Thank you David. Those are definitely aims. Bw simon

That’s tremendous to know. Thanks very much. It’s always good to be accurate as I often agonise over getting it right. In a good way if you know what I mean. Enjoy it!

Thanks for your lovely comments. I find the remote decent tbh. Eco for on and off is one down one across in the dark. The same remote Hegel use for the H390. But if that’s an issue, no biggie, you can get a more traditional Hegel remote (the RC10) so you don’t need a universal one. www.hegel.com/products/xtras/114-rc8-2

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks for the link of the RC10, looks a lot more sensible to me but still not there ... But, I may get one - IF I can find one in USA :)

There is a group of people too who developed an app to control volume, check out Facebook

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Really hard to find the RC10 remote in US, and I have to order from Canada. Don't know when it can swim over to Hawaii... After few weeks of using the original remote, I have to say it worse than awful. Practically useless in dark, button is too sensitive and very easy to miss click on something. Again, it is a design philosophy that put look ahead of function that should be called out. I assume I am not the only one strongly against it.

Raphael Hukai remotes are small things in the scheme of things particularly given how it performs

Thank you. It’s as much for me about doing the production as enjoying the audio, otherwise I wouldn’t bother doing reviews. The way I look at it, HiFi is the means to an end for what it does - music faithfully reproduced. So that shouldn’t be complicated and techy as music is universal. I think this is what audiophile HiFi has to do essentially, to broaden its appeal as plenty of people would do it if they understood it better.

Thanks for vote of confidence. Hifi has to be not too overly techie as the music end game is why we do this. Or it should!

Thanks very much

Thanks Adam, just been chatting to Michael at Dynaudio and he really liked it. It did take ages. That’s a good combo - I think you mentioned your system on Facebook. Enjoy. 😀👍

These speakers have definitely made me what to dry evoke/special 40 or contour floor-standers for a review. Hopefully. Fingers crossed.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 yeah I commented on your recent Emit 20 video, as I think the 'budget' Dyns are pretty decent. I recently demo'd some Amphion Argon 3S and they were a smidge better... but they are £2k speakers.

@@adamhindle9215 If you like the Dynaudio sound,, Evoke 10s (which I own) are a significant upgrade on the Emits. They also punch massively above their weight just like the Hegel H120 and make you question why you would spend any more, again just like the H120.

Interesting you think that. I didn’t think it’s tube like but an open sound with bags of detail I agree. I totally agree about how it drives speakers so well.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Associated equipment I own is McIntosh SS, which is considered to be on the warm side vs other SS in the US market. I found the Hegel to be vastly warmer, heard the Primaluna tubes a month ago, the Hegel is just as warm and better in many ways.

Thanks for your comments. I bet it will work well, those tannoys are really good. I had some older dc6t se speakers.

Thanks very much!

Nice one. I’m trying hegels with the new pmc twenty5 23i atm. Love pmc.

Cheers, thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thanks very much Bobby. The Hegel amps are terrific and also the Chinese, as much as people on SM channels always say buy British or American, they are extremely good too. Personally I like promoting hifi that is just good and value for money. I don’t think Leema or Exposure is as good as Hegel so far as the technology Hegel have developed and reading between the lines of what people like, what I’ve heard at shows, so why bother review?

Cheers 😀

Thanks very much Alex.

Thank you v much. I’m all about high production, making it something to watch and I buzz off that. Including music and creativity too as that’s what music that hifi is.😀

@@13thnotehifireviews7 I can relate! I just started making YT vids and can see I have a lot to learn. You set a great example sir!

Watch my Genelec one. It took about 130 hours

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Going to watch it as soon as I finish reading all the comments on this vid (obsessing about the 120 ATM 👍🏻) My Review on the Bluesound node was close to that but probably because it was a first real attempt at a YT vid. I'm proud of it though! Check it out if you have 14 mins hehe 😃

Mr Chibs watched a bit of it, late here and can’t sleep. Good job, nice camera work. I did one on the node 2021. I find presenting hardest but am trying to be more natural is my aim. I thought you are very natural. Keep eyes up and try and remember what you are going to say is what I try and do now. The golden sound tidal thing is bs for me. It’s all about Dacs and quality of chain not sample rate for me, as lots of other reviewers mirror. Eg cheap audio man recent video on his errors.

