@rick_n I hear ya! But, the last thing in my mind when listening to that level of excellence was, "I wonder what this would sound like if the KEF’s were being driven by the top Hegel separates, which is a reflection of the Hegel H600 integrated amp’s sheer brilliance, including it’s internal DAC, IMHO. I was extremely impressed. Over the past few years, I’ve heard the same speakers, in the same room, driven by McIntosh top mono blocks (separates), and I wasn’t nearly as impressed. Personally, I would be exceedingly happy and satisfied to live with the exact same set-up I was listing to at the store, for the foreseeable future. Also, Audioquest cables were being used, but not even their higher-end cables. Happy listening!!!
"Blown away by KEF/Hegel combo!!!!"
The other day, I visited my local Magnolia Home Theater at Best Buy. At the far end of a large room, was a very simplified audio system, which consisted of only one component and a pair of speakers. The speakers were KEF Blade One Meta, and the lone component was the newer Hegel H600 integrated amp. I have owned a Hegel H590 integrated for several years now (I us an outboard DAC with it), which drives an incredible pair of Revel Salon 2 speakers, with phenomenal effect, so I was fully aware of how wonderful Hegel products are capable of sounding. But now, I got the chance to hear the H600 (as an all-in-one using it’s internal DAC) with a pair of the world-class, IMHO, KEF Blade One Meta speakers, and I was extremely excited about it. The source was Roon/Tidal. As I sat there and the music of my choosing began to play, all I can tell you is that this was one of the most incredible sounding audio systems I’ve ever heard, and I've heard quite a few in my day!!!! The sound was super dynamic, wonderfully detailed and transparent, the bass was phenomenal, the soundstage was tall and wide with much depth and separation and coherency, beautifully natural, smooth, lush and full sounding, and it was also easy on the ears, and not in any way bright sounding. For me, it was pure heaven!!! I could’ve sat there all day long and listened to that incredible system. I was absolutely blown away by that simple (but expensive) audio system!!!! Happy listening.
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