Hi Tarun, very enjoyable and informative, I'm 75 with failing hearing and after all these years I can still quite easily tell when an amp is having problems with the load its driving, when you have trouble hearing some things other things come to the fore. Your review made me think about that again, once again thanks very thought provoking .

Dear Tarun, one more excellent review. Not only gives us a chance to learn about a piece of equipment but most important understand how they work. You’ve topped yourself so far in 2021. Content is great as always but presentation constantly improves. You have two of the most missed qualities in almost everything nowadays: knowledge and honesty. Keep the good work Looking forward to watching the next ones

Outstanding review! You've done it again, wich does not suprise me anymore. Please contiue to keep this very high standard...rare to find this days elsewhere.

Good explanation of how Hegel's soundengine works. Thorough and insightful, as usual

Dear Tarun, thanks to your reviews in part, I chose the Dali Minuet SE to accompany the Hegel H95. I now listen to CD and streaming through this wonderful combination in a 15x12 tv room and it’s sublime. All the best.

Great review, again! 27K subscribers 👍🏼 I hope the audio brands are taking note. And thanks for not trying to be too cool or coming across as superior like some of the other KZfaq reviewers.

Thank you for the comprehensive review Taryn. Really appreciate how you give such a balanced view.

Tarun, I'm very grateful for the technical and schematics section. Great to know that, you as a reviewer get it. Because electricity is crazy.

My ears perked up when you mentioned the H95s ability to render at low listening levels. Mid to low volume is my preferred range but I also realize that the speaker I eventually choose will come into play in a big way. I also now realize that perhaps I should be considering a Hegel that offers a bit more current ... perhaps the 120 or 190? As well, I am totally sold on the Hegel "all in one" feature (Streaming, DAC etc.). You mentioned the Amphion Argon 1 speaker. If it wasn't for this review I'd probably have never heard of Amphion. Turns out there are 2 distributors here in Canada and 1 is about a six hour drive. Amphions website touts their speakers ability to render midrange. This really intrigues me. I look forward to your review of this speaker. Thanks for another interesting and extremely well presented review.

I haven't watched the video yet but I will tomorrow because I'm so close to falling asleep but I already liked it. Cheers from Norway!

Thanks Tarun, I think that cow may have just hypnotised me into buying one!

Big improvement in the introduction and lighting. So easy I the eyes and ears. Thankyou.

Well you absolutely right when you say it is a “well reviewed amplifier”! In fact all the Hegel amplifiers appear to have been reviewed by all the KZfaq reviewers! The marketing people have done a great job promoting this product.

I took your advice and got myself this Hegel H95 instead of the Audiolab 6000a. Since you told me about speaker upgrade, I put the Elac DBR62 to the office and got myself Audiovector QR1. The combo is amazing. Now on to the quest for an amp at the office hahaa. Thinking about Rotel A11 or the NAD C338 that you reviewed. Thanks a bunch, Tarun. Wouldn’t wanna miss any of your videos. Keep em coming!

Always pleased to see another review from you Tarun. You are not afraid to call it as you see it, and your methods are more scientific than other reviewers. Production also seems to be improving. You are starting to give John Darko a run for his money. ( I enjoy you both. ) See you next time.

AMPHION ARGON ONES paired with the HAGEL H95 sounds and looks great but I think I'll wait for the upcoming reviews before I make a final decision on speakers & amp, after all someone with your knowledge/experience, presentation and now editing skills, one would be mad not to!

Another very well done video. I especially like the tech section. Your explanation and illustrations make the info very easy to understand. Thx.

Great review yet again Tarun and I especially love the rocking cow. Clearly a Muuuse fan 😂

Thank you again for a delightful and very thorough review. T I agree that comparisons provide us the best (if not the only) understanding where and how a product land, and comparing this to higher and lower components where spot on! Have a great weekend

Even when I'm not interested in buying this product it's always a pleasure to listen to your reviews. It would be interesting to see if you can get close to the performance of the bigger brother with a very sensitive speaker (92+db).

