Bel Canto opinions


Hello All,

So I just ordered what will be my very first Bel Canto piece of gear. I ordered the 501S power amp. Very excited to get my hands on it but I don't see a lot of press here about Bel Canto in the forums. Just wondering what you all think of their amps specifically? The main reason I chose this amp was due to its small size and limited space in my entertainment center. It'll be driving a pair of Sonus Faber Sonetto III's in a second 2 channel living room system...

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Thank you very much for the replies! Appreciate the support! And now I’m even more excited :)!

 

I’ll be using a Shunyata Venom NR V10 power cord for the BC should I plug it into my Furman PST8 or directly into the wall outlet? For the longest time I had my HT 5 channel amp plugged into my power conditioner (also a Furman) but Simaudio said go directly to the outlet and bypass the Furman and I noticed quite an improvement in sound…Thoughts?

 

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should I plug it into my Furman PST8 or directly into the wall outlet?

Well, obviously it’s easy to try it both ways and just follow your ears, but I’d be surprised if it doesn’t sound better plugged into the Furman. This a very different animal from your Sim amp and doesn’t require near the current and also seems to benefit greatly from using filtered power. But, you’ll find out either way. Don’t rush to judge as the amp will probably need at least 100 hours before it breaks in but might wanna check with BC on this.

Thanks Soix! I was truly shocked at the difference with my Sim amp going directly to the outlet and bypassing the Furman. But I know class D amps are a bit if a different animal…tThanks again man, I appreciate you taking the time to respond😌

Bel Canto is made in Minnesota and is best for money D's .

Often just the best , period .

You can certainly try amps with and without conditioner but in general it is often not optimal to plug high current power amps into a power conditioner unless it’s current delivery capability is up to snuff. Often it is not.

I use power conditioners on preamp and dac but not on integrated amp or power amps, both Bel Canto. Yours might be different but I find my ref10000m amps only draw a lot of current at power up. If I turn both on at the same time my breaker will usually go but never when actually playing no matter how loud.  I leave both Bel Cantos on most of the time as per manual.  They draw very little power normally when idle