What's The Word On The Street? Bel Canto Ref 1000


Anybody got the poop on the new digital amps by Bel Canto? I heard a rumor that they're just overpriced, barely modified Ice amps that you can buy for thousands less. That seems weird to me as I've always felt Bel Canto to be trustworthy, innovative, and service oriented.
tbadder

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I belive he is talkinag abou the eAR amps. In that case, the 888$/each price for 1000ASP based amps is right, but does not include US import duties (do not know how much they are).

Ofc, even after paying the duties, the amp will be cheaper than Bel Canto. But you get what you are paying for - virtually no service, no place to listen (thy are factory direct with no money back guarantee). Choice is yours.
Jeff Rowland charges twice as much for their 501 monos, and so does Egde.

I would say they they are a steal.

BTW - I still have to see a modified ICEpower ASP module. Seriously.
IMO the cheapest 1000ASP equipped amps are Rotel monos - RB-1091. They cost around 3000 a pair. But I would rather pay the 1200$ extra and get the BelCanto.