Nice video, I always like the guitars and different colour amps against the wood panels in your listening room.
@markketelaars6 күн бұрын
Hi Anders, thanks for your presentation. Will the Hegel app also be available for the H600?
@HegelMusicSystem5 күн бұрын
That is the plan, yes
@deskinglai67002 күн бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystemany firmware updates for h600 , for example tidal connect, can’t listen max quality, thank you
@HegelMusicSystemКүн бұрын
@@deskinglai6700 I think there will be good news for you in the very near horizon. ;)
@srbmckenzie6 күн бұрын
You’re trolling me here! No white version of the H400, but it’s sat on top of a load of custom coloured H120 😭
@HegelMusicSystem6 күн бұрын
I knooooow. We so much wish we could have more colors. Those custom ones are an older variant though. Röst
@jko5607 күн бұрын
With the v10 and the Viking, why only one set of balanced inputs? I am interested in giving it a listen. Thanks.
@HegelMusicSystem6 күн бұрын
I see your point and in the end it was a cost decision when scaling down the H600. It seems crazy at this price level but many small streams can end up as a river.
@milagroscaviglia50347 күн бұрын
Hi Anders,another excelent product from the best trade mark in hi fi. I'm an ultra fan of your entry product the H95!!!! I wonder the posibility to send me one to Argentina!!! Cheers
@HegelMusicSystem6 күн бұрын
Hi Argentina. Wow, that was great to read. It is perfectly ok to buy Hegel in Argentina via our local dealer Wullich Audio in BA
@Carl-yx1ww7 күн бұрын
over priced same as rest of range
@HegelMusicSystem6 күн бұрын
Why do you feel that? Which models have you heard and compared?
@xaerothehero7 күн бұрын
Price is bonkers for what it is.....
@HegelMusicSystem7 күн бұрын
Why do you feel that?
@xaerothehero7 күн бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem Well compare the 6000 Euro Hegel H400 to the 2700 Euro NAD C399 (Which also has Dirac Live by the way) It just doesn't make sense. What's the additional 3300 Euro go towards for the Hegel?
@audiotron6 күн бұрын
@@xaerotheheroYou should really listen and compare the NAD to any Hegel amp.
@HegelMusicSystem6 күн бұрын
@@xaerothehero Oh, now we are talking. The C399 is a great amp, even in our biased minds. Have tried it many times. It uses a completely different technology to ours though. Something called Class D (or digital amplifier and power supply). Ours is completely analog design. The analog design is rather more expensive to make. Big transformers and power amplifier sections with expensive components. We think the benefit far outweighs the cost, by sounding smoother (lower high frequency distortion) and with more bass punch and dynamics. Those are quantifiable and measurable things. If your ears agree, is more subjective. You should go and check both out and decide for yourself if it is worth it.
@xaerothehero6 күн бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem Technically The Hypex NCx500 modules that the NAD C399 builds on has much lower distortion than the Hegel H400. I mean sure, Hegel H400 has 0.0052% which is extremely good for a class AB amp, but it's still worse than the 0.0002% that the NAD C399 has. So I am not buying that argument at all. Not only that, the Hypex NCX500 modules are load invariant and more linear than the H400. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying the Hegel H400 is bad in any way, it is in fact very good, I have tested it several hours at Hifi-klubben. All I am saying is that I don't see the 6000 Euro price tag value, when you can get a better performing amp with more features for half the price.
@318ishonk7 күн бұрын
I sold my H190 a while ago. In my opinion (others might disagree) - A Wiim streamer has a better user interface - Wiim has room correction - Wiim streamer plus external power amp is much less costly and to my ears sounds equally good than much more expensive Hegel products
@HegelMusicSystem7 күн бұрын
Fair enough. We obviously disagree but the important thing is that you are happy with your system. :) Thanks for watching.
@krzysztofs3t5327 күн бұрын
I love the way the Hegel aplifiers sounds! I have H90 + KEF R3 + REL. For a long time I have been wondering about H390. But now I need to listen to H400! I hope the DAC inside will be really good, because in my opinion the DAC was the weakest point in the old Hx90 line.
@HegelMusicSystem7 күн бұрын
That is great to hear. The DAC is the biggest sonic upgrade compared to the H390.
@Kami843 күн бұрын
I have the Kef R3 Meta + Rel T9x + Hegel H190v and this combination is spectacular. The best sound I've gotten out of the Kef after trying over a dozen other integrated amps or dac-streamer-preamp + amp combinations. The only thing that was close was the eversolo DMP-A8 but I wasn't able to find an amplifier that would get the most out of it. The eversolo performance with movies was very very good, but for music, nothing has sounded as good as the Hegel. I also like the simplicity of the all in one.
