better - :) i heard yesterday giving the Soulution Monos "a run for their money", H30s had - Absoluta Talia preamp married to them (tube+bipolar).
 
Hegel themselves also claims superior performance running the H30 in mono configuration, and it was initially designed as a mono amp. However several reviewers have reported that they find the H30 to sound best when run in its stereo mode. It's not clear what would be the cause of this discrepancy.
 
audio.bill said:
Hegel themselves also claims superior performance running the H30 in mono configuration, and it was initially designed as a mono amp. However several reviewers have reported that they find the H30 to sound best when run in its stereo mode. It's not clear what would be the cause of this discrepancy.
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I had the monos, before selling one and going with the stereo. There is no doubt to me the stereo sounded better. Sweeter. Richer. More musical. The monos definitely reminded me of the old Soulution sound, like the 710.
 
Mike tried 2 H30's running mono, but he preferred a single H30 in stereo.

I would love to try it myself, but I haven't had the chance.
 
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