The Hegel V10 is a brand new take on an old technology. With 30 years of experience in designing state-of-the-art discrete transistor circuits, we have built a phono preamplifier like no other. It is neutral, dynamic, and exceptionally insightful. We have used all of our knowledge in the field of amplification and focused it on one goal - to get inside the record and reveal every bit of information. The V10 was designed to capture the sound. To bring you closer to the music. To get you in the groove.

Listening to vinyl is a tactile experience. You carefully open the record jacket, take the record out of the inner sleeve, check it for dust or scratches, place it on the turntable, and slowly drop the needle to let the sound out. It is just you and your music, selected for this very moment. With the V10, we want to make this special experience even better. Developed from the ground up and equipped with truly clever and unique technologies, the V10 offers you unprecedented transparency and a soundstage—the music you hear becomes as tangible and real as the record it is pressed into.

We achieve this because everything about the V10 has been designed with the sole purpose of making your music sound as good as possible. The chassis is divided into two sections, physically separating the power supplies from the sensitive amplifier circuits. There is simply no detectable interference between the two parts. For the best possible connection, we have equipped the V10 with gold-plated terminals, balanced XLR outputs, and a massive, custom-made grounding screw. In the critical input stage, we have used ultra-low-noise discrete JFET transistors for both the Moving Magnet (MM) and Moving Coil (MC) inputs. The elimination of extraneous noise is particularly important when using sensitive low-output MC cartridges. That is why we have equipped the MC input with four such transistors connected in parallel. This makes the input completely silent and prevents any bias current feedback to the cartridge coil.

The input signal is fed into equally low-noise amplifier circuits, with both the MM and MC gain stages operating with ultra-low-noise power supplies built with discrete bipolar transistors to reduce signal noise to a minimum. This ensures an extremely accurate amplification of the input signal coming from the turntable. And to ensure the V10 receives the best operating conditions, it is powered by a linear, low-noise, analog AC power supply. This features a large, custom-made E-core transformer housed in its own casing to eliminate any possibility of interference. It was especially important to us that all vinyl lovers could enjoy the V10. Therefore, it is configured out of the box as an excellent plug-and-play MM preamplifier. For many, this is exactly what they want and need, but some want even more. That is why we have made the V10 highly adjustable to meet individual preferences and setup requirements. The V10 can be adjusted for any MM and MC cartridge.

When using an MM cartridge, you can freely increase the capacitance between 100 and 467 pF, and when using an MC cartridge, the impedance can be freely adjusted between 33 and 550 ohms or fixed at 47 kohms. For both MM and MC, the gain can be increased by 5, 10, or 12 dB to match the output of your other sources. The V10 even features a subsonic filter to remove unwanted low-frequency noise. And at the end of the night, when the listening session goes well past bedtime and you have forgotten to turn off the V10, the adjustable auto-standby function will do it for you. All this makes the V10 the perfect companion for your vinyl setup. It finds the perfect synergy between your system and your listening preferences. Transporting you into the groove.

Amplifier typology: Ultra-low-noise discrete JFET transistor input stage for MC and MM
Gain XLR Out MM: 40 dB / 45 dB / 50 dB / 52 dB
Gain XLR Out MC: 60 dB / 65 dB / 70 dB / 72 dB
Gain RCA Out MM: 34 dB / 39 dB / 44 dB / 46 dB
Gain RCA Out MC: 54 dB / 59 dB / 64 dB / 66 dB
MC load impedance: Freely adjustable between 33 and 550 ohms / 47 kohms
MM load capacitance: 100 pF / 147 pF / 220 pF / 247 pF / 320 pF / 420 pF / 467 pF @ 47 kohms
Subsonic filter: Switchable on/off, -3 dB at 20 Hz, -18 dB octave
RIAA accuracy: +/- 0.2 dB / 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Output noise*: -84 dB/MM ("A" weighted reference: 0 dBV), -81 dB/MC ("A" weighted reference: 0 dBV)
Output impedance XLR / RCA: 200 ohms
Channel crosstalk: -84 dB @1 kHz 0 dBV
Frequency response: 2 Hz – 20 kHz
Distortion (THD) MM: < 0.005% @1 kHz 0 dBV
Distortion (THD) MC: < 0.009% @1 kHz 0 dBV
Inputs: 1 x unbalanced (RCA) MM, 1 x unbalanced (RCA) MC
Outputs: 1 x unbalanced fixed (RCA), 1 x balanced fixed (XLR)
Power adapter: Hegel power adapter M30103
Dimensions with feet: 6 cm x 21 cm x 28 cm (H x W x D)
Weight: 2.2 kg unit weight
* When the stable operating temperature is reached

Herstellerangaben:

Hegel Music Systems
PB 26, Blindern
314 , Oslo
Norway
info@hegel.com

Verantwortliche Person:

GP ACOUSTICS GMBH
Nordhofstraße 2
45127 , Food
Germany
info.de@kef.com