We first learned
about Hegel from SoundStage! Eurpoean correspondent Robert Jorgenson via his
Frankfurt show report. The solid-state products from this Norwegian company look decidedly
low-key, but the sound produced in their room was wonderfully smooth and infinitely easy
to listen to. The Hegel H4 amplifier ($9500) drove a pair of Sonus Faber Electa Amator II
speakers. The Hegel CPD4 CD player ($4000) is HDCD compatible and looks clean -- only two
multi-function buttons on its front panel. The Hegel P4 line-stage preamplifier ($3600) is
remote-controlled and also uncluttered. Supra Ply 2.0 speaker cables and simple homemade
interconnects finished the system. None of the products on musical display used tubes, but
listeners may never have guessed.
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We first learned
about Hegel from SoundStage! Eurpoean correspondent Robert Jorgenson via his
Frankfurt show report. The solid-state products from this Norwegian company look decidedly
low-key, but the sound produced in their room was wonderfully smooth and infinitely easy
to listen to. The Hegel H4 amplifier ($9500) drove a pair of Sonus Faber Electa Amator II
speakers. The Hegel CPD4 CD player ($4000) is HDCD compatible and looks clean -- only two
multi-function buttons on its front panel. The Hegel P4 line-stage preamplifier ($3600) is
remote-controlled and also uncluttered. Supra Ply 2.0 speaker cables and simple homemade
interconnects finished the system. None of the products on musical display used tubes, but
listeners may never have guessed.