This beautifully engineered amplifier takes its cues from Hegel’s earlier H390, making improvements to its streaming platform, DAC and preamp stages – plus introducing app control – to deliver a streaming amp of undeniable appeal. As we’ve come to expect from the Norwegian marque, the H400’s power output proves prodigious, making this an accomplished driver of ‘hungry’ loudspeakers, while its natural, transparent sound signature brings your music to life with ease. No genre is off limits, and with streaming options including Tidal Connect, Google Cast, UPnP and Airable radio/podcasts (plus the H400’s range of wired inputs) you’ll have no difficulty finding something to play.