Any love for the Belles Aria or other recent Belles amplifier?

The Belles Aria/Vandersteen VLR combo was amazing!  Problem was I was trying to merge 2 channel with headphone listening. Also trying to get  something small for my desk. I've moved on to a Linear Tube Audio MZ2 headphone amplifier/preamplifier, ZOTL10 amplifier and some Proac Tablette 10 speakers. I bet the Quicksilver EL84 integrated would also be great on the Tablette 10s. Naim is also great but wanted a better headphone amp and love that tube magic.

If you are looking for a great 2 channel system, I highly recommend the Belles/Vandersteen combo. Working with Johnny at Audio Connection is the best! He is a Belles, Vandersteen and Proac dealer.

I have a Belles Aria pre-amp/monoblock/Vandy 3a sig system set up by Johnny Rutan at Audio Connection.  Totally agree that his service is top notch.  The match of amps to speakers is very efficient for my smallish listening room, with a lot of headroom for any type of music.  The silence between the notes is profound - the system doesn't get in the way of the music.  Really shows up poor music sources.  Enjoyed Johnny connecting me up directly with Dave Belles on a conference call before I purchased the amps.  Nice to hear Dave's philosophy right from him.

Those belles product really are special. They are one of the true values in high end audio. they are not out of place in much more expensive and sophisticated systems. If I was putting a system together for someone on a limited budget, I’d gladly move them up a line in speakers and use a Belles integrated or amp to run things. It’s what NAD was years ago, only much much better.

I’m glad that they are growing as it’s a benefit to all of us.

I've spoken to a few folks who own or have auditioned the Belles gear and they seem to play well in the sandbox with most everything.  That's very rare.