Simaudio integrated amplifier reviews 2014
But the Moon i. It is definitely practical as well as tidy as we shall see. The truth is, it is every inch a classic no frills incorporated. This works on the mix of through-hole and surface-mount parts, with electronic substitution of input signals by integrated circuits, not relays , however a mechanical volume control obtained in the front by means of an excellent old fashioned single-turn knob. If all this implies anything in regards to the style strategy, it's that it is not dogmatic and kind, which must be a great thing. Very without a heatsink, Moon does within an amp of the evaluation.
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Simaudio Moon i-5 Integrated Amplifiers
Begin typing your search above and press return to search. Press Esc to cancel. They are up to date on the latest features, have the latest DAC technology, and the amplifier is heavy on power. This site has always been about my HiFi journey to nirvana and this could be the end of it with the recent reviews of the Rega Aura and Planar 10 and these electronics, this really is something else. The technical specifications are included from the site after the review conclusions.
The i has a true dual mono per channel set-up, so each channel, left and right, operates independently from each other. This ensures the best amplification is achieved. Additionally, the amplifier is driven by an oversized proprietary shielded toroidal transformer that delivers lower magnetic, electrical and thermal loss that ensures improved power transfer and should contribute to better dynamics and current speed.
The volume knob has the usual MOON smoothness not the soft click from the i with an accelerated volume step if you lean on the remote or the volume knob. It increases by 1db steps up to 30db thereafter it steps by 0. It has taken two of us to get it out of the box and onto the platform! Of course, the weight is designed for minimal external vibration, no complaints, of course, just a lot of care. The i has the MOON SimLink controller ports, in and out, which means with the D, it is a simple matter to turn the systems on and off with a single touch.
This is great, and it could be used with other Moon products. At the back, the speaker posts are big and solid and are separated by the width of the chassis, so cable management is comfortable. All five of the inputs are programmable with a bypass option, particularly for AV I guess, but with a volume knob this nice, why bother.
The display menu allows you to program names for each input which is nice and very easy to do. You simply change the label using the volume knob. Finally, each input can be adjusted for gain by plus or minus 10db, useful for phono stages and the like. Each of these two DAC chips is programmed to process a single channel for the best possible sonic performance, whereby each chip contains 16 individual DAC circuits which provide for 8 differential mode DAC circuits.
The clock in the D is a femtosecond clock which makes for less jitter compared to other lower resolution pico a Femto being smaller than a Pico second arrangements and further confirms the approach by Sim Audio to these Moon products which is clearly of absolutely no compromise, whatsoever. It is manufactured under license from MQA Limited.
As a Tidal user, and a Naim owner, I love having this properly installed and look forward to Naim finally catching up here, as they did recently with Qobuz. The energy and vibrancy transferred by this system is as good as it gets, surely. I have the two-tone finish on these electronics and boy it looks good. The i and D come also in all silver and super mean looking all black. Towards the end of the review, I put these Moon electronics with the better matched, Paradigm Persona 3F speakers.
What a combination this is. They are. Aluminium with special elastomer pads to prevent scratches and control vibration. If you look on the site, they really look the part.
It is a lovely thing, befitting of such a fine system. Being on the SimLink system, I also have volume control on the iPad. The energy from the artist is not lost and the detail is exceptional. Now it is time to move up a few musical gears. The thump and drive from these innovators are awesome in this system. The Persona 3Fs, like the i v2, are in a different league and my review of these will follow.
There is a huge amount of control delivered to the speakers by the i. The amplifier always sets the tone of a HiFi system, in my view, and so the i drives this system forward wonderfully. The sound is easy and warm, complete. Although I only had a couple of days overlap with the Rega Planar 10 and the i it was enough for me to understand the i is in total control of any input it receives.
Having adjusted the Gain settings in the i the 10 was so clean and crisp it was like listening to DAC output; I noted in my review of the Planar 10 that some of the warmth compared to, say the Planar 8, had gone somewhere.
Still, what a privilege and experience to have such elite HiFi overlap like this. The output is good and very detailed. The Bluetooth is good enough, although you can feel the difference between a MiND track and a Bluetoothed one. My network server a Naim Unitiserve, the old version, in another room connected directly to the router connects seamlessly to the MiND control App and the D.
I have not played with the Roon Labs thing in this set-up. I ask again, who has a DSD library? I would probably conclude this set-up is the cleanest of them all but it all sounds so good it seems churlish to screw up my eyes to figure out where the energy is, so I move on. On top of that my Hip-Hop playlist is burgeoning and is now a firm favourite. I personally would quite fancy the Sopra No. The retail prices are on the Renaissance Audio site, here.
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