Hegel Announces H190v Streaming Amplifier – First Look
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Hegel has just announced the H190v streaming amplifier, an upgrade on the Norwegian company’s most popular model, the H190. It offers an array of features including; streaming, DAC, headphone output, smart-home integration, and a top-of-the-line MM phono preamplifier. From streaming to analog vinyl playback, the H190v seamlessly integrates with virtually any audio source.
This latest design has been crafted with precision and a minimalist elegance, being available in both black and white finishes. It is housed in a solid steel chassis featuring a thick aluminum front panel, with a single volume and source selector controls straddling an OLED display screen.
The steel chassis hides the large toroidal transformer that feeds power to a 150wpc into 8 Ohms Class AB amplifier, having a damping factor of 4000 and a frequency response of 5Hz – 100KHz. Separate supplies driving the H190v’s pre-amplifier and DAC sections.
For all those vinyl enthusiasts out there a MM RIAA phono stage is now included which, according to Hegel, is a scaled-down version of their very successful V10 phono preamplifier. While late night lightening is supported by a front panel 6.3mm headphone output with a high-quality dedicated headphone amplifier.
Streaming is only supported via Ethernet as there is no Wi-Fi included in this revised model, having support for; AirPlay, Spotify Connect, Roon Ready and DLNA/UPnP. Formats including; MP3, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AAC, PCM and Ogg.
Rear panel digital connectivity includes; 1xETHERNET, 1xcoaxial, 3xTOSLINK and 1xUSB, with analog being supported on; 2xunbalanced RCA and 1xbalanced XLR inputs, plus a single unbalanced RCA output for your subwoofer.
Finally, besides the TV learning remote functionality, the H190v also features IP control for smart home integration with brands like Control4, Crestron, and Savant.
Availability:
May 2024.
Specifications:
- Power output: 2 x 150 W into 8 Ω
- Minimum load: 2 Ω
- Analog Inputs: 1 x balanced (XLR), 2 x unbalanced (RCA)
- Phono input: 1 x Unbalanced (RCA) for Moving Magnet (MM)
- Digital Inputs:
- 1 x coaxial (RCA) 24/192
- 3 x optical 24/96
- 1 x USB 24/96
- 1 x Network 24/192
- Line level Output: 1 x unbalanced fixed (RCA), 1 x unbalanced variable (RCA)
- Speaker Terminals: 2 pairs binding posts
- Streaming: AirPlay, Roon Ready, Spotify Connect, UPnP
- Streaming formats: MP3, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AAC, PCM, Ogg
- Frequency response: 5Hz – 100KHz
- Signal-to-noise ratio: More than 100 dB
- Crosstalk: Less than -100 dB
- Distortion: Less than 0.01% @ 25 W/8 Ω/1 kHz
- Intermodulation: Less than 0.01% (19 kHz + 20 kHz)
- Damping factor: More than 4000 (main power output stage)
- Dimensions incl. feet: 12 cm x 43 cm x 41 cm (HxWxD), 17 kg
- Dimensions (US): 4.72″ x 16.93″ x 16.15″ (HxWxD), 37.5 lbs
- Finish: Black or White
MSRP (black or white):
- US: $4,200.00
- EU: €3,795.00
For more information visit the Hegel web site.
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