Hegel H190 (Ex-demo)

The H190 is an amplifier with DLNA streaming capabilities that can play music from any streaming platform including AirPlay. With configurable inputs, a high-end DAC, and a front-facing headphone output you can enjoy the ease of use with ultimate sound quality.

Hegel H190

Discontinued replaced by Hegel H190V

The H190 is an amplifier with DLNA streaming capabilities that can play music from any streaming platform including AirPlay.

With configurable inputs, a high-end DAC, and a front-facing headphone output you can enjoy the ease of use with ultimate sound quality.

In anodised black aluminium with an OLED display, the Hegel H190 is beautiful enough to be the centerpiece in any system and powerful enough to drive almost any loudspeaker on the market.

With a damping factor of over 4000, the H190 is powerful enough to drive almost any loudspeaker currently on the market, especially the big ones!

Plug in your loudspeakers and start streaming music over AirPlay, or any other DLNA streamer, quickly and easily.

The high-end DAC ensures precision decoding, providing the best foundation of sound for your entire set up.

The 2×150 watt SoundEngine2 error cancelling amplifier prevents distortion and preserves the details and dynamic range in the original music signal.

Features Hegel H190

2 x 150 W/8 Ω
SoundEngine 2
Apple AirPlay
UPnP Streaming
Headphone Output
Control4 Ready
Black/White Finish

The H190 also features a sturdy 6.3mm Headphone output that is front facing, so you can easily plug and unplug as your listening style changes over the course of a day.

With powerful technology inside of a modern casing, the H190 is the Hegel embodiment of Powerful Design.

Specifications Hegel H190

Power output: 2 x 150 W into 8 Ω

Minimum load: 2 Ω

Analogue Inputs: 1 x balanced (XLR), 2 x unbalanced (RCA)

Digital Inputs: 1 x coaxial (BNC), 1 x coaxial (RCA), 3 x optical, 1 x USB, 1 x Network

Line level Output: 1 x unbalanced fixed (RCA), 1 x unbalanced variable (RCA)

Frequency response: 5 Hz – 100 kHz

Signal-to-noise ratio: More than 100 dB

Crosstalk: Less than -100 dB

Distortion: Less than 0.01% @ 25 W/8 Ω/1 kHz

Intermodulation: Less than 0.01% (19 kHz + 20 kHz)

Damping factor: More than 4000 (main power output stage)

Dimensions incl feet: 12 cm x 43 cm x 41 cm (HxWxD), 19 kg shipping weight

Dimensions (US): 4.72″ x 16.93″ x 16.15″ (HxWxD), 41.89 lbs shipping weight

Finish: Black or White

Additional information

Colour	Black, White

Brand

Hegel

Hegel The story begins in 1988. Bent Holter, a student at the Technical University in Trondheim (NTNU) decided to do a thesis under the original design of the transistor used in amplifiers, that would cure the problems of traditional hi-fi systems. Enemy number one was distortion. Holter somehow could not accept the fact that when we supply a simple signal to an amplifier, the output reproduces that signal plus something else; distortion produced by the electronics. Fighting distortion usually means deterioration of other parameters, including damping factor. Holter decided to break free from classic schematics and developed a project that became the basis of what we know today as SoundEngine Technology. And where does the name of the company come from? Well, during his spare time Bent played in a rock-metal band called The Hegel Band. When they needed amplifiers for concerts, he suggested building them himself. His ideas took on real shape, but it took lots of money to refine the technology. Help came from Telenor - one of the biggest players in the telecommunications industry.

The early 90s were a period of initial prosperity for the brand. First, they ensured the patented solution known today as SoundEngine. Later a DAC was developed (1994) and the first CD Player came (1996). Over the next eight years, the company has steadily improved its product range and generated more profit year on year. When the financial crisis came, most companies immediately took a defensive strategy which meant cutting costs. Hegel played differently. He hired new engineers to design devices. Sometime later, brand new D/A converters were born.

Today Hegel is one of the best-established brands on the Hi-Fi market. We produce integrated, pre and power amplifiers as well as CD players and some of the most modern and sophisticated D/A converters. SoundEngine Technology was just a start. Today there are six more original technical solutions in Hegel's portfolio. The company has dealers in 54 countries and its products are sold all over the world. Awards and press reviews speak for themselves