{"id":166461,"date":"2023-08-02T15:41:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=166461"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:56:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:56:57","slug":"hegel-h600-flagship-integrated-amplifier-with-dac-and-network-streamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/hegel-h600-flagship-integrated-amplifier-with-dac-and-network-streamer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegel H600: Flagship integrated amplifier with DAC and network streamer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Norwegian company\u00a0Hegel\u00a0introduced its previous flagship integrated amplifier H590 five years ago, and finally, after three years of development, Hegel is ready to present the H600 model, which will replace the H590.<\/p>\n

The Hegel\u00a0H\u00a0600\u00a0integrated amplifier\u00a0offers many new features, a new chassis design, a new DAC, an improved amplifier section and a superior network streamer.\u00a0The Norwegians also increased the output power of the flagship – now it produces 303 watts in each channel when operating on a load with a nominal resistance of 8 ohms.\u00a0The damping factor in this case reaches 4000 – the amplifier is able to withstand a load impedance drop of up to 2 ohms.<\/p>\n

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The Hegel H600 is built in the concept of “double mono”, which brings its characteristics as close as possible to the characteristics of two monoblocks arranged in one case. The preamplifier section uses an extremely precise volume attenuator, the same one used in the reference P30A preamplifier. The circuit uses components of the highest quality.<\/p>\n

The Hegel H600 amplifier’s digital-to-analog converter does not use oversampling – Hegel believes that upsampling the digital stream is detrimental to sound quality.\u00a0The DAC is powered by a separate source and is shielded with a thick steel plate, which protects it and the analog amplifier circuits from mutual interference and interference.<\/p>\n

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The body of the Hegel H600 amplifier is made of aluminum.\u00a0The design is based on a strong chassis and a top cover with vents milled on two levels for extra rigidity and better air circulation.\u00a0Large aluminum feet keep the amplifier stable and dampen vibrations, while high-quality RCA connectors and optimized analog and digital jack placement ensure less noise and better channel separation.<\/p>\n

The Hegel H600 integrated amplifier offers access to all popular streaming services and supports UPnP, Spotify Connect, Airplay 2, Tidal Connect and Roon Ready (in future firmware).<\/p>\n

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The switching arsenal of the Hegel H600 amplifier includes two pairs of balanced analog XLR inputs and two pairs of unbalanced RCA analog inputs.\u00a0Any analog input can be configured as a power amplifier input to integrate the Hegel H600 into a home theater system.\u00a0Digital switching is represented by Ethernet RJ45 and USB-B ports (32bit\/384kHz with DSD256\/DoP support), three optical inputs, a coaxial input, and a 75 ohm BNC input.\u00a0There are also analog outputs from the pre-amplifier – linear and adjustable, as well as digital coaxial BNC.<\/p>\n

The Hegel\u00a0H\u00a0600\u00a0flagship integrated amplifier\u00a0is expected to be available in Europe and the UK as early as\u00a0September 2023\u00a0.\u00a0The recommended retail price of new items in the UK is\u00a010,500 pounds\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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