Hegel H-590 Integrated Amp $11,000 (301×2) (6.75h, 17w, 17.6d, 50 lbs) Good gravy, is this integrated a STAR or what?! Rated at 301×2 into 8 ohms, double into 4, and double that into 2, H-590 has a frighteningly fine & powerful amplifier section. 300/600/1200! You also get a state of the art DAC and preamp in the same box. It has Ethernet in for streaming options. H-590 started as a power amp project. Designer Bent Holter went innovative as he dove in and decided he could put these 3 components on one chassis- and save a bundle compared to doing
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Archives for Rega Turntable
11.2013
Rega RP-40 Turntable $1600! To celebrate its 40th anniversary (how time flies!), Rega has just brought out its RP-40 turntable fitted with custom RP-40 cartridge. Each detail of RP-40 is a tweak up of its lauded RP-3. The power supply, motor, RED belt and cartridge are all improved for the 40th year. Even the RP-40 cartridge is a one-upped Elys 2 with 7.0mV output! The very high output means that Rega is very forgiving of less than state of the art phono preamps. Many well intentioned vinyl lovers run cartridges (cheap OR expensive) of low input into generic phono sections,
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