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| Hegel H300 One positive point to note..A week ago Anders at Hegel denied in an email to me that silicon germanium transistorsare used in the H-300 integrated. He finally admitted in an email I received form him yesterday that they are used in the H-300 since... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? My last post was not on the subject of sensitivity. Rick did point out the new 8008 will drive 4 or 3 ohm speakers. I was just relaying info from my conversation with him. Your added info is appreciated. So what you are saying is that the earlier ... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? Audiooracle..Had a long conversation today with Rick, co-owner of Indy Audio Labs, who provided further history on the new Aragon 8008 amp that was released last August. He is aware of the earlier amps that did not sound that good that were design... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? Audiooracle..the interior pictures of the 8008 were taken within the past year on Google images. You can tell they are current since the faceplate is current compared to the previous fronts which have gone through some changes and also they have c... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? Isanchez..thanks for the very informative historical background on Aragon and Acurus. I remember when they were part of Mondial and I assume their amps have improved sonically since then. The reviews back in the 90's were a mixed bag. The main cri... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? Closer examination of the Aragon 8008 MKII interior shows that the parts placement and layout looks like somebody stuffed the trunk of a '56 Buick blindfolded. Sloppy work the way things are stacked on each other. If Aragon would get rid of that u... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? It appears that Aragon as well as Acurus are owned by Indy Audio Labs who bought them out in recent years and the Aragon website looks pretty crappy. I'll stick with Parasound and Hegel. Since 1990, I have owned three Parasound Pre-amps and two of... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? Damn you Audiooracle!! You got me frozen like a deer in the headlights over the Aragon 8008. Checked out many internal pic's and went into forums with over fifty opinions by many owners. What a piece of work for $4400.00. Four high quality 35K mic... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? When I started this thread Peterayer I did not phrase the subject title correctly. So be it. The subject that was intended was to point out Pre-amps below $10K that would be on the same sonic playing field ... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? Figured it out. Went to the Aragon website. The original 8008 was part of their Palladium series. This new one is a beast. 64 pounds. I'll explore further... | |
| Is the Hegel H-20 better than the Parasound A-21? Audiooracle...is their a new MKII of the 8008? I read reviews on the 8008 ten years ago. That version was not considered warm, but neutral and analytical according to the reviews. I'll check it out. Bent Holter at Hegel appears to be taking Europe... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? Jimf..By chance have you listened to the Hegel H-300 integrated and does it come close to the Hegel separates? The reviews have been very positve and it appears to be Hegel's best selling product. Also, you probably are aware that Hegel will be co... | |
| Sneaky new internet tax pushing through fast Good point Kijanki..I do most of my buying online, and from time to time buy from a retail store. Online dealers always have items in stock ready to ship which is a convenience especially during the holidays. The High End stores most of the time g... | |
| Is soundstage just a distortion? Nope. Soundstage is nothing more than the height, width and depth of the music sound field emanating from the speakers. To get the maximum soundstage is determined by a well executed amplifier design as well as a damn good crossover in the speaker... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? The biggest sleeper at Hegel which currently is their best value product, is their new P20 Preamp, which is just about 90% of the performance of the P30 according to Jordan who I spoke to several weeks ago who is one of the largest Hegel dealers i... |