Hi Gerben, Thanks for nice comments. What PMC / Cyrus combo do you have. BW simon

@@13thnotehifireviews7 PMC twenty-five.22 with cyrus 8vs and PSX. Chord cables.

Nice. An H190 or better still H390 will definitely work better with those PMC's! Know Cyrus gear very well indeed. Mind you have got the Cyrus XR range coming out soon!

@@13thnotehifireviews7 now I want one 😂

I’ve never found that personally but maybe I haven’t tried the right gear just yet. Good call to give it a go on the RME.

Have found thar battery power gives a a blacker quieter background better focus and transparency, didn't think it would make a big difference to the sound the a rme a decent bit of kit, it was noticeable upgrade

Yes

Thank you for nice comments. I’m not sure about that Denafrips as I only comment on what I review and haven’t reviewed the Ares II. My feeling would be to get a streamer like the node 2i which handles better quality streaming services like tidal etc, but if you get the Hegel then you can use Spotify connect from it. That said Spotify have the new cd streaming service coming which will be perfect for the hegel which I’m sure will be upgraded in firmware to handle those streams. Enjoy your music!

Simon, thank you so much for the kind and prompt answer! Last thing if you are so kind: up to now I cannot find any information of users using the Hegels as a pre amp. Which comes as no surprise. Any thoughts about it? Would the potential of the Hegel H 120 be neglected? Thank you. Whether you find precious time or not I will stay tuned and subscribed to your channel! All the best!

Thanks I’ve decided to try only answering sq and comparisons questions of those who support my site even in small ways. See patreon and PayPal links on latest vids, as I can’t answer all.

Thanks you, I don’t comment on what I haven’t reviewed 😃

Thanks Charles. I like your choices. I really dig audiolab for vfm. Hegel’s punch far above my gear and I’m thinking of swapping out my Cyrus signature gear for an h390 for my reviews. I’d also look at the pmc twenty5 21i. They are a very good speaker with transmission line with an improvement on the twenty5 21 (non i version). I tried the Multibit in the Jotunheim but I think the RME DAC I reviewed is better although a price mismatch there. I think you’ll find the DAC in the H120 very good still, but whatever the amp is more than good enough to substantiate the price. Harbeth are down the road from me - literally 5 minute walk. Horrendous to deal with - arrogant owner - and whenever I listen to their speakers I’m a bit underwhelmed if I’m honest. The Dynaudio sound or PMC one, does tend to suit a more all rounder tastes for music. I’m hoping to try some 25 23i from PMC this weekend, as a potential upgrade myself.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Simon, Interesting you should mention the PMCs. I just learned about them from Sean @ Zerofidelity (KZfaq) I am familiar with transmission line tech. I am really into near-field as well and Sean rates the PCMs quite high for that application. My first decent amps were Cyrus (back in the early 90s). Interesting comment re Harbeth - I truly appreciate your honesty. I am really smitten with the Dynaudio - I'll describe them as silk with precision and they can be purchased locally from a small company I like to support. The R2R Dac in the Bifrost2 is a considerably better DAC than they smaller version they cram into the Jotunheim or so I read. I truly love music. Played in a few local Rock Bands but discovered classical music in the early 70's. The new music doesn't do much for me but I do love movie soundtracks; in particular but not limited to - Hans Zimmer. Great fun chatting with someone from across the pond. My family is English and I am first generation Canadian (a fabulous country) The Vikings mostly play hockey for us Canadians. I guess they've grown out the pillage/plunder complex! Charles

Charles Clifton enjoyed reading your post. Canada looks like a fantastic country. I’m heavily into snooker which Canadians are into too. Highest break 125. Got a cue from cue maker John Parris who makes Ronnie Osullivans cues. I really love Zimmer’s ‘Hannibal’ score with Anthony Hopkins. Play that a lot!

