Bel Canto ref 500m vs NuForce 9se v3

Has anyone compared these two monos? I would be pairing it with Acoustic Zen Adagios and a Pre TBA.

podolaw08-25-2011 2:17am

doggiehowser Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 672 posts 04-22-2012 at 06:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Bel Canto REF500Ms use the third gen ICE modules. I use one for my centre channel vs the REF1000Ms for my main L/R speakers. It does sound less lean than the REF1000Ms. I'd choose the REF500Ms over the REF1000Ms unless I really needed the headroom. That said, I recently switched to Electrocompaniet Nemos to drive the same speakers and noticed that while the bass was as tightly controlled as the Class D, it sounded more authoritative and had more weight than with my Bel Canto.
dob Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 577 posts 04-24-2012 at 04:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Did you consider Spectron Musician III amplifier? Its both and warm and authoritative and in different class then both Bel Canto and NuForce, IMO, of course. They have now promotion here at Audiogon and you can get one for $3.5k or with optional VCap caps for $4k - which is excellent deal for this amp
markalarsen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 638 posts 06-23-2012 at 06:09pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Naturally, off topic, the Spectron promoters entered this thread.