New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF

From the Soundstage blurb linked above:

"The sound was finely detailed and rich with ambience, satisfying even those listeners seated to one side or the other."

Bang on I must say. . . I was one of those people sitting on one side, by the way.

G.

Hi to all,

I've recently purchased a pair of Andras by Eggleston Works. These babies can really rock but are innefficient at 87Db and combined with 2 12'' woofers + 2 6'' midranges are demanding for an amplifier. I have a Krell FPB 300c with it's running mate the KCT preamp. While the Krell is no slouch I was curious in trying something with more ''oomph''. So I got my hands on a pair of Bel Canto Ref 1000 which put out 500W/ch in 8 ohms and doubles into 4 ohms. Very surprising (pleasantly) for such a small package. These guys pack as much punch as the Krell and maybe a bit more. It's not a big difference but I'm still awed at the sound coming out of this pair. I will definitely go in that direction in the future. But I would like more power. I got info from the distributor that Bel Canto will put out a Ref 2000 in 2009, which will be 1000w/ch in 8 ohms. Now that's interesting in my case. This technology is great. Compared to the Krell it's smaller, lighter, no heat (the Krell puts out mucho calor when you crank it) and not too demanding from your wall outlet. Very interesting indeed.

I have just checkd with Bel Canto. . . according to them, there is NO REF2000 amp planned at any time. G.

Hello Hifipete,

If you want more power, The Spectron Musician III MKII mono-blocks will output 2400 Watts at 8 Ohms, 3200 Watts at 4 Ohms, 5600 Watts at 2 Ohms. Despite all this power, there is no sign of overdrive at all. Just pure, clean, well-controlled and refined sound.

With the Bel Cantos, you may also be able to use four Ref1000 amps as I've seen at shows.

Best,

iSanchez

What does Bel Canto do to the ICE power modules other than put them in pretty cases?

What has bel canto done new for the version 2, or is there a new ICE power module out?