Belles 150A ref V2 vs Bryston 4BSST2

Belles 150A is no match to 4BSST and it's totally different ligue. I'd side-by-side 4BSST with McCormack DNA225, McIntosh MC252, Krell FPB...

Buy the Belles and try it. Probably save you a lot of money. The preamp is more important anyway.

Marakanetz, are you talking about the 150A Reference (v2) or just the plain 150A -- they are significantly different amps -- and is your opinion based on experience? I've had the 150A Ref v2 and McCormack DNA-1 and the Belles was substantially better.

The Bryston 3 and 4's are OK. I've listened to them both. I have heard good things about the Belles but have no experience with it. These are all good, but different sounding products. I would recommend that you listen to some amps before you get one. Just because a reviewer likes something doesn't mean that you will.

Either way, I agree with Jaxwired 100%. The preamp is the more important of the 2 pieces. You can get really good sound if you buy a basic, well designed amp, that has enough power to drive your speakers and buy the best preamp that you can. If you get a cheap preamp, you'll just get caught up buying cables and other types of tweaks without realizing the real weakness in the system.

No I had 150A as a loaner. Fatigue after 10m of listening guaranteed with any speaker it drives.