Bel Canto Design, with over 25 years of dedication to the audiophile community, specializes in enhancing high-resolution music experiences. Founded by John Stronczer, an expert in audio electronics, Bel Canto is renowned for its commitment to quality, design, and the authentic reproduction of live music. Our selection features the innovative Black and Black EX series, versatile e1x, and elegant e.One series, crafted to meet the highest standards with the finest materials and cutting-edge technology.
Bel Canto’s compact, high-quality components are designed for music lovers who appreciate both performance and aesthetic beauty. From meticulous research to extensive development, each product embodies our passion for delivering the live musical experience directly to your home. Embrace the pinnacle of audio excellence with Bel Canto Design, a testament to superior sound and innovation.
The System
Black is like no other audio system in the world. It communicates the musical experience completely, staying true to the recorded event and conveying the passion the artist intended. Achieving this level of detailed playback required rethinking the way the signal travels through the many stages of the electronics system. This was the challenge behind Black and the reason we took a different approach, designing a 3 chassis integrated hybrid system.
Beautifully constructed from solid high-grade billet aluminum, the modern look and feel of Black connects to all sources offering the highest level of flexibility and ease of use. Black creates an authentically present and naturally dimensional musical experience that will captivate you.
Integrated
The Black Integrated refines the elements of the three chassis Black system into one beautifully constructed component. The ACI 600, with its modern look and feel, is the perfect all-in-one solution for the most critical listener. The Black Integrated reveals the subtlest intonations of voice and instrument together with the power and emotion recorded in the music you enjoy.
Control DAC
The Black Control DAC is a unique path to the finest Digital to Analog conversion and ultimate musical experience. The 2-component design isolates both physically and electrically all input connections and processing in the independent solid billet aluminum chassis of the ASC2 controller. The ASC2 manages all input switching, volume control, custom tone control, Decoder Renderer, Phono stage, display function, and user interface. The Dual Mono DAC is also designed in a matching solid billet aluminum chassis isolated electrically through fiber optics from the ASC2 processing to maintain the highest signal accuracy. The 2 chassis design ensures a pure analog signal on the output that can drive any amplifier.
EX DAC
The Black EX DAC/Control Preamplifier is designed in a custom plated high-grade aluminum chassis that contains the highest-level DAC performance and source compatibility, including MQA, Roon, DSD, and an internal programmable phono stage. The EX DAC controls input selection, volume control, and manages all source formats with the highest quality detail and musicality from any source ensuring years of musical enjoyment.
EX Amplifier
The Black EX Dual Mono Amplifier is designed in a custom plated high-grade aluminum chassis that contains independent power supplies and amplifiers unique to Black EX for true dual-mono performance. The EX Amplifier is rated at 350W/700W per channel producing incredible high-power accuracy and musicality to your loudspeaker.
EX Integrated
The Black EX Integrated amplifier is an all-in-one component designed in a custom plated high-grade aluminum chassis that combines high-level DAC performance and our custom amplification. The EX Integrated has the versatility to connect to any source with simplicity and ease, including MQA, Roon, DSD, and includes an internal programmable phono stage.
E1X DAC
The E1X DAC Control Preamp marks entry into our Advanced Integrated Platform that combines our high-resolution DAC, streamer, and phono stage into a single chassis that is designed for music lovers who want an uncomplicated, uncompromised, and exhilarating home audio experience. The E1X sonic characteristic emphasizes realistic and compelling musical expression.
E1X Amplifier
The E1X Stereo amplifier is designed in a sleek all-aluminum chassis using our unique constrained layer damping that provides the highest quality anti-vibration platform for high-power amplification. The E1X discrete SSHC (Single Stage High Current) input amplifier and output stage are combined with switch mode power that produces 250W 8 ohms and 500W into 4 ohms per channel, delivering incredible high-power accuracy and musicality to your loudspeaker.
E1X Integrated
The E1X Integrated amplifier marks entry into our Advanced Integrated Platform that combines our high-resolution DAC, streamer, and phono stage designed with a powerful 200W Stereo amplifier in a single chassis. The E1X Integrated delivers unprecedented bass detail and natural timbre at all power levels that brings your speakers to life. E1X is designed for music lovers who want an uncomplicated, uncompromised, and exhilarating home audio experience that emphasizes realistic and compelling musical expression.
Many years ago Bel Canto made the choice to design compact high-quality components set to the highest standards, using the finest materials. We call it e.One or Evolution One, adapted for the continuously advancing digital world remaining true to the audio event. Today we offer audio products with more features, flexibility, and performance than ever before with both budget and lifestyle in mind.
AMPS
REF601M and REF501S
Integrated
C6i
Sources
Stream 2 and CD3t
DAC
DAC 2.8
PreAmplifiers
Pre5 and PHONO
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