Key features you’d expect in a MOON product are present such as SimLink™, 12V trigger, RS-232 and IR ports for custom-install environments.
Design features
6 line-level inputs including a front-mounted 1/8” mini-jack for personal media players
1 pair of balanced input (XLR)
Headphone output on 1/4” jack located on the front panel
A massive oversized power supply using a custom toroidal transformer design
“Class A” output to 5 watts for greater efficiency
One audio input which functions as a “pass-through”, bypassing the gain stage to accommodate components like a home-theater processor, whose own volume control is used instead
Precision matched proprietary MOON Bipolar output transistors for improved bass response and accurate sonic reproduction
Options for additional modules including DAC and Phono stage can be added at a later date
Brochure
Warranty
10-year warranty
Specifications
Output Power at 8 Ohms: 100 W per channel
Output Power at 4 Ohms: 200 W per channel
Input Sensitivity:370mV - 3.0V RMS
Input Impedance: 11,000 Ohms
Gain: 37 dB
Signal-to-noise Ratio: 110dB @ full power
Frequency response (full range): 2Hz - 90kHz +0/-3dB
Crosstalk @ 1kHz: -88 dB
THD (20Hz - 20kHz @ 1 W): 0.015 %
THD (20Hz - 20kHz @ 175 W): 0.05 %
Intermodulation distortion: 0.03 %
Awards & Reviews
The Ear, March 2022 (Best Buy)
Manufacturer
Reviewing a system as a cohesive whole can present more challenges sonically than it does solutions, not so with the MOON and VPI combo, which is the hifi equivalent of when Ant asked Dec how he was fixed for a rumble. With the Scout 21, VPI really has addressed any shortcomings to deliver what is one of the best and most accessible mid to high end turntables on the market today. Add to this the flexibility, usability and sheer musicality of the MOON 340i X package and you have a system that punches well above its weight. Just add loudspeakers good enough to do this system justice and you wont be left wanting.
Andrew Simpson, Audiograde