@krzysztofs3t5323 күн бұрын
@@Kami84 Nice to hear, I love the sound of my Hegel + KEF system too! Do you use an internal DAC in your H190v? I've found the best immersive experience with ifi DACs (idsd - pro - something, I don't get their long names :P ). But with the H400, maybe I can get rid of the external DAC altogether... Anyway - the only competing amp for the H400 for me is the Axxess Forte 1, I can't wait to hear them in the side-by-side comparison.
@Kami843 күн бұрын
@@krzysztofs3t532 I’ve been using the internal dac. I’ve been contemplating getting an external dac mainly to go with a CD transport. I’ll check out the ifi.
@hclandscapes7 күн бұрын
Shame a HDMI connection wasn’t included
@GaMeR11sHoT7 күн бұрын
Agreed. TV's nowadays are as much an input as a CD transport or a turntable is. It shouldn't be that hard to implement an HDMI Arc connection.
@hclandscapes6 күн бұрын
@@GaMeR11sHoT also a sub woofer connection would be nice to have
@HegelMusicSystem6 күн бұрын
Point taken. Will put on the board of ideas for future projects.
@GaMeR11sHoT6 күн бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem Thanks for listening to us. The only thing keeping me personally from buying a Hegel integrated amp is the lack of an HDMI Arc connection. Hegel's aren't cheap and I can't in good heart be wholly satisfied with spending that kind of money without an HDMI connection, no matter how good sonically Hegel integrated amps might be.
@CarlVanDoren617 күн бұрын
What kw size toroidal? Transistors per bank? Microfarads capacitance?
@I-tg4dr7 күн бұрын
the inside of the amp is a mess,cheap noisy toroidal,smd components ,very poor pcb's also cheap components nothing hiend here guys.
@HegelMusicSystem7 күн бұрын
Sorry to see you feel that way. We obviously disagree and the word from other qualified electronics designers is that the layout inside makes very much sense and that the build quality of the amplifier is very solid. The cables and where they go are there for very good reason. Oftentimes for reduction of noise. That we use poor pcb's and cheap components is an objective view and simply wrong. That said, we are entitled to our own views and we are sorry that this is yours.
@jakedavis28388 күн бұрын
What does this amplifier sound like? Hegel seems to be very popular but I haven’t heard it.
@HegelMusicSystem7 күн бұрын
@@jakedavis2838 What we hear people saying is typically natural, fluid, dynamic and slightly on the warm side of neutral.
@psyphonyxaudio8 күн бұрын
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDERS!!! ..... a bit late but you know what I mean. =) ...... H400 looks amazing!!! I'm sure I'd love this .. Also .. All those colour options below on the shelf!!!!????? .... That's really nice. =)
@HegelMusicSystem7 күн бұрын
@@psyphonyxaudio Thank you so much. Looking forward to see you again. /ae
@SIrDowns8 күн бұрын
hva er den sorte plata som ligger på ringkjernetrafoen?
@HegelMusicSystem7 күн бұрын
@@SIrDowns Hei. Den er der mest som en del av opplegget som sørger for at ikke trafoen løsner i transport.
@executiveloyalty68228 күн бұрын
I own 2 H390's and a H190 and love them all. With Harbeth speakers the sound is glorious. Please, where is the H400 manufactured?
@HegelMusicSystem8 күн бұрын
Wow, that is great. The H400 final assembly is in China. All development and sourcing of crutical components are done in Norway.
@MB-uw6eh14 күн бұрын
The source of decent sounds. You can only achieve great hi-fi with this teams level of dedication.
@tyoung3455Ай бұрын
Is there a way to not flash the volume number when muted?
@HegelMusicSystemАй бұрын
Unfortunately not, but this is now noted
@rudran652 ай бұрын
Heard thro a review that Sound signature of H95 and H190 are similar..with more body and rounded AS COMPARED wirh H120...thats a bit bright or revealing at 1 khz and above...pls clarify
@HegelMusicSystem2 ай бұрын
I would say the description is familiar, but it needs to be said that those differences in signature is very subtle and not at all dramatic. All three will match the Dynaudio speakers really well.
@rudran652 ай бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem Dear Anders, Thanks for the swift reply; the reason behind my enq. is i am a bit too sensitive to the sharp trebles...in the Cassette tape era, i used to manage this with GRAPHIC EQUIVALIZER, that facility is not there in Purist Integrated 2 channel amps....but I understand the technical reason behind that. Many Thanks again.
