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I just upgraded my Bel Canto's via Bill@Aanvil audio. Took two days and came back Mark 2's with new boxes, manuals, case markings etc. I was very impressed with the service.
4 days in, the amps are night and day to the previous mk 1's and the results were far better than I expected. Best £1350 upgrade I've ever done. I'm not an audio reviewer so keeping it simple, they are like supercharged mk 1's. Everything those had is simply increased. Never have I had a faster or more dynamic set up.
I suspect the power supply upgrade has a lot to do with the dramatic difference in dynamics. These are very special little amps, I'm left feeling class D is starting to prove itself a serious contender to class A. Effortless power and super fast, punchy sound. Similar in some respects to a pair of single ended 18 watt triode amps I once owned, bit without the problem of power and imaging(which is why I sold them). i read the Stereophile review which put the mk 2's in the top 3 reviewers fav amps of all time and I have to say I haven't heard better apart from some massive krell mono's and the audio research ref 210's, both are 3-4 times the price, size and running costs.
4 days in, the amps are night and day to the previous mk 1's and the results were far better than I expected. Best £1350 upgrade I've ever done. I'm not an audio reviewer so keeping it simple, they are like supercharged mk 1's. Everything those had is simply increased. Never have I had a faster or more dynamic set up.
I suspect the power supply upgrade has a lot to do with the dramatic difference in dynamics. These are very special little amps, I'm left feeling class D is starting to prove itself a serious contender to class A. Effortless power and super fast, punchy sound. Similar in some respects to a pair of single ended 18 watt triode amps I once owned, bit without the problem of power and imaging(which is why I sold them). i read the Stereophile review which put the mk 2's in the top 3 reviewers fav amps of all time and I have to say I haven't heard better apart from some massive krell mono's and the audio research ref 210's, both are 3-4 times the price, size and running costs.