I’ve heard both those combinations. Evoke 20 with Hegel 90 (which I presume will be similar to 120) and with AL600. No comparison. Hegel is very different, much better. AL600 is a great budget amp if you also have like a wharfdale or elac. With proper speakers like Dynaudio go for Hegel.

@@morespinach9832 With what I've since learned, I would agree. The Hegel is definitely the way to go. Thanks for your comment.

Hi Hayden, if I’m honest I don’t get involved in the minutiae of streamers transports - I still explain it but it’s mostly always subtle. Try what sounds best is my advice.

It’s not massively a disadvantage I don’t think and definitely not a reason to withhold buying Hegel. They are primarily great amps and lots better than many. I’ve got the new Node atm, but remember Hegel does airplay which is lossless up to cd quality. Playing off your node into the digital inputs of a Hegel will be really all you probably need.

Mark and Simon. Pls help me out. When you connect echo dot via Bluetooth to NODE and NODE connected to Hegel h120, would I be able to ask Alexa to play music without the need to turn on Hegel Amp? Is H120 amp on standby, ready to wake up and play music on my speakers once NODE send in the signal? Thank you!

@@youyou-dv8fr I’m not a Hegel owner but the H120 does have a Sleep / Stand by function. It goes into sleep after 15 minutes of inactivity. I can only assume that a signal / audio stream from the Bluesound would wake it up, but I’m not certain. Maybe Simon knows!

​@@marksturge9505 that's the job of trigger inputs normally. The node has a trigger out to turn on the amp as it wakes up but no trigger input on Hegel. The Hegel can be in stand by and the network will wake it up. you could pair an echo dot with some streaming services like the tidal app but I think you'd have to go straight to the Hegel. I think you can do it in roon, but have a look on their support pages 'you you'

@@marksturge9505 thank you for your time, Mark!

Thanks very much Sugiarto. I think you will find it has lots of the benefits of extra power, damping factor, slew rate and so on. The ProAc’s are great speakers and I’d definetely go for the H190 or if you can afford it, the H390.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks for the reply.... Will consider your suggestion

You can't make it too 'wine connoisseur'!. The idea is to give a flavour - no pun intended - and lots of that is down to subjectivities. What is micro detail to you isn't to someone else. Once I've given the overall impression it really is for you to go out and see whether you like and want it, as a review is for a shortlist. I don't get too pretentious in my SQ descriptions as I want to make HiFi more inclusive to new people as well. So sorry I can't accept your criticisms. I think I did say it is very good bass-treble balance and neutral. BW Simon

@@13thnotehifireviews7 14-09-2022. Gracias por su excelente explicación de este Amplificador Integrado Hegel H120 y su similitud al H190 sabiendo que este es mas potente ; pero con las mismas prestaciones y unos 1000 Euros mas de Precio, decirnos que ya con una potencia de 75W por canal en nuestras viviendas es suficiente para obtener ese SONIDO NATURAL Y TRANSPARENTE QUE NOS DARÁ EL ENCANTO AUDÍFOLO, Gracias una vez mas y ya COMPRARE EL HEGEL H120 sin dudas... ENHORABUENA Y FELICIDADES... Cliente Hegel Comprador Futuro... Saludos para todos.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 09-14-2022. Thank you for your excellent explanation of this Hegel H120 Integrated Amplifier and its similarity to the H190 knowing that it is more powerful; but with the same features and about 1000 Euros more in price, tell us that with a power of 75W per channel in our homes it is enough to obtain that NATURAL AND TRANSPARENT SOUND THAT WILL GIVE US THE HEARING CHARM, Thank you once again and I WILL BUY THE HEGEL H120 without a doubt... CONGRATULATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS... Hegel Client Future Buyer... Greetings to all.