@rudran652 ай бұрын
Is this amp is sufficient to power DYNAUDIO BOOKSHELF spkrs EMIT20 with sensitivity of 86 db...
@HegelMusicSystem2 ай бұрын
Hi Rudan. I think it is, yes. Not for playing at concert levels, not then neither are the speakers. Also, the combination of Hegel and Dynaudio is really good.
@rudran652 ай бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem Hi Anders, Thanks again.....At times i will play music at concert levels..; So I understand/ presume that for detailed listening i need at least H190 + Tower speakers pair..preferred models like Dynaudio.
@rudran652 ай бұрын
All these queries..because for the whole of India, one can get demo experience of only model H190....that too at just one location only; so one can have no idea how the models below and above the line will sound..THANKS ANY WAY
@HegelMusicSystem2 ай бұрын
@@rudran65 I totally understand. I hope our answers has contributed to help you in your decision
@Dave-if5qj2 ай бұрын
Cd still has a lot of life
@HegelMusicSystem2 ай бұрын
We couldn't agree more
@TheDarthvader1233 ай бұрын
The Viking… made in China😢
@HegelMusicSystem2 ай бұрын
Failing to see the point of the comment...
@BigDaddyBarco3 ай бұрын
Autowake no USB. Would like to have usb. I have a nvidia shield on usb
@HegelMusicSystem3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately there are hardware limitations that hinder this. The new H600 has that though
@BigDaddyBarco3 ай бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem 12000euro ? Can't afford that. I have the H190
@HegelMusicSystem2 ай бұрын
@@BigDaddyBarco I can totally see that, but the H190 is a great amp too. It is an amp we are really proud of
@stekof2903 ай бұрын
Brilliant... bet you received lots of CVs after that interview.... From an potential future customer...
@HegelMusicSystem3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. And yes, we do. Hope to see you as a customer. :)
@rudran653 ай бұрын
Curious to know..as this is said to drive low impedance spkrs
@rudran653 ай бұрын
Hi..whats the VA capacity of the Toroidal trafo in this H95, the larger one ?
@HegelMusicSystem3 ай бұрын
It is 170VA.
@rudran653 ай бұрын
Thanks
@Pinio70632273 ай бұрын
Will the Hegel H390 play well with the KEF LS50 Meta in a 15 m2 room? Is it better to buy kef r3 meta or kef r7 meta?
@HegelMusicSystem3 ай бұрын
Personally I would go for the LS50 Meta. But you should trust your own ears
@Pinio70632273 ай бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem Thank you for your reply. Honestly, I like the LS50 Meta with dedicated stands visually the most and if it plays as well as in your video, I will replace my Aria 948HG with these tiny Kef LS50 Meta. Regards
@davidchkheidze80663 ай бұрын
Hi need to set 500R, saw inner jumpers but how to identify turn direction , I am nor sure if I set there 500R, it could be 100R at the same time
@HegelMusicSystem3 ай бұрын
Hi David. Please send us an email on info @ Hegel.com and we will help you with this one.
@davidchkheidze80663 ай бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem just sent
@cgessner20044 ай бұрын
Why didn't Hegel produce a SACD player at least?... Because listening of a CD its so old- fashioned and make no sense to buy some.. When I want listening from a digital optical disc data storage, high classy sound, its SACD..and of course not a CD..unbelievable ..Because the dynamic range of a SACD are much higher than a CD. Dynamic range: 115 dB; frequency range: 20 Hz- 50 kHz. CD Dynamic range: 90 dB.. So I'm waiting for a good excuse.. By the way I'm a Swiss Hegel Fan....and my budget are free for the new Hegel H600 Integrated Amplifier.. what a hammer of Amplifier ..before I used a McIntosh machine..
@HegelMusicSystem4 ай бұрын
Thank you for commenting. I understand why you wonder. The thing is that we wanted to make a specialized CD-player because we knew we could make it really good and because there are not so many out there.
@cgessner20044 ай бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem Thank you for your quick response..
@carmelovillena61744 ай бұрын
The chair on the h95 is much bigger than h90
@HegelMusicSystem4 ай бұрын
I am not certain I understand?
@Kami844 ай бұрын
I’m looking for an amplifier to replace my Cambridge audio cxa61. To my ear the treble sounds tilted up on the cambridge amp which can sound harsh. My speaker is the Kef R3 Meta. Is it true that theres good synergy between kef and hegel? I was planning to buy the Hegel H120 and a dealer told me that you’ll be releasing a replacement to the Hegel H120 this year. Is that true and when I expect to see the successor to the H120 on the market?
