birbygdad

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Any love for the Belles Aria or other recent Belles amplifier?
I have the Belles Aria preamp and his 150 v2 power amp. To my ears it is a hard to beat combo for the money. Add to that the fact that Dave Belles builds them himself and you have something very special. I understand that the rest of the Aria line... 
David Belles / Power Modules Inc.
Gandalf, I think you will love the Aria preamp. I'm running a Grado cart now and it sounds great. Even though I have a Belles 150 v2 power amp now I am intrigued by the Aria monoblocs. I've not heard the class D amps (except in phones, etc) but th... 
David Belles / Power Modules Inc.
hey gandalf: my old Belles One still works pushing an even older pair of ARs. My present system is based on Dave Belles equipment as referenced above. His work has a simple strength about it that I appreciate. It’s not fancy or extravagant but ver... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Y'all may have noticed references on various sites to the new (ish) album by William Bell, "This Is Where I Live." The songs are terrific and his singing is peerless. Great sublime soul music from a Stax veteran. 
Your first component that was "special"
Kenwood KA 6000 integrated. Sounded great with my AR5s and AR table. Until it became a red hot glowing cigar lighter. And it was solid state! My dealer simply replaced it with another one, and said something about being careful how hard I pushed i... 
David Belles / Power Modules Inc.
Hey folks. I am running a Belles Aria preamp with Dave's 150A power amp. I still have my old Belles One. Dave is a fine gentleman/great designer/craftsman. I play a Scout/Sumiko through his combo out to a pair of refurbed Ohm 2.2000. Sounds like m...