Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ file server; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; MBL N31 CD player/DAC; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter; NetGear Nighthawk router.
Integrated amplifier: Audio Research I/50.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1+ monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: Monitor Audio Platinum 300 3G, KEF LS50.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), AudioQuest Coffee (USB), DH Labs (1m, AES3). Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: 24" Celestion loudspeaker stands with KEFs; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps; RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (amplifiers) and AudioQuest Niagara 1000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (source components). HDPlex linear power supply for Roon Nucleus+; AudioQuest Fog Lifters cable supports. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.
Room: 20' (left side), 25' (right side) × 16' × 8'.—John Atkinson
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COMMENTS
Nice looking and good measurements, though for the "grunt" your getting it's a bit exy for an amp that is a little weak on current drive into lower impedances. Over 550Wpc into 4ohms and lower 3rd harmonic would have been more impressive at that asking price.
(2ohm figures would most probably be sad)
"290Wpc into 8ohms, 470Wpc into 4ohms"
Cheers George
... (discontinued) Hegel H590, which is available on sale for $7,000 USD. The H590 also includes a built-in DAC.
https://www.hegel.com/images/reviews/H590hifinewsuk.pdf
https://www.safeandsoundhq.com/collections/integrated-amplifiers/products/hegel-music-systems-h590-integrated-amplifier-with-dac
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