The Hegel H600 is an integrated amplifier with a built-in streamer and DAC. It delivers 303 watts into 8 ohms, has a damping factor of 4000 and can drive 2-ohm loads. The amplifier uses a dual mono design and a preamplifier with the volume attenuator from Hegel's P30A reference amplifier. All circuitry is designed in-house, and SoundEngine2 correction technology is used.
The DAC has a bit-perfect design with no resampling or oversampling. It has its own large power supply and is shielded from other electronics by a thick steel plate. The chassis is aluminum, with a solid bottom frame and a top cover with milled vents in two layers. Large aluminum feet have a scratch-protected design. The large control knobs are touch-sensitive.
The H600 supports UPnP, Spotify Connect, AirPlay, Tidal Connect and Chromecast built-in. Roon Ready is pending. All digital inputs except USB have signal sensing, so a connected device can wake the amplifier and select the correct input. Maximum volume can be limited. The amplifier can be programmed to respond to common TV remotes. Most inputs can be set as a fixed Home Theatre input for use with surround receivers or multi-room devices. Firmware updates are free and install automatically.
- Power
- 303 W into 8 ohms
- Damping factor
- 4000
- Load capability
- Drives 2-ohm loads
- Amplifier design
- Dual mono
- Sound correction
- SoundEngine2
- DAC
- Bit-perfect, no resampling or oversampling
- Chassis
- Aluminum, with milled two-layer top vents
- Analog inputs
- 2 pairs XLR True Balanced, 2 pairs RCA
- Digital inputs
- 1 LAN network port, 1 USB 32/384 (supports DSD256/DoP), 3 optical, 1 coaxial, 1 true 75-ohm BNC
- Analog outputs
- 1 pair fixed-level RCA, 1 pair variable-level RCA
- Digital output
- 1 true 75-ohm BNC, fixed level
- Streaming
- UPnP, Spotify Connect, AirPlay, Tidal Connect, Chromecast built-in, Roon Ready (pending)
- Signal sensing
- On all digital inputs except USB
- Updates
- Free automatic firmware updates