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Does anyone own the Bel Canto SET 40?
The original sound of the amp was very bass heavy and bloated like you said but replacing the 0.16uf with a 0.22 V-Cap CuTF transformed it totally. I also tried an Audyn Copper Max that sounded as good but richer with quite not so much detailed. ... 
What record cleaner is the most bang for the buck??
Having owned many types of cleaners including the Audio Desk System for many years (it broke, unrepairable) I can tell you the Degritter Mk II is top dog by a quite a few lengths, expensive yes, but you will not regret it. I’ve had it for 5 month... 
Bel Canto Set 40 Tubes
I have the SETI40 and I replaced the original tubes with Psvane Acme 845’s and two sets of 12AX7-T-MII/2 matched pairs. The sound great especially once I did a couple of mods to the amp. 
Does anyone own the Bel Canto SET 40?
I have the SETI40 and I replaced the original tubes with Psvane Acme 845’s and two sets of 12AX7-T-MII/2 matched pairs. They sound great although if you are brave I recommend throwing away the Bel Canto internal 0.16uf capacitors and replacing wit...