Hegel P20 Balanced Preamplifier
The Hegel P20 is a high-performance balanced preamplifier designed for transparency and musicality. Featuring Silicon Germanium transistors and an ultra-low noise floor, it delivers a massive soundstage and precise timing, serving as the perfect affordable gateway into Hegel’s reference-grade separates.
£2,350.00
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Key Features
The Hegel P20 serves as an exceptional entry point into Hegel’s world of separate components, offering a significant portion of the performance found in their flagship reference line at a more accessible price point. While it is the brand’s “entry-level” preamplifier, its design was a serious undertaking that utilized many of the core concepts developed for its larger siblings. The result is a preamplifier that maintains Hegel’s signature characteristics: a vast, three-dimensional soundstage, deep rhythmic bass response, and precise timing that creates a true sense of “being there” with the performers.
Technical innovation is at the heart of the P20’s open and natural sound. To maintain signal purity at very low levels, Hegel utilized brand-new Silicon Germanium transistors and high-frequency components originally designed for non-audio applications. These advanced parts, used in unique ways, ensure an ultra-low noise floor and vanishingly low distortion. By minimizing the “smearing” of delicate signals, the P20 preserves the tiny musical details and micro-dynamics that breathe life into high-fidelity recordings.
The P20 is as robust in build as it is in performance, featuring a bead-blasted and anodized aluminum chassis. It comes equipped with a high-quality system remote control, milled from a single solid block of aluminum, providing a tactile sense of quality that matches the internal engineering. Connectivity is comprehensive for any high-end setup, offering balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs, alongside a dedicated Home Theater input for seamless integration with AV processors. With both balanced and fixed line-level outputs, the P20 acts as a versatile and transparent control hub for any serious audio system.
Product Specifications
Remote control: Volume, source and mute controlled by the Hegel RC8
Inputs: 1 x XLR balanced, 4 x RCA unbalanced and Home Theatre inputs
Outputs: 1 x XLR balanced, 1 x RCA unblanced and 1 x RCA recording outputs
Signal to noise ratio: More than 130 dB balanced mode
Crosstalk: Less than -100 dB
Distortion: Less than 0.005%
Intermodulation: Less than 0.01% (19 kHz + 20 kHz)
Finish: Black
Dimensions/weight: 8 cm x 43 cm x 30 cm (HxWxD), weight 10 kg
Dimensions/weight US: 3,2″ x 17″ x 12″ (HxBxD), weight 22 lbs