@@puebloygenteandaressaberll9631 1st heard the Hegal H120 with Orphidion Argon 1 speakers - Vinyl source at the Bristol Hi Fi Show this February. Impressed with the sound 🎶🙂

Thanks for nice comments. Hegel works with lots of speakers, in fact I've never heard anything bad, and so long as the speakers are not to toppy in high frequencies I'm sure you will be fine. I know there are lots of users on the Hegel Facebook group who might have the same models as yours and who can comment further. BW Simon

@@13thnotehifireviews7 thanks for the reply I'm grateful regards

Glad you think so!

Thanks very much. Streaming to the Hegel is over airplay which is lossless and up to max cd quality. I think the node 2i is worth of for the flexibility of having hires and it’s just a touch better as a streamer than the Hegel. If you are interested and in the U.K. contact me on the website email for a further chat as I will be able to help you get a good deal on the h120.

Thanks for your reply Simon. Do you think H120 will do a good job with the Dynaudio Evoke 20s given they shine with high current and power?

magoo47 very probably, but always Make sure you try before you buy. 😊

The H120 doesn't, no, and I don't think they all do. TBH you really don't need them as sound is that good. I sometimes change my DAC filters to suit recording and on some DAC's you have tone controls so no real biggie that the Hegel doesn't.

Thanks. I’d go for H190 as I’ve tried these kefs with my H390 and nad m10 and they really respond to the better amp. Ie Hegel. I preferred h120 to a musical fidelity mx5i . I’m going to ask for a mini dsp room correction device with my Hegel and kefs/pmcs which should be a killer combo

@@13thnotehifireviews7 I ordered a H190 today! I appreciate your feedback, but when my wife finds out what I spent, she might not like either of us.

Love it. I’ll watch out for her. 😂😃😃

@@13thnotehifireviews7 So, I got the H190 set up a week ago and my KEF Metas arrived a bit over a week ago. So, the only thing I'm missing is the stands I have on order. The Metas are temporarily sitting on a wide table under the TV....so, not ideal placement. At least they're sitting on IsoAcoustics stands. I'm streaming through a Node 2i using Amazon HD and Qobuz. What I've noticed is the volume on the H190 has to be at least 30~35 to wake the Metas up. The Metas high mids all the way down through the hand-off to the pair of REL T7i subs is brilliant. After tuning the RELs, the hand-off becomes undetectable (pretty amazing actually). Prior to actually hearing the Metas, I've heard reviewers talk about high end treble roll-off. As I have been a drummer for many years, I have a keen ear for cymbal sounds. During my listening to many tracks, it seems the Metas struggle with prioritizing the sounds at frequencies a Hi-hat cymbal would produce (at least without DSP). As I also have the Hegel wired as HT bypass, and my HT receiver has tone controls, I experimented with increasing the treble gain. It did increase the high frequency output from the Metas, but the overall sound was naturally not as good as when it was running straight from the Hegel to the speakers without the HT receiver being in the loop. I know the Hegel isn't the issue, as I hooked up another pair of speakers and noticed more of the high frequency instrumentation. So, I'm struggling a bit here. Almost everything with the Metas is very good. The few options I've thought of are...1. Shop for different speakers. I fear I might regret this as I really like everything else about the Metas. 2. I'm not above the use of a DSP. Your video on the RME ADI-2DAC FS intrigued me, regarding its DSP functionality. 3. Give the Metas more time for my ears to get used to them. Decisions...decisions...

Hi Mark, thanks for sharing your thoughts. How about change the speaker cables , thinner gauge and maybe something with silver in it usually helps. I agree it is rolled off. I like it as they are a different character to my other speakers. But I agree they are good in lots of other areas. A good power cable on the Hegel can help too.