@HegelMusicSystem4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the interest. There is absolutely a great symmetry with Hegel and KEF. We have a tight partnership for that reason. With Hegel you get all the details in the KEF but at the same time a smooth and natural high frequencies due to the very low distortion in the Hegel. The H120 would be a great match with the H3 Meta and there are no replacements planned for the H120 at this time. So definitively not this year.
@arielrodriguez69805 ай бұрын
Does it display the name of what music you are streaming?
@HegelMusicSystem5 ай бұрын
No, unfortunately we can not show meta data at this time.
@mathtrixmusiclix42485 ай бұрын
Also, has anyone compared the H95 to the Musical Fidelity a1? They cost the same in Canada.
@mathtrixmusiclix42485 ай бұрын
Has Hegel done any firmware updates since this video to the H95?
@HegelMusicSystem5 ай бұрын
Yes, we have made several and you can find basic info on them at support.hegel.com
@Krell6665 ай бұрын
It's a decent enough CD player but ridiculously expensive for a slot loading player with AKM DAC chip thats made in China. I like Hegel kit but man, expensive.
@HegelMusicSystem5 ай бұрын
Sorry to see you feel that way. A subjective opinion is just that and we totally respect it. I do think it is a bit strange to judge it as ridiculous because it uses one of the best DAC chips in the world (if not the best for 16/44.1) and a slot in drive that quantifiably outperforms most drawer based ones in terms of precision. If you personally don't like the sound or the price point, that is another thing.
@Krell6665 ай бұрын
@@HegelMusicSystem There's no doubting the Viking is a decent sounding CD player. Obviously cost is relative to the purchasers budget but considering the AKM4493SEQ is a $9 (US) part I'm not sure $5000 represents good value. Just my thoughts and IMO, YMMV and all that.
@markussorrentino6 ай бұрын
Would that work also with an older model like a H160
@HegelMusicSystem6 ай бұрын
No, unfortunately it would not, as the H160 does not have a similar computer inside. This works on H95, H120, H190, H190v, H390, H590 and H600 currently.
@michelvanderlande23346 ай бұрын
I think Andreas' story regarding active loudspeakers is spot on. After enjoying the simplicity of Sonos speakers for a while I wanted a little better sound quality. So I upgraded to a stereo pair of higher end Devialet Phantoms. And a few years after that I choose a H390 (with Bowers and Wilkins 702 signatures). For me, this was another great step towards audio nirvana. Now there is always room for improvement, but the H390/B&W702 combo is more than I imagined I could ever afford regarding sound quality. BTW, I never imagined Airplay could really sound this good!
@garethnoble116 ай бұрын
Guys … as audio people its not great to have a hissy background at the start of the video
@HegelMusicSystem6 ай бұрын
Totally agree. This was a while ago and we were in a spot were we really felt we needed to get it done due to many questions. Now we would not do it like this again.
@kenmcglown66426 ай бұрын
Love my H590!!!
@pierremartin90487 ай бұрын
What a screw that ground is, an amazing design! And the custom design shitter power supply, allowing for an easy V2 price warp. Two little boards that are “almost fully discrete”. Sure it must sound incredible.
@milagroscaviglia50347 ай бұрын
I'm an ultra fan of your products,I think they are the best ampli/Dac/streamer that you can buy!!!! But it's impossible to me to hace access because of the situation in our country!Continue this way anda cheers from Argentina!!
@andreasmoller97988 ай бұрын
Great amplifiers, started with h190 and love it, upgraded to h390 last year, my only gripe with it its that is not avaiable in white, but everything else is fantastic about it, my b&w 702 s2 never sounded as good, my endgame amp maybe🔥
@HegelMusicSystem8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for that great feedback. We are humble reading stuff like that. It is undoubtably a great pairing with the 702 s2, though. Have played it many times myself.
@IrenESorius8 ай бұрын
👍🌟👍
@Ali_ReBORN8 ай бұрын
Love my H390 ❤ this setting change is great. So if i lock the volume level to maybe 75 and turn on USB volume control; would i be safe from exceeding the limiter set on the console while changing volume on the usb device? Thank you again 😊
@HegelMusicSystem8 ай бұрын
Thank you, and yes you will be
@SIrDowns8 ай бұрын
Flotte folk! Bra produkter mye lydglede!
@kaybhee68 ай бұрын
those blue chips,,, only after the fact,,, they will work,,, always small delay,, by the time they subtract,,, huh...?
@r423sdex8 ай бұрын
Why is it so expensive ? Would it sound better than a 16/44.1 file played on a wiim pro plus ?
@HegelMusicSystem8 ай бұрын
I think that is subjective, and you must judge for yourself, but we believe so since we can fully control the entire datastream in the Viking.