Integrated amp: Component weight

What about this amp?

See Daniel Hertz link

“Daniel Hertz makes only one amplifier – Maria – the very best that Mark Levinson can design. Maria 350 is the stereo (2 channel) model, and Maria 800 is the 4 channel model with active crossovers and time alignment enables for driving bi-amplified speakers. Maria is a single chassis, all in one audio electronics solution, replacing the DAC, preamplifier, power amplifier, headphone amplifier and interconnect cables, fully programmable active crossovers and time alignment are enabled”.

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Specifications

• Daniel Hertz Mighty Cat™ Audio Chip with C-Wave™
• Digital to analog conversion with no seperate DAC
• 3 analog (1 meg ohms) inputs, USB, coax, wi-fi, Bluetooth
• 2 Channel power amplifier
• 350 Watts per channel (8 ohms)
• 500 Watts per channel (4 ohms)
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled
• Internal tuneable Headphone amplifier
• Custom Daniel Hertz speaker connectors
• Hand-built mirror black finished Perspex chassis
• Hand-polished stainless steel knobs and buttons

Weight & Dimensions

Power output, two channels:
350W per channel at 8 ohms.
500W per channel at 4 ohms.

Frequency response:
5 Hz - 30 kHz

Native resolution:
384 kHz PWM, 3ns

AC Power input:
90V - 250 V

Dimensions:
Height:
110mm (4.33’’)

Width:
430mm (16.93’’)

Depth:
330mm (12.99’’)

Weight:
6kg (13 lbs)
Fuse: 15 A
Digital inputs:
Bluetooth, digital coaxial, USB Audio 2.0, WIFI

Bluetooth (wireless):
24 bit, 48 kHz


Digital Coaxial:
24 bit, 192 kHz

USB Audio Class 2.0
24 bit, 192 kHz


Analog inputs:
stereo RCA, 3 pairs with 1 megohms input impedance

Analog outputs:
Left and right channel speaker outputs via Daniel Hertz speaker connectors.

Headphone output via front panel 1/4" phone jack.”

Daniel Hertz???

Howard, you're teaching an old dog new tricks.

I'll look into this.

Has this box ever been reviewed?

And Plinius?

Thanks, sokogear, I'll check that one out too.

I thought I was near the end of this excruciating process, but I guess not.

But I can't complain.  Shopping & self-educating is half the fun.

@cundare2, Someone on Audiogon mentioned this amp and I thought it had many of the items you wanted. Obviously, it is a new product from a new company so more research is required. Mark Levinson is a well know name but questions need to be asked and answered. If possible, I would prefer a USA MADE product if you can find one that works for you.

See Daniel Hertz Maria review

See retailer link that has this amp

I am a dealer for the amps I am about to mention, but I do feel they are worth considering:

Margules ACRH-4 - A Class A/B tube hybrid integrated amp using a pair of 12AU7 while including a decent MM phono stage. It is single ended only, no balanced connections. It only delivers 100 into 8 and 160 into 4, but it is also a fairly high current amplifier from what I’ve heard and does a good job controlling amps better than others in its price and power range. It’s under your budget, too.

Cambridge EDGE A - Sounds and performs like a Class A amplifier but also is excellent with microdetails at the frequency spectrum. Also British, the Cambridge EDGE series is very synergistic with Harbeth. It is still also only 100 into 8 and 200 into 4, but with Harbeths, I’ve found that high current is more important than high power. This is why they are often paired with tube amps.