Thank you very much. Never tried those 4.4's so can't say unfortunately. BW simon

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190 is sweet spot but 390 is a beast 😀

Hi window maker, thanks very much. I haven’t any experience of that NAD. The most common thing I get asked is to make choices on things I’ve never heard so I can never say. The NAD looks like a class D type design which does tend to get a little edgy with treble “on some designs”. Not all, so conceivably the NAD could be great/*better*. But the Hegel is a hybrid type design but not class D. You should always make choices on which you like and what performs best with speakers you’ll use. The Arcam Sound has always been one a bit smoother and more tonal mass, as you say with bass, so given you are choosing between the others I’d say you like detail first. On that basis, if I’m trying to be helpful to your question, my prediction (and it’s only a prediction), the Hegel will best the NAD with its design. That’s because all the class D amps I try are edgy or semblances of edginess and the Hegel isn’t like that at all. Also with reputation of Hegel atm. If you do decide on Hegel contact them direct because they conceivably could have show units - possibly. Only an idea, not for definite.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 thank you so much for your reply, it helps warrant an audition at the very least. I'll be pairing them with kef r700's. Keep doing your thing. You're great and I've subbed.

@@TheWidowMaker. I have had experience with both of these amps, but it was with B&W 703s2 , The NAD C388 is 150 wpc so it played better at louder volumes with more control but was weak on bass, The Arcam sa20 was great with bass especially at low volume but when turned up louder it because uncomfortable to listen to, everything became quite harsh and silibant, the Arcam sa20 is only 90wpc and the 703s2 require lots of power so maybe that was the issue, it would be interesting to see if the newer SA 30 improves on this with extra power. I would say if your planning on using KEF R7's they would definitely need more than 90wpc. Also both of these amps have reliability issues unfortunately...

@@TheWidowMaker. you Will have better bass control with hegel, i got h190 for my b&w 683 s2, h190 absolute shits all over nad c388

Thanks, I don’t answer what I don’t try but am trying subs soon so watch this space 😀 the M5si review is on my website too.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Hi, oh yes I read it of course. Just wanted to know if h120 has enough power and would be a good match with kefs, and in your point of view which of both the h120 or MF m5si would work better with the kefs? Thank u a lot

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Thank you very much Alan. The Mohican is awesome with it and quite a bit better than my Qutest and innuos zenith combo. I *remember* the chord Hugo tt2 sounding as good as the Mohican which considering the Mohican is a CD player with a dac, is a good feat. I said in my Mohican review this, whilst I’d need to do a to b to be sure. The Mohican is a really nice tonal sound against the chord. I’m thinking of an h390 to try, so as to replace my Cyrus gear, which is getting old and it can be unreliable when it gets older.

I’m going to see hegel in Oslo in November so I’d expect to try them. Personally go for the kinki I reviewed instead of the 190 as it’s more on par with the h390 sound quality.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks Simon. The Kinki does seem like a great value. Their pre/power combo looks interesting as well. It's a tough decision.

haven't compared, but I don't think 15wpc is something to be worried about especially you said you were using KEF LS50. I doubt the differences described between amps in the range. The H120 has a similar sonic signature to the H390, and possibly you could say the H390 has higher treble to the H120

Greetings. I recently purchased LS50 Metas and am between the H95 and H120 for amplification. Did you end up picking ether if these up? How did it work out? Thank you in advance for your time.

09-14-2022. Thank you for your excellent explanation of this Hegel H120 Integrated Amplifier and its similarity to the H190 knowing that it is more powerful; but with the same features and about 1000 Euros(Spain) more in price, tell us that with a power of 75W per channel in our homes it is enough to obtain that NATURAL AND TRANSPARENT SOUND THAT WILL GIVE US THE HEARING CHARM, Thank you once again and I WILL BUY THE HEGEL H120 without a doubt... CONGRATULATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS... Hegel Client Future Buyer... Greetings to all.

It will run them well I think.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 🤝

If you want a bit more grunt and soundstage musical fidelity are good with higher power output. To Hegel more analogue natural qualities.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 I now have a Marantz PM8005 + NA8005. It is somewhat weak in terms of bass control for such tight acoustics. But in terms of power 70W, it is the same as Hegel 120. But they write about hegel that it has a dumping factor of 2000. Based on this, will there be a significant increase in sound quality?

