Pure sound of music in the cold moonlight
Moon 600i 760000 CD Player RUB
Moon 650D 760000 integrated amplifier RUB
Company Simaudio from Canada has been producing equipment for audiophile for more than 30 years. The devices of this company are quite deservedly compared with supercars of the world of cars. Since 1997 Simaudio embodies all its advanced technologies and developments in the MOON brand. In 2005, MOON components were added to the Evolution line, the second generation of which belongs to the pair in question - Moon 650D CD player and Moon 600i integrated amplifier.
The design of both duo members is made in the futuristic "moon" style, traditional for this line, which effectively combines a deep black body with silver elements. The central place in the lower part of the front panel is a large sharpened LED display with a bright red glow. The appearance of the devices is almost identical, except for the difference in controls.
Moon 650D
Based on the 750D, the Moon 650D is a slightly more affordable option that retains virtually all of the key functions and technologies. The Moon 650D model range from the Canadian company includes a DAC+CD transport, which fully reflects its functionality. It allows you to listen to both CDs and digital audio files. From the older model, it has a full 32-bit DAC with asynchronous digital processing, asynchronous jitter suppression circuit MAJiC-32 and a fully balanced differential circuit of double mono with analogue.
four digital inputs (aes/ebu, s/pdif, toslink and usb) and two digital outputs (aes/ebu and s/pdif) are located on the rear panel. these are the most popular connector types today, so there are no problems with connection. the compact disc drive has a unique design based on the patented m-quattro technology. this technology allows the drive to be mounted on a four-leg gel stand, which provides a drastic reduction in vibrations. the chassis with high rigidity is responsible for minimizing external vibrations. thanks to these solutions, m-quattro is the only one in the world that can be connected to the chassis.
The use of advanced technical solutions has allowed Simaudio to create a truly great player, whose capabilities will be appreciated.
Moon 600i
the moon 600i integrated amplifier is a worthy representative of the moon evolution line. at a first glance, the front panel, in addition to the traditional controls, is unusual for the amplifier with the setup and ok buttons. with these buttons, the user is able to name each input, set the volume and offset limits for them. individual words are worthy of the ultra-precise volume control m-evol2, which has 530 adjustment steps and is one of the best among its analogues.
A large number of ports are located on the rear panel, which makes it possible to use almost any popular connection options. In particular, there are 4 asymmetrical inputs, asymmetrical linear input, which can be made unregulated, balance input. There is also an input and output of the control bus SimLink. It provides the ability to switch to sleep or work mode of other equipment when switching on and off the Moon 600i. For the integration of the amplifier in a multi-channel control system has a port RS-232.
the moon 600i amplifying circuit is designed as a fully differential double mono with two high power toroidal transformers. the use of balanced inputs makes it possible to significantly reduce noise and achieve high purity of sound. the device is equipped with proprietary output transistors and provides an output power of up to 185 watts per channel at load resistance of 8 ohms. at first glance, this is not the highest figure. however, it must be taken into account that when the resistance decreases to 4 ohms, the output power increases by 2 times. this is a good value.
Listening to the Moon 650D+Moon 600i system.
The Moon 650D+Moon 600i has been tested with a variety of speakers to test this capability, and Moon's versatility has been confirmed, although some features have been found in less expensive systems.
Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert was the first speaker to be listened to, which is in the general price category with the devices in question. There are virtually no complaints about the sound quality of such a connection. The sound of musical instruments and vocals is transmitted with high fidelity. However, when listening, there was a feeling that the vocals are a bit "retarded" compared to the music. The same feeling arose for the solo wind instruments.
Also, when testing the set with a connection to this speaker system was found to be quite a noticeable relationship between the volume level and the scale of the scene. At small and medium levels, the scale of the scene is transmitted quite reliably. When you increase the volume significantly increases the scale, which gives the impression of the presence of musicians on a large screen.
The next loudspeaker in our test was the Wilson Benesch A.C.T. C 60. Here the picture has changed dramatically. The sharp dependence of the scene scale on the volume has disappeared. The slight detachment of vocals has been preserved, but began to give the overall sound a special flavour, making it more alive and original. Musical instruments sound great with excellent detail, excellent transmission of attack and macrodynamics.
In conclusion, EgglestonWorks The Andra III was chosen to test the Moon pair, ensuring that the set's capabilities go well beyond its price range. The sound is truly multi-faceted and perfectly balanced, with every sound nuance carefully highlighted and channel separation simply impeccable, and all recording errors clearly audible, greatly increasing the music collection's demands.
In general, the impressions of listening to the couple Moon 650D+Moon 600i The scale is also good. For example, when you play symphonic music, you get the effect of a large concert hall. If you are ready to spend quite a decent (though not the biggest by High-End audio standards) money for high quality music, this system can be quite a good option and meet high expectations.