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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 01/07/2010
Simaudio launches the
MOON 600i
Integrated Amplifier
Redefining the Integrated Amplifier !
The MOON 600i Integrated Amplifier is designed to continue where the legendary and award winning MOON i-7 left off.
Intended to meet the needs of the most demanding music connoisseurs, it is a fully differential dual-mono design, rated at 125 watts/channel into 8 ohms,
offering authority, finesse and superb control. Using a variety of new technologies developed since the introduction of the Evolution Series, the
MOON 600i provides more sonic transparency and accuracy than ever before.
New technologies include (i) the M-eVOL2 volume control, with a phenomenal 530 steps, allowing for an extremely precise level adjustment just like
the MOON P-8 Preamplifier; (ii) New MOON output transistors, specifically designed for use in our amplifiers, provide tighter and more visceral bass
performance, as well as unprecedented linearity thoughout the entire frequency spectrum; (iii) An input stage circuit which reduces noise, preserving
image focus and integrity like never before. Although rated at “only” 125W per channel (250W at 4 ohms), the 600i
embodies both authority and finesse at all levels that suggests a much more powerful amplifier, just like all MOON products before it.
Significant Design Features:
- Our "No overall feedback" design resulting in genuine real-time amplification, a more accurate musical reproduction with respect to tonality, virtually non-existent intermodulation distortion and the elimination of common phase errors resulting from feedback
- M-eVOL2 volume control circuit using MDAC’s (operating in a current steering R-2R configuration) which alter the audio signal’s amplitude yielding no sonic degradation of the signal, regardless of the selected volume setting
- Proprietary MOON Bipolar output transistors with unprecedented gain linearity resulting in improved bass response and even more accurate sonic reproduction
- An oversized dual-mono power supply using custom proprietary toroidal transformers
- 530 individual volume steps in 1dB and 0.1dB increments
- RS-232 port for (i) full unsolicited bidirectional feedback and (ii) firmware updates; IR input for external control
- 12 Volt trigger output for remote operation
- For each line input: M-Lock for “user selectable” maximum volume setting lock-out and “Gain offset” with a ±10dB range
- SimLink controller port allows for 2-way communications between other compatible MOON components
- Each line input is fully configurable to be “home-theater ready”, where the gain section of the 600i is bypassed
- Accurate matching of the very finest quality electronic components in a symmetrical circuit design
- Four-layer PCB tracings resulting in a much shorter signal path and dramatically improved signal-to-noise ratio
- "Class A" output to 5 watts for greater efficiency.
The MOON 600i is available now with an MSRP $8,000.00 USD
Simaudio Ltd., 1345 Newton Road, Boucherville, Quebec, J4B 5H2 CANADA
Simaudio USA, 2002 Ridge Road, Champlain, NY 12919 USA
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