MOON at Pearl Audio
MOON designs its network player and preamplifiers and its power amplifiers in matched pairs. Each pair is a complete system: add loudspeakers and, if you play records, a turntable. Here are the three, with what changes at each step.
Compass Collection
Both on demonstration
The way into MOON separates. The 491 streams, converts, takes a turntable and a television, and drives headphones; the 461 is a 150-watt dual-mono power amplifier. The two are linked by MOONLink, so the 491 wakes and controls the amplifier.
| 491 Network Player / Preamplifier | $6,500 |
| 461 Power Amplifier | $5,000 |
| As a system | $11,500 |
A second 461 turns the pair into bridged monoblocks later, without replacing anything.
North Collection
Both on demonstration
The center of the North Collection. The 791 moves to the MDE2 digital engine and the M-VOL3 volume control, with a phono stage for moving-magnet and moving-coil cartridges; the 761 gives 200 watts per channel from a dual-mono design with no global feedback.
| 791 Network Player / Preamplifier | $16,000 |
| 761 Power Amplifier | $14,000 |
| As a system | $30,000 |
The 761 can be switched to mono, so a second one makes a pair of monoblocks.
North Collection
Both on demonstration
The reference pair. The 891 carries the MDE3 digital engine and the M-RAY2 resistor-array volume control on a damped base; the 861 gives 300 watts per channel from two 1,500 VA transformers. This is the system for large rooms and demanding loudspeakers.
| 891 Network Player / Preamplifier | $25,000 |
| 861 Power Amplifier | $24,000 |
| As a system | $49,000 |
The 820S external power supply is the one upgrade Simaudio offers for the 891.
Tell us about your loudspeakers and your room, and we will bring the pair that fits into a listening room for your appointment.
