I have been using the Bel Canto E1X controller for about a year now and it does it all, and extremely well at that. DAC, Streamer, phono, two analogue inputs, and most importantly, it sounds superb. I guess I too have the “right” speakers according to @georgehifi, because I have it paired with a pair of Bel Canto Ref. 600’s driving a pair of Spendor A7’s, and before that a pair of ATC SCM19 v2’s, and I have no complaints with either. Simply great sound. As is most always the case, it’s all about the synergy between components. Isn’t that one reason this hobby is so interesting and rewarding when you get it right?
Preamp SS to match class D amp
I have been reading quite a lot and unfortunately I cannot find a post who can guide me into a match between SS pre amp and amp class D. Going through forums people ask advices only on tube pre amp to combine class D amp probably for the fact of the colorations of tube and some sterile class d amp they own. I recently bought some Belcanto ref600m as I got rid of my Mcintosh 8900 who sounded too 80s hifi and I wonder if someone can suggest a good pre amp to link. I would like to have something well build, dual mono if there are still, with balanced input and output. Considering that I listen mainly vinyl, analogic circuit I am thinking. Question as well, is there any preamp with streamer and Dac or these are only digital? As I would like to have a Dac as well to attach and I am wondering if make sense to have another extra gear
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