Description
Powerful clear pre-amp. Nice separation, clear image.
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The preamplifier is fully balanced in design, with two separate amplifiers, volume controls and SoundEngine modules per channel. This design minimizes distortion and ensures natural signal transmission. The unit features two balanced (XLR) and three unbalanced (RCA) inputs, plus a fixed-level Home Theatre input for integration into a home theater system. At the outputs, one balanced (XLR) and two unbalanced (RCA) variable outputs are available and can be used simultaneously. One of the unbalanced outputs can be set as a fixed output. With a signal-to-noise ratio of more than 130 dB and distortion of less than 0.005%, the unit delivers clean and accurate signal processing. It uses Hegel’s patented SoundEngine technology, which actively monitors the music signal and corrects intermodulation distortion via a feedforward design.
Hegel was founded in Norway in the late 1980s by Bent Holter. In his graduate project at Trondheim University of Technology, he developed a solution for reducing distortion in transistor amplifiers. This led to the technology that later became known as SoundEngine. In 1988, the name Hegel was first used for an amplifier. The company released several CD players and amplifiers in the 1990s. In 1996, the first fully balanced amplifier was introduced. Around 2004, the brand began developing DA converters. Later products featured networking capabilities to support digital music playback. Hegel exclusively markets its own electronics, developing both the circuit design and the necessary software itself. The company conducts international distribution of its products from Norway.