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| How much does power amplifier really matter comparing to other hi-fi components? All you need for very good sound is a (preowned) Hegel 590 for 6k, and a great set of speakers. That’s it. Well, a decently set up room too. | |
| Damping Factor and Overall Negative Feedback. So where would Hegel fit into this discussion about feedback and damping factor given that Hegel has a patent on their sound engine 2 design, that I gather is a type of feedback design, and their oft touted 4000+ damping factors. 🤷🏻♂️ | |
| Power cable Advice... I suppose I’m just a novice, but what exactly does a $5000 power cord do for the electricity. 🤷🏻♂️ | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? I’m not of the opinion that differences can be heard between well made power cords of suitable gauge and decent quality. But my Hegel h390 came with an 18 AWG cord, which while probably adequate, I felt might be slightly thinner than ideal. So I f... | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off I like my Hegel 390 to be on for about 1 hour before listening. I don’t like the idea of on 24/7. But I also feel like excessive on and off isn’t good either. So I have it set to go into standby after an hour if no signal. | |
| Hegel comparison You can never take one opinion too seriously. What you CAN do is look at the trend or the majority of opinions. And that seems to show you get a lot of power, great sound, connectivity from the 390, 590. I don’t care what piece of audio equipment ... | |
| Finally upgrading my amp Hegel 190. Preowned within your budget. Or up your budget to 3500 and get the Hegel 390 used. | |
| Hegel comparison I could be wrong but I believe the DAC is basically the same between the 2. In a technical sense the notable upgrade is 50 more watts. And a slightly beefier power supply. | |
| How does bi-wiring work? Biwire looks cool. 😎 I don’t know if it helps. But my 805’s are set up for it, so why not. I’m a believer that quality construction and heavy gauge is what is needed in speaker cables. I’m not one who believes in noticeable sonic differences found... | |
| Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers Hegel h390. Can be had new if you look for $4500-5k. Weight is just under 50 lbs. it has tons of power and current to drive your HS speakers. A lot of guys in the dynaudio Facebook group pair their HS’s with Hegel with great results. | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? I’m of the opinion that power cords don’t really alter the sound of a system, unless it’s poorly made or not of suitable gauge. That being said, if I have 10k let’s say in my integrated amp and speakers, I’d still spend a few hundred on a PC just... | |
| Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough? Here’s my somewhat loaded but imo accurate answer. if it makes you feel good to have a hard core, above average cord, and spending the $ isn’t an issue then do it. It doesn’t even matter if you can hear a difference. There’s enjoyment and peac... | |
| Hegel comparison The DACs in the 390 and 590 are very good. It’s nice having one box for everything. I stream from my iPhone via airplay and it sounds great. Any subtle improvement gained by an external DAC are likely lost in the extra set of cables. IMO. | |
| Power Amp Recommendations for B&W 803 Nautilus Hegel 390 preowned for about 3500-4k. | |
| Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums? Our society has become this way for 2 main reasons imo. We have been trained by the media, both social and professional to personally fear and hate those that disagree with us. And, people have slowly lost core values in the name of progressive, m... |