There seem to be some amplifier brands like Hegel that garner many reviews and some others who make v good amplifiers like Atoll who get few if any. I keep on enjoying your reviews even for products I would never consider buying. Onwards and upwards. Stay well. Daniel

Thank you Tarun for your review as well as your effort to better explain what you say. I love music, good music, being trapped since the very early of 1970’s. In the years followed I had a lot of equipment in my hands but never at the very high ends of the spectrum. From that time, I discovered, little by little, that I could also find respectable equipment second hand or ex-display. So, reviews seem to be very good for the future. I also have some limited knowledge on electronics (reading technical books of course), and I have designed and constructed, or modified, as DIY audio amplifiers, in a non-professional basis (I am a structural engineer in real life). After some point, looking the schematics of, otherwise well-respected companies, either of my equipment or others, I have concluded that (for devices in the area of 1500 pounds, talking for amplifiers only): • all were lacking “expensive” materials. • the many of them were trying to construct the, as possible, shorter path to their schematics (e.g., removing pre-drivers from the output stage, avoiding a more stable feeding of current to the input stage or the VAS), so to reduce pcb area and materials. • to constrain the use proper transformers or heatsinks. Why is that (to my opinion always)? This is because every penny they put on their devices is coming to the market more than 5 times up(!) and so they forced to build, in patrial or in full, their devices in China. I believe this is the reason to now see SMD parts (and probably multilayer PCB’s) on an otherwise good performing devices such as this Hegel 95 amp. SMD devices are cheaply assembled using robots and multilayer PCBs reduce the cost of the casing. Also a very limited heatsink, again such as this one, that at the end will limit the performance of the device if someone would try to use it at high levels for long periods (from overheating). I am opposing to SMDs because resistors are small and are thus behave nonlinear or producing noise, the use of ordinary capacitors instead of high-quality ones (are bigger and through hole) or their repair inability. High current, on the other hand, is a feature that I understand as the PSU capability to deliver (i.e., excessive sugging of an undersized transformer or from lacking proper supply capacitance). Because all these measurements refer to simple sinewave signal over an output resistor, to me again, simple ohms law is governing i.e., less current means less sustainable output voltage. To this end I believe that the capability, of an amplifier, to deliver high output current can be shown looking the distance of the delivered power it has at 4 ohms from the double of that for 8 ohms. Concluding: In this business again, money is the dictating parameter, and not the money given for the device but the one for the promoting factors (advertise, shops, intermediates etc). I have the hope that the internet is the way to, somehow, reduce this cost (not the promoting factors but the allowances they put each time the product passes from their hands). Sorry for the long text and, probably, the bad English of mine.

A pig of a speaker... love it. Solid description, Tarun

Excellent review as always and the picture quality was better, looking forward to another review very soon.

Dude that is the best review. Very well done. TY. I am wanting to get this amp. But lets see what else you come of with.

Nice review once again, Tarun! Always admired Hegel. Looking forward to the Amphion review!

Thank you sir. Another enjoyable, informative review. I find the comparisons in your reviews most helpful. And as the ProAc responses are imho the gold standard for stand-mount speakers, I can absolutely trust your ears. Stay well.

Thank-you Tarun for opening up the machine and explaining component parts. As an engineer I appreciated a higher level of technical explanation! D

Many thanks Tarun, excellent as usual. It has been very interesting for me to better understand my H120 very similar by design.

Really great review, really the best so far Tarun, congrats.

Hi Tarun. Another balanced and informative review. You’ve certainly got me interested in Hegel as a brand and once all this lockdown stuff is out of the way, will demo the 95. I have recently had dems of a few amps to slot in my vinyl system. The SuperNait (7/10), the Aethos (8/10), the Elicit (9/10) and a leftfield demo of the Leben CS300F. An easy (10/10). I was amazed what this amp was capable of and it is now at the top of my list of possible amps. Expensive like the Aethos, but worth saving a little harder for. Once again, great review.

Thanks. Great review. I have my H590 (got used for less $) paired with harbeths and they sound great.

