The P30A is the conductor. With poise and control it conveys all the detail, grandeur, feeling and complexity of any piece of music. With precise timing and an expert understanding of both the score and the musicians, The Conductor brings the music forward just as it was meant to sound. It handles low key jazz, stadium rock and everything in between. Nothing added and nothing taken away, the P30A is the finest conductor you’ll ever encounter.
The P30A is our reference preamplifier. We nicknamed it The Conductor because its job is to control the power amplifier with a signal that is as true to the music as possible. In our opinion, the preamplifier is the most critical component in a great sounding system, and it is also the most difficult to get right. Very low amplitude signals from the source are easily corrupted, so it takes deep technical knowledge and clever engineering to make sure the signal stays the same all the way through the preamplifier. With the P30A we have put all our expertise into doing just that.
First, we use single-pair FET transistors that have no higher order harmonic distortion. Within any batch of transistors, there will always be slight measurement variations. This may be within the limits of what is considered normal deviations, but for sensitive electronics like this, it is simply not good enough. Therefore, Hegel founder and chief engineer Bent carefully measures and matches those transistors that have exactly the same values. Having perfectly matched transistors is of paramount importance to the performance of the preamp and makes the P30A sound very smooth and natural, without compromising detail. Additionally, the internal layout is designed to make the signal path within the preamp as short as possible. This reduces the possibility of distortion from electrical interference. To further reduce distortion, we also minimize the number of electrical components the signal passes through. In the P30A, the music signal passes through only two transistors and an ultra-low noise volume attenuator. The P30A also uses Hegel's patented SoundEngine technology. This actively monitors the music signal for corruption and corrects intermodulation distortion using a feed forward design. SoundEngine effectively removes distortion in real time as the signal is amplified.
All of these steps make the preamp very quiet and handle the sensitive low-amplitude music signal as gently as possible. Even so, signal distortion can still occur, but the P30A has another feature that takes care of this. The P30A is fully balanced. This means you have two separate amplifiers, volume controls, and SoundEngine modules per channel. With this design, almost all residual distortion is eliminated and what remains is a signal that is as close to the original source material as possible.
The P30A offers a wide range of inputs and outputs. It has 2 balanced (XLR) and 3 unbalanced (RCA) inputs and a fixed level Home Theater input allowing it to be integrated into a Home Theater system. This input can also be configured to act as a normal input. At the other end you have a variable balanced (XLR) and two unbalanced (RCA) outputs which are all active, allowing you to connect multiple devices at the same time. One of the unbalanced RCA outputs can also be configured to be a fixed volume output. The P30A also has a 3.5mm direct IR input and a 12V trigger output connector. When you add it all together you get a highly versatile, extremely quiet and natural sounding preamp that can be the heart of any high-end audio system. Get the P30A - A truly brilliant conductor of all music.
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