Its diagrammatic and shows all the cables and inputs. I literally found within ten seconds of seeing your message in quicker time of you typing it, a pdf vector manual on the Hegel website. A vector means you can blow it up hundreds of times and the letters keep their resolution. So I don’t think your grumble has any foundation. Sorry. 🤔😐

Thank you so much. Means a lot. Streaming is all pretty easy when you do it a while. I’m doing it less often now and will maybe keep on doing reviews - I said I’d stop, but they have to be honest and so I can be a truthful authority (which makes getting products difficult) because otherwise I see no point.

I have not heard the H120 or H95, but I did compare the previous models Röst and H90 before buying the cheaper. I would say they sounded very similar, with more oomph and a slight extra fullness, as expected, from the more powerful model. I expect the new models to have a similar relationship. So consider the size of your room, any other functions you might need from the H120, and the amount of spare cash you have to spend on small diminishing returns when making your choice.

​@@christopherbrown842 Thank you Christopher. Yes, the diminishing returns aspect (for me) must be considered to the point wherein I actually have to challenge myself to be sure I am not so enamoured with a product that I loose sight of pragmatism relevant to return on investment. The power differential betwee the H95 and H120 is not dramatic but the latter should offer an elevated listening experience but at the lower volumes I listen to -- will I hear it? As well, the H120 offers XLR connectivity and for myself, that's important but then again, will it produce such a difference as to make the extra investment worthwhile. Thanks for your reply.

​@@charlesclifton5896 Yeah, it is easy to feel the pull of extra specs on the heartstrings :-) . And considering how long amps last, it may be bad psychology not to go for the best one can afford. As always, the best thing is if you can compare the two amps at home, or at least in a shop - unless those XLRs are a dealbreaker. Personally I mainly use iTunes with an ethernet cable to the router. I can add that with my Monitor Audio Silver 300 mk1 speakers (sorry - don't know their sensitivity) in a ca. 3 x 6.5 m living room (with adjoining hall at the far end), normal close listening levels go from 50 to 55 on the dial, 80 is party loud (not that I party hard these days), and 99 is still bearable and without much distortion. Last weekend I tried my H90 in a friend's much, much larger living room (10 x 7 m, high ceiling and opening on to a kitchen) with XTC 99.36 mk1 speakers (again, no sensitivity rating). We mainly playing back from Tidal with 60 on the dial. He is considering upgrading the speakers, neither of us felt more power would improve the speakers, or that it was needed for the sake of sheer volume. 60 watts can go a surprisingly long way. But, it must be said, total sound quality from this setup was nowhere near the Beyerdynamic Amiron wireless headphones (ca. 600 USD/Euros/GBP) which we used as a reference.

​@@christopherbrown842 Thank you Christopher. The XLRs on the H120 certainly would be nice but not essential. I'm beginning to think that the H95 would meet my needs and if the DAC is not to my liking then I could use an external DAC but I'll have to hear the Hegel first at home in order to determine that potential need. I am still trying to wrap my head around the streaming concept. I want the benefit just for musical exploration alone but I don't want it to be an over complicated affair. I want to control the entire streaming process from an I-Pad through the Hegel. I like the Tidal offering and so would like to be able to stream the highest quality resolution possible. I will soon up-grade my internet and use an ethernet cable to the Hegel and/or alternate streaming device. I am 70 years and have been around audio since the mid 60s but being a bit of an intellectual nerd I demand that I understand every nuance of any component or improvement I add to my current system. I currently use an Adcom GFA5500 designed by Nelson Pass. It's a wonderful power amp but I think it's getting tired - hence my interest in the Hegel. Thanks for your comments - much appreciated.

excellent decay. I'm gonna be comparing it to a Musical Fidelity MS5i this week I hope

13th Note HiFi Reviews thanks! Another question , a bit silly since everyone hears things differently. I currently have the Rega Elex R and love it. I also tried the NAIM X3 and didn’t like it at all compared to my Rega. The NAIM was too tight , didn’t have good instrument separation and didn’t like the soundstage. Is the Hegel like the NAIM sound signature or more like my Rega? Thank you again and great channel!

