Hautonga Integrated Amplifier

The versatile Hautonga is a perfectly equipped and well balanced piece that derives from preceding development in earlier Plinius integrated amplifiers. The aesthetic is the distinctive Plinius rounded front and it is available in silver or black linished anodised finish.

The rear panel has five line level RCA inputs with Phono RCA and a balanced XLR pair additional as standard. There is a Pre Out for those that only want to use the pre-amp stage and the Line Out connection for archiving or other ancillary equipment. Trigger in and out connectors provide for multi-room or home theatre simplicity.

A full function remote lets you scroll through inputs from your seat. HT Bypass, standby mode for true low power operation that keeps the circuit active to deliver peak performance with minimal delay, mute and volume controls, display brightness adjustment and the full complement of CD player functions are all available from the remote.

Careful attention has been paid to signals and circuit layout with short signal paths, optimal component placement and wiring specification working in harmony to extract exciting depth and detail from any musical recording.

Taking integrated refinement to a new level, the Hautonga is an amplifier that has set new standards for performance, ease of use and reliability.

POWER

200 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms.
280 watts RMS per channel into 4 ohms.
Both channels driven from 20Hz to 20kHz at less than 0.2% total harmonic distortion

FREQUENCY RESPONSE

20Hz to 20kHz ±0.2dB
-3dB at 5Hz and -3dB at 70kHz

DISTORTION

Typically <0.05% THD at rated power
0.2% THD and IM worst case prior to clipping

CURRENT OUTPUT

40A short duration peak per channel
Fuse protected

SLEW RATE

50V/µs

HUM & NOISE

90dB below rated output 20Hz to 20kHz unweighted

INPUT IMPEDENCE

47k ohms all inputs
Phono adjustable to 47k ohms, 470 ohms,
100 ohms,47 ohms, 22 ohms

RATED PRE OUT LEVEL

1.5V RMS into 47k ohms or higher

PRE OUT SOURCE IMPEDENCE

Typically 1.5k ohms

PRE OUT MINIMUM RECOMMENDED LOAD

47k ohms

LINE OUT LEVEL

190mV at 200 ohms

GAIN

Line inputs to speaker out: 40dB
Phono Input To Pre-Out: 66dB on high gain, 60dB on low gain

POWER/CURRENT CONSUMPTION

600W
0.4A (92W)
Class AB Idle 0.14A (32W) Standby

DIMENSIONS

Height: 120mm (4 3/4")
Width: 450mm (17 3/4")
Depth: 400mm (15 3/4")
Weight: 14kg (30lb)

Phono Stage
A high quality phono stage comes fitted as standard. With two gain settings and fixed loading it allows for trouble free playback with a number of MM or MC cartridges.

Line Out
The Line out provides a line level output, carrying the selected source signal. The Line Out allows for the signal to go on to recording equipment, headphone amplifiers or sub-woofer speakers.

Remote Trigger Input and Output
Terminals for remote trigger connection allow a processor signal to bypass the preamplifier stage or instigate the power amp to come out of standby.

Ground Lift Switch
This allows for the signal ground to be isolated from the main chassis earth. This can assist in resolving unwanted ground loops or hum due to duplicate ground paths in some systems.

WBT and Neutrik Connectors
High quality WBT RCA and Neutrik XLR input connectors are fitted along with WBT output speaker terminals to ensure low distortion interface between your cables and the amplifier.

Auric Wiring
Audience AV supply the Auric OFC wire used in the input stage of the amplifier. The Auric was chosen for its high workability and natural sound.

AudioQuest Wiring
AudioQuest X2 is used in the output stage of the amplifier as a high quality link to the speaker connectors.

 

TONEAudio
Indeed, a Breath of Fresh Air

"While the Hautonga can really rock out when required, what makes it a top performer is the level of resolution and inner detail it provides"
By Jeff Dorgay

The Absolute Sound
Drive and Force

"It’s obvious that the Hautonga joins the ever-expanding list of high-quality integrated amplifiers that warrant serious attention by anyone"
By Paul Seydor