Thank you for the video! I really like your style to review things! Informative, detailed and many sided. Slight technical aspect is always welcomed. Always get the feeling that I gained more than just 20 minutes of entertainment after watching your video. Also, hyped to hear your thoughts on those Amphion Argon1 speakers! There isn't that much reviews about those online.

Very clear and concise review as always good job as always

Happy Uttrayan ( Makarsankranti ) Tarun , Brilliant review as always.

First Thanks for your review, very detailed and informative. Everyone talks about sonic difference between a japanese and european amplifiers, I really want to see a marantz amplifier in your reviews and know your idea about sound difference, I always believed japanese amplifiers gives more bang for the buck.

Great video, Tarun! I'm so glad I found your channel during the pandemic. Towards the end of the video, you referenced a few amps that have better current-driving capabilities at this price point. Would you be able to tell us which amps those would be? Can' wait to see those reviewed. Keep up the great work!

I always enjoy your reviews.

Informative, enjoyable and a nice review once again. Thanks Tarun.

My system is at least 15 years old now. I am very happy with it except the speaker drivers are now starting to fail. I also no longer need a CD player and would like to take advantage of hires lossless formats. So I'm thinking of replacing the drivers in the speakers and selling the lot. The problem I have is that my mind tells me I should consider the new components people are raving about such as a Hegel amp, Buchart or maybe KEF speakers (stand mount probably). But my heart just wants to get the latest versions of the Zingali speakers and a Unison Unico Due amp. Both will be an upgrade to my current set up. I am fairly sure if I do that I will not be disappointed and I will not jump on the merry-go-round of matching components again - so there is some sensible reason to the second choice. If I choose the tried and tested option I will always wonder about the alternative but I am worried if I go for something very different I will end up wanting to change shortly after. Listening is the obvious advice but nowhere has all the options under one roof and Covid restrictions is going to make it even more difficult.

Great review!! The inside of the Hegel is as impressive and sophisticated as your review!! I would definitely audition their products higher up their line. But forgive me for saying they’re ugly as-f for their price, I would certainly appreciate at least a machined and anodised face plate., let’s see if the performance can overcome that. Well done Taran, keep up the good work!!

They are excellent performers and are the start of a very very good foundation to build around. The neutral ‘sound’ fills that Goldilocks place in the start and/or wiser search of hifi. I’m still a Hegel fan myself with a H390.

Thank You for such a nice review. Hopefully you include valve amps and horns loudspeaker in the future.. Cheers

I’ve heard any damping factor over 500 only really shows up on the bench and soon as you apply a “real” load you won’t see it. I have no idea if it’s true or not. I do appreciate the technical explanation of the Soundengine. Hegel seems like a very good choice especially for those looking for an all in one integrated (dac and streaming included).

Thank you Tarun, I wish I had seen your review of the Hegel H160 prior to purchasing my Hegel H90. It is exactly the low volume muddiness that I hate the most. Sorry, I don't remember your word choice for the H160. At upper volumes it is really sweet but when I want it a bit lower, it seems to lose all detail and space. Not sure if adding an external power amp and using the H90 as a pre-amp would make a difference? Maybe just a different amp is the solution? I'll have to investigate availability (US) of the Exposure amps you like. Just trying to relay the qualities of sound into words has got to be a taxing process. You do an amazing job of it. Thanks

How great the H 95 sounds compared to the other amps obviously also depends on the speakers. Comparing theHh95 and H190 here (don’t have a 160) and the Pass Labs INT-60 on Martin Logan ESL 15, B&W 802, Magnepan 30.2 and Magnepan LRS+, the Hegel H95 drives even the 2-3 ohm impedance LRS+ in a 62 foot x by 28 foot room with 14’ foot ceilings to massive levels. Hanging a sub off the var lines does nothing to deplete its reserves. The other amps, obviously do great as well. But my point is that the H 95 has massive current and power reserves and even with the hardest to drive speakers, can work magic!

Thanks for another detailed review Tarun.

A gimbal would be a good investment - loving the reviews!