It's hard to put sonic signatures on amps as designs differ to make some amps in a range sound very different. But those Rega amps are quite involved detail wise, so is the Hegel. Naim tends to be more about midrange but this is all very hard to say as again don't know which ones and they differ in the range. Some naim amps Ive heard are bland with detail, and too bass thick, others much more expensive are very expressive with detail. If you like transparency, not too much tonal bass fatness when music isn't there, lots of speed, dynamics, and power and control over music, this Hegel is it!

Thanks very much for your comment, means a lot.

Dave G how do you propose that considering power input / internal transformer.

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I’d say go for the better Hegel like the 190 or 390 for a more marked improvement over Cyrus, if you defo want Hegel. I had all the Cyrus signature gear so know that brand well. Then get a streaming service / streamer with balance controls

Forget all that, just loan one and try. You can try my one of near.

no, as was answered in the film James

I am hoping they will get the code written soon, they keep promising that they will

@@jamesstruble1 probably lots going on with integration and things being slowed down with covid-19 and all the home working atm, I'd imagine. They just released a new phono stage, so hopefully this will be part of that new suite of announcements.

The one that you hear it best…(if there can be differences that are discernible in any given HiFi set up)

@@13thnotehifireviews7 I think there are differences . I listened to system with a regular cheap cable and then. Cable with silver in the banana plugs and highly polished copper with fewer and much thicker strands inside and better isolation. I mwas just curious on what would have the potentional for the best quality and/or give the least amount of distortion/interference considering the back of my PC is stacked with various cables. I will try for myself and figure it out 😊

heyqt it really is one of those to try yourself me thinks 😀

Thanks very much. I get a few of these comments but from my point of view people watch and get the info free , so I have to turn on ads and then Google decide frequency etc. I get paid small sums a month. Also you can’t turn ads off in 2021 but why would I anyway If people don’t pay me because everything online is free ? Would you pay me to see them add less? I could set up a video on another site where you pay £1 per video. Would appreciate your further feedback please.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 yes I understand what your saying and you have a valid point 100%, but most other reviews on KZfaq have on average 3 ads, and yes I get that you want to make money on your videos to help with your channel, but given the choices of me and possibly others using there data plans to cover watching ads then technically yes I'm paying Google, I'm not picking a fight as I said I really enjoyed the video but you have to be realistic if people have a choice of watching a review one has 10 adds or one with 2 adds most would click the the ones that keeps them interested, those the one with the least ads gets more views on a regular basis= making more money, last point you said would I pay you £1 for every video? No I'd pay Google the £8 to watch ad free as that would work out cheaper, why not do what most do and use links at say amazon to help with the funding , or PayPal buy me a coffee.......and so on, anyway wish you well with the channel and sorry if I p*ssed you off, but feedback is I think something even you would take ...

@@451greenwood thanks for your reply, but tbh as I say I don’t choose the number of ads. Google does that. They changed the policy this year so I can’t make the video add less. The KZfaq subscription costs about £12 per month here in the U.K., to remove the ads, not just 8 as a single fee. I suspect that rate is similar everywhere. So if I ask people to pay a pound or dollar on another platform to watch a video that is fair. Otherwise they aren’t really thinking about it from my point of view even if I could take ads off. I do do PayPal as per link on latest videos.

Thank you very much and very Good call! As the album from one of my favourite electronic artists called ultramarine goes, ‘every man and woman is a star’

@@13thnotehifireviews7 And thanks to your review and site, I bought a Hegel H390 yesterday ! I really am grateful and you just caught my general frustration with audio reviews :)

Never tried h80.

No it streams via Ethernet . Airplay doesn’t necessarily mean air streaming - it’s the Apple streaming protocol

Ah - OK - thanks for the information!

Thank you, Simon. I currently stream my music files from a MacBook Air wirelessly, via an Airport Express, to my amp using AirPlay. The Internet is not involved. Given that I’d like to keep my present strictly local wireless setup but upgrade the Airport Express + amplifier combination to a better quality standalone streaming amp, what type of equipment should I be looking for?

