{"id":127058,"date":"2021-03-29T14:25:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=127058"},"modified":"2024-02-28T08:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T08:33:34","slug":"audiozen-embrace-hybrid-amplifier-from-the-italians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/audiozen-embrace-hybrid-amplifier-from-the-italians\/","title":{"rendered":"Audiozen Embrace: Hybrid Amplifier from the Italians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Italians from Audiozen suggested adding hugs to the sound &#8211; this, according to the company, lacks self-isolation in our time, and this is precisely the task that the\u00a0new flagship amplifier Alchemy Embrace is\u00a0designed to solve\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Audiozen Embrace is essentially an integrated amplifier, but the company called it &#8220;embracing&#8221; &#8211; combining tube preamplification with a transistor power amplifier section. As stated in Audiozen, the terminology is important here: this device is the same &#8220;hug for music, which cannot be faked and which has no boundaries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/0181ab2634a53a697af89b53abb3f97f.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The two ECC88s preamplify, then feed the signal to the power amp through a ClarityCap ESA polypropylene capacitor bank.\u00a0The powerhouse, in turn, amplifies the &#8220;natural and enveloping sound of the lamps&#8221; by current.<\/p>\n<p>Such a shower amplifier must be wide open &#8211; therefore, its top cover is made of transparent acrylic.\u00a0The front panel is aluminum, centimeter thick, black or silver, and the sidewalls are decorated with Asian dussie wood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1262724be9e90e7366c219912075ac81.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>As stated, the ideal harmony in hybrid technological &#8220;hugs&#8221; was achieved due to a well-thought-out power system, placed in a separate unit, but firmly connected to the main device with a thick cable capable of withstanding up to 30 A.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"big\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8803f793e1d4a7426adf9451a730f4b4.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The power supply unit contains three toroidal transformers: a 50 VA pair feeds the preamplifier, and a separate 300 VA torus is dismantled with the power amplifier.\u00a0The power regulator, nicknamed \u201cHug Power\u201d, is located on the front panel of the unit.\u00a0In standby mode, only the preamplifier section works &#8211; it heats up the tubes.<\/p>\n<p>The volume control in the main unit has been renamed to \u201cHug Intensity\u201d and rotates from \u201cloose\u201d to \u201cfirm\u201d.\u00a0There is also a &#8220;cuddle indicator&#8221; in the format of two VU meters, and you can adjust the backlight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"big\"><\/figure>\n<p>The amplifier delivers 100 watts into 8 ohms and 175 watts into 4 ohms per channel.\u00a0Four pairs of unbalanced inputs are available.\u00a0The set also includes a remote control.\u00a0In Europe, a hugging Audiozen Alchemy Embrace will cost 3,300 euros.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italians from Audiozen suggested adding hugs to the sound &#8211; this, according to the company, lacks self-isolation in our time, and this is precisely the task that the\u00a0new flagship amplifier Alchemy Embrace is\u00a0designed to solve\u00a0. 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