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Upgraded Simaudio Moon 700i Integrated Amplifier Synergistic Research – 17,000
Soundstage Hi Fi Review:”Although in several areas the 700is sound stood above that of its competition, it was truly exceptional in its clarity. The 700i sounded unbelievably clean, effortlessly unraveling detail to let me follow even complex musical passages with ease.” You are looking at a massively upgraded Simaudio Moon Dual Mono Reference 700i Integrated Amplifier with built in MM/MC Phono stage and XLR output stage – UK / EU Spec 240 volt unit with FRM-3 remote. We have owned it from new – It was our display unit which we have had massively upgraded. Only had about 200 hours of use so still needs burning in to sound its best! You will love how good this integrated amplifier now sounds – it is absolutely breathtaking. The Moon 700i is a great Dual Mono Reference Integrated Amplifier as standard, providing amazing sound and at a great price but the upgrades really turn it into something breathtakingly good!
This unit comes with the additional MM/MC Phonostage and XLR output stage options = standard retail price for this Moon 700i is 12,500. The upgrades which have been added to it consist of:3 Small Musical Bliss Sound Improvers = 7353,000 of Musical Bliss RFI + EMI Absorption Plates = 3,0002 Internal Synergistic Research Fuses = 1601 Synergistic Research External Fuse = 80 Total Cost of upgrades = 3,975Cost of fitting upgrades = 500Cost of Moon 700i = 12,500TOTAL COST OF UPGRADED MOON 700i = 16,975 Upgrades consist of:3 Musical Bliss Small Sound Improvers have been fitted to the speaker outputs and power input. 3,000 worth of Musical Bliss RFI + EMI Absorption Plates have been fitted to the internal circuit boards, capacitors, resistors and processor chips. See attached photos. 2 Synergistic Research Upgraded internal fuses and 1 external fuse have been added. These upgrades radically reduce Static Charge and internal Noise Pollution, Radio Frequency and Electro Magnetic Interference in the unit, enabling the Moon 700i to perform to its full potential – the results are stunning! The upgrades massively improve the sonic performance, musicality, flow, timing, bass definition and dynamics of this 700i produces, turning it into a unique and truly world-class Integrated Amplifier. You will love how good this amplifier sounds!! DESCRIPTION AND DESIGN FROM MOON:
Description and Design
The 700i, part of Simaudio’s top-of-the-line Moon Evolution series, is a fully differential dual-mono design that pumps 175Wpc into 8 ohms or 350Wpc into 4 ohms. The 700i runs in class-A up to 5W, and in class-A/B thereafter. Its output stages are powered by six bipolar transistors per channel, manufactured and matched to extremely high standards (claims the company’s “white paper”) for “exceptional gain-linearity,” wider bandwidth, and a lower noise floor. Circuits are DC-coupled, which reportedly allows for a flat frequency response throughout, as well as below and beyond, the entire audioband. The 700i’s “zero global feedback” designwhich Simaudio’s Lionel Goodfield, defines as “zero feedback except for just a little bit, locally, at the output stages only”eliminates the need for signal correction, thus boosting the speed of the signal response, reducing phase errors and tonal colorations, and all but wiping out intermodulation distortion. Individual output devices are decoupled from one another, which is said to expand the power reserves of each, to produce a more effortlessly dynamic sound.The circuit board has four layers of pure copper tracingstwo for the audio signals, one each for the ground and power supplieswhich makes possible very short signal paths and low levels of noise. The preamp section is mounted on its own dedicated circuit board, reducing crosstalk. The two very heavy toroidal transformers are precisely rolled from very-high-grade Japanese steel, designed in a proprietary process called Vacuum Pressure Impregnation, which is said to bolster the core’s resistance to mechanical vibrations. The chassissleek with rounded edges, and remarkably compact for its 60 lbsis made of thick, ultrarigid aluminum. Small, very sharp thumbscrew cones protrude from four wedge-like pillars to further reduce the effects of vibrations.Other features include Simaudio’s proprietary M-eVOL2 volume-control circuit, whose 530 steps let you adjust levels in increments of 0.1dB with a variation of less than 0.05dB between the left and right channels across the entire range of volume. A software feature called M-Lock lets you set and save a precise volume for each line input. Each input (one pair balanced XLRs, five pairs single-ended RCAs) can also be configured as “home-theater ready,” with the gain section bypassed.Moon 700i Specifications Frequency Response10Hz – 100kHz (+0/-3dB) AV BypassYes (Any Input)Output Power (8 Ohms) = 175 Watts per channel Output Power (4 Ohms) = 350 Watts per channel Inputs = 5 x RCA (Single Ended) 1 x XLR (Balanced)Dimensions (H x W x D) = 140mm x 478mm x 460mmWeight = 27.00 KGNB. This amplifier needs to be constantly switched on to sound its best. It will take about 7 days to fully warm up and sound its best once it has been switched off for a while.
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