Hi Heron, you don’t need anything. You just hook the Hegel up to the router via an Ethernet cable and then from the MacBook you use your AirPlay icon in compatible software to send music over the network to the Hegel. I don’t think airport express are needed anymore, correct me if I’m wrong. I use a MacBook Pro. If you aren’t playing music via streaming services (you called it the internet) then you will be just playing files on your Mac or over your network on an NAS drive no doubt, so I’m sure you’ll find the software to do that (with compatible airplay icon) if you aren’t using Apple Music app on Mac. In the Hegel a little tick comes up when you select network and music plays to the Hegel very easily. Hope helps.

Thanks for your informative reply. Sorry to pester you about this, but is there no way around having the Hegel permanently connected to my router? My listening room is a long way away from the router, with a 3-foot-thick stone wall in between, and I don’t want to have to run Ethernet cables all around the house.

PS: both Amp & speaker rated at 8 Ohms

More power is ok, lots online re this

yes correct- both amp and speaker to be at 8 ohms

@@13thnotehifireviews7 the many online comments are too confusing and contradicting

vpm m essentially so long as you don’t drive your speakers really hard you can put more power in than max speaker rating. In fact it’s better for musical dynamics . You do more damage with inadequate power.

Michael Mityok hi Michael, I think it’s £2200 in U.K. $3k usd. The gear I have is my Cyrus gear and PMCs and innuos plus Chord dac - Qutest. But lots of it is loaned for reviews obviously and comes and goes. You are right I’ll amend the description tomorrow to include all the gear I use and will try and remember to do that. Thanks for your nice comments about my reviews and subs. If ever you want to suggest stuff to review, I’m all ears. I’m gonna do a video on the McGurk effect next and how we apply (or not) visual tricks to audio.

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Funny you should ask as I am struggling to decide whether power conditioners are truly useful or not. There are very few comprehensive reviews that do a/b testing of a particular conditioner. Do they limit dynamics or not? Do they remove "haze" or not? Etcetera. Pick a conditioner under 2K preferably, rotate it through your reference system, and let us know what you think.

I did that one Michael. See my Isotek Aquarius v Sirius appraisal on my website. I used an Aquarius with the H120. I did an a to b in the article and mentioned pitfalls of the Sirius with its output. Aquarius is terrific and doesn’t limit dynamics. Sirius does a bit, but you’d probably use it in systems where you might not notice. Aquarius on the other hand improves sound. Maybe not as much as a different amp at same price but to my mind, these are ‘finishing off’ components to the system. Hope it helps www.13thnote.net/2019/10/18/isotek-aquarius-sirius-comparisons/

@@13thnotehifireviews7 got it, will check it out!

What is the price difference i paid, $2800 for the h190, the h120 was $2500, there was no point of getting h120 with little gap, h190 was the far better value here, But since then the h190 went up to $3295, still worth the extra in my opinion, h190 has bettter bass controll and plays louder than h120, if you have demanding speakers the difference Will be bigger between the two, i would try both if i was you with your speakers

It’s good as a package.

Thanks. I did a play on words on that in a video

I haven't heard the M10 but I know the class D tech in it, having reviewed a similar product. It powers speakers very well. However if you want the best neutral well driven sound, H120 every day of the week I'd expect (again being I cant definitively say not having heard the M10 but I use my experience to think what I probably would hear on listening). If you add a streamer like a Node 2i then absolutely a case for H120. It's a case of whether a one box is needed or not, or how important is sound quality.Personally I'd expect myself going for the H120 adding a streaming box. It depends too on whether you are buying either as an audiophile, or not, interested in the small differences, making one better to you or not. If not an audiophile I think the NAD is probably better, if an audiophile Id expect it to be the Hegel. Hope helps.

Thank you very much. Personally I’d spend on the amp rather than dac as these PMC’s (I own) need drive. I’m trying out twenty5 23i atm. Go for an h120 or preferably h190. Bw Simon

@@13thnotehifireviews7 Thanks for your reply!