Hegel: Power Meets Purity 

I have an Hegel H190 and i'm VERY HAPPY!!!!!

Damping factor is high not low!

What a stack! Great video as always guys.

I have the H190, and it's the best amp I've ever owned. Using it with my PMC Twenty-Five 23, and sounds great. I very rarely recommend anything, but with amp, I'm on safe ground.

2:50 Damping Factor is high, not low. It should be high. Hegel has decent damping factor considering they are still using an out-dated class A/B design.

Hallo! My set- Hegel H360 with Dynaudio Heritage Special..I am so happy with it 👍

Hi, does any Hegel amplifier have bi-amping capabilities? Thanks. 👍

I currently have a Hegel H190 with my B&W 704s2’s do you think I would see an improvement by going up to a H390?

I own a pair of Diamond Wharfedale 10.7's , tower speakers - 3-way (30-200W). I was told the H95 will not be strong enough to drive the speakers. Please help me figure out if the advice was BS :-)

I bought Hegel 390 I love it I want to know it would be great for my surroundsound I have 9.2.2channel

As others already commented: You repeatedly say that the damping factor of the Hegel is very 'low', but you surely mean that the damping factor is very high? The higher the damping factor the better,

I got the 590 second hand for a decent price and it has been a blessing

I’m using my newly purchased H390 with a pair of Pioneer S1-ex’s, the trickle down of the TAD Evolution, also a PS Audio Directstream . Could not be happier.

Hi, Do you recommend plugging Hegel amplifiers directly into the wall or into a conditioner/regenerator first?

Hi Nat, do you think the H190 would drive Evokes 50 as it is meant to be? Thanks

Thank you for the insight. Noob question: given I already have an AV receiver, would it be better to buy a power amplifier (instead of an integrated amp like the Hegel) and hook the power amp via the HT pre out to feed more power to my newly acquired front speakers? What is the difference?

Hi Sir great video once more, i am using Wharfedale Lintons with an atoll in50se and pc sound card dac and i am a bit disappointed with the strength of the bass response. It's only 50 watts into 8ohms and i was wondering if an overkill 250 watts of the h390 would increase the bass strength and punch. The speakers are 6 to 4.6ish ohms and 90db efficiency but i saw in a review they measured at 85 db ( so wharfedale lies? No idea ). From reviews i went through the lintons are reported to have strong bass but dunno...Do you think i would just be wasting my money and i should go to tower speakers or grab subwoofers? ( though i must say i dont like subwoofers and i prefer bookshelves to semi towers like the lintons ). On another hand i would like the idea of having a good foundation of amp/dac and maybe upgrade the speakers later. What do you think? Can i make my speakers bass ballsier or would another amplifier suit that best? I was also looking at rotel michi integrateds or the primaluna evo 300/400 tube integrateds but fear the primalunas will lack the driving capabillity and maybe the ballsy bass. Thanks and sorry for the long read.

This might be a silly question, but can you have a Hegel amp for the umpf and use an all in one streamer like the NAD M33 as the source? Which one would rule the sound? I'm looking to buy a system and I like the NAD M33, but I'm not sure the sound is quite there. I'm looking to build around the B&W 803 D4 speakers. With speakers like this I like the fact Hegel are dual mono block. But I'd prefer the NAD for it's streaming. Can you combine the 2 and improve on the sound or would the NAD make the hegel pointless? Can you give me some advice please.

Does the Hegel 120 pair well with the Kef R3? If not, what do you recommend?

Hi, I listen to tidal through bubbleupnp on my smartphone but I think I get better sound if I connect the laptop by USB to the Hegel for streaming and even better for music files downloaded to the laptop. I also get a better sound directly from the CD player. Is this just me? how to get the best sound either from streaming, files or CDs? Thanks a lot and congratulaciones for your work

Have you guys reviewed the brand Spendor? I'm quite keen on the H390 paired with the Spendor D9.2. If you guys get the opportunity to do this review or have already done so please let me know your thoughts.

Hi, what about pairing a h190 with Buchardt S400? Thanks

I know you said they’re very good synergy wise, like you said. How you think the pairing of this with 606 s2 would be. ?

