I can endorse the Bel Cantos, but I have no experience with Red Dragons. I have the Bel Canto Ref 500 M and also bought the 300 Ms for a buddy of mine. We listened and compared both amps, and heard essentially no difference. I know the Ref 500 Ms get better reviews than the 300s, but at least in the system we listened to, they sounded the same: powerful, controlled, high resolution and no coloration. The system was a Marantz SA8004 CD player , a NuForce MCP 18a analog preamp, and Definitive Technology ST8080 towers. The speakers (and the room) are big and they sound great with the power provided by the Bel Cantos. Cables were Nordost Heimdall 1 interconnects and speaker cables, stock power cords. He has had them over two years now with no troubles at all. Same for me for four years with the 500s. We leave them powered up all the time, and they run cool. Hope this helps.