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Description Freakuence!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Hegel’s Viking is a CD player that delivers raunchy hits. The dynamics are delightful (scare at times). With a nice slot-in mechanism and an AKM 4493SEQ DAC chip, it delivers clear detailed playback. A very stable display.<\/span><\/div>\n
Retail price: 4995.00<\/span><\/div>\n
General description<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
This unit is designed to play standard 12 cm Redbook CDs. It features both balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) analog outputs, with an output voltage of 2.5V RMS. There is also a digital BNC output with a true 75 Ohm impedance. The frequency range runs from 0Hz to 22 kHz, with a distortion of less than 0.0015%. The dimensions are 9.9 cm high, 43 cm wide and 30.5 cm deep, at a weight of 7.3 kg. <\/span><\/div>\n
Background information<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Hegel’s Viking is a state-of-the-art CD player that takes the standard of sound precision to the next level. Designed by Bent Holter, Viking strives for maximum musical purity using state-of-the-art materials such as high-grade copper for internal wiring and carefully selected components from around the world. The robust aluminum housing reduces vibration and resonance, crucial to sound quality. <\/span><\/div>\n
Brand history<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Hegel was founded in Norway in the late 1980s by Bent Holter. In his graduate project at Trondheim University of Technology, he developed a solution for reducing distortion in transistor amplifiers. This led to the technology that later became known as SoundEngine. In 1988, the name Hegel was first used for an amplifier. The company released several CD players and amplifiers in the 1990s. In 1996, the first fully balanced amplifier was introduced. Around 2004, the brand began developing DA converters. Later products featured networking capabilities to support digital music playback. Hegel exclusively markets its own electronics, developing both the circuit design and the necessary software itself. The company conducts international distribution of its products from Norway. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Description Freakuence! Hegel’s Viking is a CD player that delivers raunchy hits. The dynamics are delightful (scare at times). With a nice slot-in mechanism and an AKM 4493SEQ DAC chip, it delivers clear detailed playback. A very stable display. Retail price: 4995.00 General description This unit is designed to play standard 12 cm Redbook CDs. 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