Excelent product and another great review Tarun!!!!Must be a good sinergy with Dynaudio's speakers!!!!

great review I own a Hegel H95, this review very well what H95 is and is not. I bought it new at a rebate, so I think it’s worth the money I paid it. However, I’ll be buying in a 2nd hand Electrocompaniet power amplifier so I’ll end up using the H95 as a pre since the final section of the H95 is not powerful enough or somehow I don’t get all the details I want.

Thanks for the clear and thorough review

There is a very interesting review of this product on ASR, worth to take a look! I'll post the link later

Good day Tarun, I enjoy your comprehensive and seemingly objective commentary. Should you find the time and able to obtain access to some additional amplifiers, possible you might consider these? On your side of the Pond and British made the REGA ELEX-R, or on my side something like a BRYSTON 2.5B3. Be well!

The review Iv been waiting for

Once again an excellent review.

Liked the review was considering it but will keep looking around to see what is out there. No rush to buy something

Thank you so much for this review! It’s exactly what I was hoping for. I currently run the iota sa3 with magnepan lrs speakers. It’s not not ideal, but sounds great until I get past 80db, where it obviously loses control over those hungry speakers. I have been wanting a Hegel amp for a while due to the audio excellence reviews that fawn over the Maggie/Hegel magic combo. I still have doubts about whether the h95 will have enough current to drive them past 80db. I’m not a loud listener, but I would like to get closer to 85 or maybe 90 without sounding broken. NextBestThing studio says the h90 and 95 pair very well with the lrs, so I guess the next step is to plunk some cash down and try it out.

Tried to like the DAC section on this amp for a full year but couldn't get my head around the sibilance and narrow soundstage I was getting... experienced with a cheap Micromega MyDac I had laying around and instantly realised how fantastic this amp sounds. I would say that the internal DAC should be avoided if streaming is your main listening medium as even a modest well designed DAC will put it to shame.

Thanks for the great review! What i was waiting for! Just wondering Would this go well with the KEF LS50 Metas? New Subscriber. Look forward to watching you content. Cheers

Not familiar with Hegel amps, but all their amps seem to have happy owners. Just for the record, Hegel amps have been used in the past by Alan Shaw of Harbeth speakers in video demonstrations.

Great review and spot on with the comparisons.

Love the review. Would you say this amp is also suitable for electrostatic speakers?

Great review. I had many different Hegel amplifiers in the past H300, H200, H160, H80 and Rost. I like their sound but they are not for people looking for sonic fireworks. The prices don't reflect on the build quality either.

Thank you Tarun ⭐️

Nice in-depth review again tarun 👍 keep them coming. I think these Hegel amps could gain a lot naim fans over to them indeed nick a chunk of the naim market share, I was once a disciple of the naim cult but chose another path. I’m always unsure about DACS inside an amplifier some hifi insiders say you should never put one inside others say shortest path makes sense. I once had a Cyrus dac xp & that sounded fantastic. How stable is that 3 feet on the amp that’s the one thing that does put me off it seems a bit of a fad on new equipment these days. Regards Madds

Hello Tarun I have been an audiophile since the late 1970 I have listened to other audiophiles on KZfaq and I think you are one of the best because you are thorough I bet you have either HNC ONC in electronic I have 1 of the above I like when you explain with the circuit diagram it would be a good idea if the hifi shop would let you know when they have special offers on an also you can tell us when there is a hifi exhibition due

Good video and review. I have hegel and revel compination. I wish that i could update that old Hegel H100 to H390🙂

Another great, honest review 👌

Thanks for the quick responsie.....

Excellent review, really helpful! I'm looking into getting one for my recently acquired Dali Rubicon 2:s. I've heard the H95 hooked up to a set of Dali Opticon and it sounded great, just at bit unsure whenever or not the H95 will have enough power to adequately power the Rubicon 2:s.

Another very informative review!

Fantastic review Tarun! I especially appreciated your explanation of the DAC section and the comparison to other Hegel products. Hegel are quite secretive about their DACs so it’s helpful for you to point out the differences. I currently have an H80 (which I believe is a very similar DAC to the one in our H160). Will I notice a dramatic change if I step up to the H95 or should I go to the 120 for more power (I don’t need streaming capability)? I have Totem speakers which are relatively easy to drive but I know DACs in particular have evolved a lot in the past few years. Your thoughts would be much appreciated!

