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Hegel or a Modwright

Hi,

I am looking to change out my amplifier and I'm interested in a Hegel H390 or possibly some kind of hybrid - possibly a Modwright KWH 225i. Its a small listening space (with quite a bit of glass) with Zu Druid Vs, a Brooklyn Bridge and a Clearaudio table running through a Chord Huei preamp. I was running a SET as the amplifier but I moved that into another system. That amp had great presence and I liked the tube sound.

Currently I am borrowing a Hegel Rost and it's enjoyable but seems a little less 'emotional' than the SET and I am wondering if the Modwright KWH 225i would have more of that tube character.

What do people think of H390 and KWH 225i?

silverandblackisback

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curiousjim
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@silverandblackisback,

I have a H390 and while I wouldn’t call it cold sounding, it sure isn’t anything like a SET rig! I’ve had tube separates since the eighties and the Hegel is my first  integrated amp. It has the built in DAC and streamer, so there’s something, but I’m still trying to decide if I’m going to keep it.

All the best.

JD

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