Hegel h390 is good choice for focal aria 948. Best option naim supernait 3 vs hegel h390 for aria 948 ?

Hegel h190 and b&w 702 s2 here that i also spotted in this video, very good pairing very good amount of details, clarity and controll, i just wounder how things would change if i buyed h390

Offtopic question: 3:46 what speakers are these next to the amps?

I have the Focal Aria 906 speakers and the Rotel A11 Tribute. I Listen mostly at levels of 70-75 db. Do you think that the H95 would be a good upgrade ? Thank you

What do you think about H390 with Focal Kanta2 ?

Now i am using Hegel h390 with b&w 702 s2. Big upgrade from h190. I have controll and good bass slam witch the h190 just cant match its even more transparent, more details, than h190. My 702 s2 is more comfartable at high volumes their is never any sign of strain h390 remain calm.with h190 it could be a bit edgy at top end, the h390 fixes that, it clear to me that h190 was on lower side to drive 702 s2

Which Hegel would you suggest would work best with the Kef R3s? I am leaning toward the H190 but I have heard H120 work well too.

Great video! I am about to purchase a new amplifier for my b&w 804s and seriously constatering the H390. I guess the 590 is a bit overkill and going down not recommended because these speakers like some power. I would appreciate your opinion, Many thans!

Does anyone have an issue with the H390 and internal hum?

does Hegel make an amp without a DAC and Streamer. i already have a Denafrips DAC. i don't need a lot of power, just transparency. my current amp is a Rega. i am old school purist. onboard DAC is stupid if you're a true audiophile

How long would you say it takes for the H390 amp to fully burn in?

Would B&W 805D4 speakers pair well with Hegel H390 or H590? Would the HF (treble) be more on the sibliant side? Thanks

Do you recommend the H95 to be paired with LS50 Meta's, and would there be a noticeable difference in using the H120?

Had a h160 but i guess i just got bored of the sound. Maybe it was just too perfect for my ears?

I replaced an old NAD T747 reciever with a Hegel H120 on Dali Opticon 6 speakers. It was like adding a subwoofer. The bass I didn’t know was missing, came through. Blew me away.

Which Hegel amp would you pair with the Bowers and Wilkins 704 S2?

Why don't the 390 and 590 have headphone out but all the others do?

Is this a sensitive amp?

A Norwegian company that's manufactured in Taiwan. Why the high price?

Where these amplifiers are physically made. I mean country of origin.

The Hegel 590 is really impressive. I had to chose between the Hegel or Gryphon Diablo 120. It was a close race but the Diablo 120 was just a little bit better but at a higher price

Somebody may have already said this but, the damping factor is extremely high, NOT low. People should get the true specs.

There's a reason Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani or the Wilson audio, simaudio, Octave Audio have zero videos like these ones. There's a reason bose hegel, sounbars vizios have these kinds of videos all over the internet. Is Hegel good yes but not in the same league as brands that have zero videos on RU-vid

Purity over power and ooomph would be more accurate. It is like listening to a very expensive Audiolab. Mildly anemic refinement at its best.

Hegel handles digital noise very poorly, but saves their skin and our ears with their “soundengine” noise cancellation method. I love how Hegel calms down a too sharp B&W, but that noisy digital stage is a dealbreaker to me.

Hegel amps are heavily coloured V curved , sucks on voices

Hegal is a brand that is overhyped, overpriced, and not a better design than a very good designed amplifier. They do not measure or sound better than a quality designed amplifier. The more inner parts count and long signal path and bigger size of the amplifier = worse distortion and sound quality full stop. Sorry but hegal is all overhyped crap. Don't believe reviews and reviewers. Use your ears, and learn what to listen for in music recordings. Have a Listen to some high quality active electronic crossover powered studio monitors like the class A/AB mosfet powerd two way and 3 way ATC SCM ASL studio monitors as a bench mark for sound quality sound, because there are many crap and overpriced hifi manufacturers and audio systems out there, and especially do not believe all the hype, the reviews, and reviewers.