Hegel Super

Hegel Super este un amplificator de casti cu DAC USB integrat. Carcasa este fabricata dintr-o bucata masiva de aluminiu, dar nu frumusetea ei este ceea ce e mai important, ci sunetul.
Super foloseste tehnologii patentate de catre producatorul norvegian pentru a cobora zgomotul de fond. Zgomotul de fond este o problema majora pentru sistemele care folosesc computere ca sursa de muzica. Efectul este unul major fiindca se mascheaza detalii, iar sunetul pare fad si lipsit de dinamica.

O alta problema importanta in cazul amplificatoarelor de casti consta in impedanta acestora. Unele casti sunt o sarcina dificila pentru amplificatoarele normale, iar acestea din urma sunt puternic influentate si isi modifica caracterul in functiile de diverse modele de casti. Hegel Super este construit astfel incat sa pastreze aceleasi caracteristici tonale si performante, indiferent de castile folosite.

Hegel Super va asigura un sunet bogat in detalii si profund, cu un raspuns excelent pe bas.



Wojciech Pacula ( Enjoy The Music ): "There is no need to make a fuss where it makes absolutely no sense. The Hegel Super does not need such "support". It is small and looks terrific, is extremely easy to use and it sounds great! It is gentle in the treble and saturated in the midrange. The bass does not extend very deep, but with properly chosen headphones we will have a meaty mid-bass and lower midrange, which is more than sufficient to create a credible presentation. What is surprising is a combination of great differentiation and fullness, which is quite uncommon with USB DACs. All in all, it is an extremely successful unit."

Steven Stone ( The Absolute Sound ): "If your primary use for a portable DAC is with a desktop system or powered speakers, the high output of the Super will be a good thing. Hooked up to my desktop the Super sounded more like a “big boy” DAC than a portable USB device. If you listen for “pace” you’ll appreciate the Super’s ability to drive a system forward with alacrity."

Doug Schneider ( SoundStage Global ): "When I first spotted the Super at RMAF 2013, I was definitely intrigued by it, but I also wondered just how much of a difference to the sound quality it could make. And when I received it, I questioned the notion of adding an amp that's the same price as my headphones, basically turning a $400 investment into an $800 one (PSB also offers the M4U 1 model, which has no built-in amplification, costs $100 less, and sounds similar to the M4U 2 design, so that could be an option for the Super). But there was no denying the significant increase in sound quality by using this amp and DAC -- control, detail, and clarity, among other things, were all notably improved. And I do mean notably, since the improvements were anything but small, turning already good-sounding headphones into truly great ones."