Hegel H190V Integrated Amplifier vs Hegel H95 Integrated Amplifier

The H190V is the stronger amplifier: 150 W per channel into 8 ohms, stable to 2 ohms, a damping factor above 4000, balanced XLR input and a moving magnet phono stage. The H95 gives 60 W per channel, a damping factor above 2000, no XLR and no phono, but it shares Hegel's SoundEngine2 and the same DAC family and streams over AirPlay and UPnP. Buy the H190V for hard-to-drive speakers, vinyl or a bigger room; buy the H95 for efficient speakers and a simple streaming setup. Owners of both praise the clean, controlled Hegel sound; the H190V's extra headroom and inputs are what you pay for.

• Choose the Hegel H190V if you have demanding speakers, a turntable or balanced sources and want one box that drives them with headroom.
• Choose the Hegel H95 if your speakers are easy to drive and you mainly stream from a phone or network and want Hegel sound in a smaller, simpler box.