Hegel Amplifiers

I have heard on more than 1 occasion (and read) that the H30 actually sounds better as stereo amp, rather than with mono's.

Magfan in 1-2010 makes the statement that peak amperes ratings are near-real-world meaningless. Completely false. Peak amperes has nothing to do with the amount of current going to the speaker. It is the internal power reserve thats available to achieve continuous output at all levels.
The Hegel H20 amp puts out 200 watts rms. Typical 200 watt amps normally have peak amperes around 50. When you turn the gain way up to play loud, the amp relies on the power reserve to draw from so the 200 watts output stays constant
at the full rate. If the peak amperes are higher, than the amp will have greater power reserve to meet the on demand current at at a 200 watt rms output so the amp will not clip and over heat when you play at high volume. The Hegel H20 has 130 amperes peak which is stunning for a 200 watt amp so you never have to worry about running out of gas no matter how hard you push the amp. A remarkable design. Bent Holter is an engineering genius.

I just bought a stereo Hegel H30. Review to come.

Talk2me, congratulations on a great choice!
After having hegel h200 in my system that bested many other brands I decided to buy Hegel H4ASE that should closer to H30. Since there is no stand by mode, do you leave hegel ON all the time?

I'm very interested in hearing Talk2me's thoughts on the Hegel H30 amp, since he's had many of the best amps available to compare it to including the Burmester!