MOON
over Ohio!
Overall,
what gets us fired up about MOON is the incredible performance for the
dollar, especially their 2-channel integrated amplifiers coupled with
their CD player. Build quality is excellent and the sound for the dollar
is outstanding! MOON amplifiers include a ten-year warranty.
Our favorite in the store is the combination of the i3.3 and CD3.3 provides
an incredibly high degree of detail, musicality and power that makes you
want to sit down for a minute and “just listen!” We've got it
hooked up to the REVEL Salon's and it sounds fabulous.
The newest addition to the MOON family is the 400M Differential Mono Power
Amplifier.
Capable of effortessly producing 400 watts into 8 ohms and 650 Watts into
4 ohms, the 400M uses the highly acclaimed Advanced Renaissance amplifier
circuit – a zero global feedback, DC-coupled design. The result is
an amplifier that produces tight, deep and powerful bass with lightning
fast speed: true high-performance in a low profile package.
CD3.3
The CD3.3 is a companion source component to the i3.3. The CD3.3 is an
all new design featuring the latest Burr-Brown chipsets, advanced D/A
design, new power supplies, and analog stages. One of the most exciting
features of the CD3.3 is the available balanced audio output for those
who want to maximize the sound quality coming from the CD3.3.
Another feature includes a digital input for use with a PC, music server
or stand alone transport. The CD3.3 features a fully customized CD transport
mechanism, and the exceptional build quality that is Simaudio.
Read what the reviewers around the globe have to say:
"The Canadian brand has with its Moon CD3.3 CD Player and Amplifier
i3.3, it were a counter-proposal to a cool, objective or even analytical-hard
sound. The team is a full, vigorous, substantive (with its) own pace -
and manages the balance between rhythmic and musical-impulsive fluid playback.
This balanced timing must be credited to the Moon double-high, but it
makes for lasting love of music." - (translated from German)
Fair Audio - Germany
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"When a company is on a roll as Simaudio has
been, it might seem that nothing can slow it down. Like the line goes,
nothing succeeds like success. But that’s not entirely true—complacency
kills. And failure to read the market is equally deadly. So kudos to the
smart cookies at Simaudio for listening at every level. For listening
to the iTunes junkie, listening to the server-surfer, or just the pure-analog
Old Guard like me. The Moon i3.3 and CD3.3 have what it takes to make
audiophiles of us all."
- Aaron Marshall, Audio Ideas Guide (Canada)
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"When I began this review, I was pretty sure I’d be writing
an obituary for the midpriced CD player. Even for $3000, I didn’t
think Simaudio -- or anyone else -- could pack enough technology into
a CD player to stay competitive with PC-based digital sources. Well, I’m
here to tell you that the Simaudio Moon CD3.3 has proved me wrong. Not
only is it competitive, in some cases the CD3.3 bested what I’d thought
was the best in digital reproduction short of an $8000 megaplayer. In
the CD3.3, Simaudio turns out digital performance from the Compact Disc
-- a technology well into its golden years -- that is as contemporary
as tomorrow."
- Colin Smith, SoundstageAV
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