The Belles Aria Signature Integrated Amplifier

Wine glaring weakness ,knowing electronics very well. Everything in a standard volume attenuator goes through it .. if you have a $25 alps pot it is just a 
carbon coated piece of plastic ,no getting around that . Any good preamp section 
is either a discreet electronic type with relays, or a shunt type resistive ladder type like Khozmo  ,or gold point . David B is a good designer 
to not address’s this and at $4500 not good.
for $4500 the excellent Luxman 505 mk-2  is noticeably  better then the 
$5500 McIntosh and well thought out throughout for something similar in its price class.

msafrick - As a Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 owner I would like to hear more about the comparison with the original Belles Aria. The V3 is an exceptional integrated with a killer phono stage, IMHO.

i am curious to hear from users who have the aria sig and formerly the regular aria whether the sonic character and tonal balance of the sig unit is appreciably altered from the regular aria

@jjss49 ,
I wish I could answer your question, but I only found Belles due to John Rutan. That being said/written, I would PM or call him (Audioconnection).
He would be the one who could give you the best info on comparing the two models. -Other than Mr. Belles.
Bob

Agree with gdnrbob, John would be the best person to answer that question. If you are near his shop you’re u can go listen to them side by side.