Bel Canto evo's

Audio Research and several other high-end companies are reportedly developing their own versions of digital switching amplifiers. So, yes, the revolution will succeed–in fact it's only just beginning.

But, while the technology is interesting, the best aspect of these amps is the sound. I'm a tube lover, yet I've been totally won over by the Bel Canto Evo 2 (I run two of them in monoblock mode.) Spacious, dynamic, and harmonically rich–I've not heard better sound in my system. And the relatively modest price is the icing on the cake.

I've heard the Evo on the same revealing system I've heard Krell, Jolida, Pass, and Llano. The Evo was just OK. None of the listeners felt it matched it's hype in any way. The Pass, on the other hand, was exceptional.

Muralman1 - Was the evo in monoblock form? Also did it have upgraded power cords?

And which eVo was it? The eVo2 is much better than the 200.2, especially if you use only one.

I've got both the evo 200.2 stereo and stratos right now and a second evo on the way. It sounds good stock and even better with modifications, vibration isolation and upgrded power cord. So far I like the TG Audio SLVR power cord the best. Ugrades I've done include high quality (solen auricap) capcitors in the power supply and 3M vibration sheets inside. The caps made a huge improvement for $100 I highly recommend it.

The Stratos is very very good also. It's one of those amps where you just enjoy listening to the music and don't really think about the system playing it.