Bel Canto Ref1000 MK2 Or Ref 500m ?

I have just received pictures from Timrhu

This is the module from PS Audio Trio A-100
http://homepage.mac.com/waveform/.Public/bc/A-100%20modules.JPG

This is the 300M
http://homepage.mac.com/waveform/.Public/bc/300M.JPG

An this is the Bel Canto 500S
http://homepage.mac.com/waveform/.Public/bc/Ref%20500S.JPG

I let Timrhu to comments if needed.
Sorry but I do not find a way to create the link, you needs to cut and past the url.

Warning, pictures are LARGE!
Ciao
Giuseppe

Here are links to the various modules inside.
Trio A-100

Bel Canto 300M

Bel Canto 500S

Bel Canto ref500M

Aren't we getting fancy.

To view pics of the Ref 500M on the Italian web site you have to click on the tab for the Bel Canto 500M. Thanks to Giuseppe for the info.

Dear All,
It is one week now that the two ref1000 MK2 are always on, on my system.
I made a small comparison between Bel Canto and my Modwright KWA 150. I do not do a real A/B comparison, because the Modwright is on service for repair. I find the ref1000 a very good amplifier, but the MW seams quite better on my system. More Dynamics, more details and a bigger soundstage are, in brief, the differences. Despite of 500 Watt Vs 150 Watt, the MW seems to have double the power of the Bel Canto. Bass on the Bel Canto seams no existent in comparison of the KWA 150. This is not so bad for my small room, because the reff1000 MK2 do not create any major resonance as the MW did.

Giuseppe, bass of Bel Canto Ref 1K should start to come in after 400 hours of making music. Just powering them up without a signal going through may not be very effective. You can use the white noise from FM interstation to exercise them when you are not listening to music. Are you running them balanced or single ended? the amps are best used in a balanced configuration. G.