Great review! How does it compare, sound wise, with the Sugden A 21 you reviewd last week? Is the sugden... "better"? :-)

Hello and thank so much for this interesting video. @4:08 Very Funny (saving the planet)😅!

Thanks. Great review and accurate coming from an H300 owner. Can you please review the H590? Loving your reviews.

Hi, I have audiolab 6000a play (i use just the amp) and i want to upgrade to h95. I consider 6000a play to be a little rough and not so well refined with treble, maybe h95 will do better with refinement considering the price. Thank you!

Nicely done Tarun! Thank you!:)

Well done review. I totally agree.

Tarun: The smaller power supply runs the unit in standby, thus saving the planet. Me, looking at my Class A Luxman: Burn baby burn!

I have them B&W speakers in the background. I am listening to you on them now.

Excellent review comparison.

Great review Tarun, including the home school section 🙂👍🏽. I have the Hagel Röst, which is now replaced by the H120. I’m running the Denafrips Ares2 in to the Hegel via XLR. With the Magnepan LRS speakers and SVS SB-1000 subs. I’m content with the sound from the system. If I would upgrade, I would look at the Innuos Zen Mk3 or possibly the Audiolab 6000CDT

Love the Hegel

Ive just got the Hegel H390 and the chord qutest dac wipes the floor with the Hegel dac section. To my ear's..

Yet again a brilliant review. Are you planning to review some of Naims products in the future?

Excellent review! I really like the way you build up your reviews. I have a pair of Buchardt S400mk2 powered by a Hegel H80.I believe that the speakers have more potential than the H80 is capabale of delivering. I am considering upgrading to a H95. I am also wondering if there will be some more to achieve going up to H120 or even H190. Based on your experience with the speakers and different Hegel amplifiers, what are your thoughts?

Good review as always - but you need to review Class A power amplifier

Thanks again Tarun I have Marantz PM6007 which is very good. I hope 🙏 if you can review it and compare it to this Hegel h95? Kind regards and best wishes

When I see inside a lot of these amps I become somewhat confounded at how my half size Cyrus 8 with not a whole lot going on inside it produces so much. It even has a huge number of digital and analog inputs and an updated DAC board. One of life’s mysteries I guess 🤔

Excellent review. Lot of great info! To connect a pair of Wharfedale Linton, do you prefer the Rotel RB-1552 mk2, 130w power amplifier, or the Hegel H95, 60w integrated? I listen mainly jazz and acoustic music. I am doing my final reserchs before to buy a new amplifier soon. Thanks!

The thing about all Hegels is their build quality and what you get for the money.

Hegel H95 vs Cambridge CXA81. that is very interesting comparison for sure!

Tarun, thank you for another review! Brilliant as always. Can you tell please you impressions about the build quality? Are the faceplate and knobs plastic? How they feel? Thank you!

Great videos Tarun, Thanks! I own the Iotavx SA3 and there is like a veil on the mids and highs (guitars and females vocals does not shine). I am also sensitive to hearing fatigue. I wonder if H95 will do a better job? ( i use a Mojo2 dac and I have X-sls encore speakers)

Fabulous review

Excellent review

I would be very interested to see the results of a blind test. It might be difficult to setup but I think it would be worth the (your 😝) effort. (😝 because it’s easy for me to comment from my armchair while it would require you to do all the work). Thank you for your review!

Love your furniture!

OMG I did not know of this video.........! I think I have to subscribe! Perfect! (If you look at my comment on your NAD C338 review) :D

I have the H90 and H390. I actually find the DAC in the H90 to be really good. I have owned other amps in these price ranges. I find the H90/95 to be an excellent value when you factor in the great DAC and streaming capability. Having to hard wire these amps with a network cable is a bit of an annoyance, but having access to my complete digital music collection using Bubble UPNP is very satisfying. I feel no need to upgrade anything, but I will eventually. I know myself to well lol.