I’d heard of Hegel the philosopher, but Hegel the audio company? Hegel Music Systems has been around since 1988, but has only recently made inroads in North America.

After acquiring the necessary software and music files, then learning all I could from friends and colleagues who had experience in this brave new world of the high end, I caught quite a strong buzz in the chat rooms about a small company from Oslo, Norway. As Jeff gently but firmly reminded me, the future of high-end audio is in playing high-resolution files downloaded via the Internet, and this was my opportunity to catch the train. I never saw it coming.Īs far as Jeff was concerned, if I was going to review a DAC, it had better be one with a USB input - which is pretty much all anyone is making these days anyway. Are you on a PC? What version of Windows are you running? Are you using music-server software? Do you have a soundcard?”Īnd that’s how I got into computer-based high-end audio. Bring it on! I sent Jeff a short list of models from the usual suspects and expected to be in business in no time. I took a look at my system, rubbed my chin a bit (always helps me think), and in a flash it came to me: a digital-to-analog converter! I’ve got a CD transport, a coax cable - I’m perfectly set up to review a DAC. Sometimes he narrows my choice to speakers or amplifiers, but most recently the question seemed to be wide open, as if anything were possible. From time to time my editor, Jeff Fritz, drops me a line asking what, if anything, I’d like to review.

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