For Sale is an excellent Bel Canto's amplifier, the REF500S
It has power, yet detail, finesse, dynamics and is musical- all of which Bel Canto is known for.
This is their Stereo amplifier with mono power boards, Class D. It is solid, well-engineered unit.
*INCLUDES PP and Shipping fees at my asking price
She is in excellent condition, I dont see any blemishes on her. I'm the second owner.
Well cared for in my one-person home with no pets or smoking. I used this amp with
the Bel Canto DACs- the 2.5 at first, and now the BC DAC 3.7- excellent synergy.
The REF500S drove my floor stander speakers well: clean and clear highs, natural/organic mids, and they really manhandled the low frequencies- I was surprised how well the bass lines were delineated, when before I was getting muddy and unclear lows. This amp will drive speakers down to 2 ohms- so that is saying a lot for this little guy.
*I am also selling a Bel Canto DAC/Pre 2.5 for a great price- $950 and together with this REF 500s amp,
they are a pairing that sounds excellent together.
Here is a clip from the BC website:
"The REF500S stereo amplifier has incredible power per square inch with two independent MONO boards in a single chassis. Independent power supplies and isolated input signal filter technology reduces high power amplifier energy for a cleaner, transparent power.
Max Power Output: 500W 4 ohms, 250W 8 ohms per Channel
Minimum Load: 2 ohms per Channel
Peak Output Current: 35 Amps per Channel
THD = 0.003% @ 1W
And a clip from Stereophile writer Steve Guttenberg,
"For such a little thing (8.5 by 3.5 by 12 inches), the REF500S is seriously powerful, it can deliver 250 watts into 8 ohm speakers; 500 watts into 4-ohm-rated speakers. … Top-quality parts including Caddock resistors, special ultra-low ESR decoupling capacitors, and low-noise regulated power supplies. That's all on the inside; I think the amp looks really cool. … The REF500S sounds stellar on my Magnepan MG 3.6/R speakers, which are one of the toughest speakers to drive well."
I'm selling this amplifier to move up the Bel Canto chain and buy Bel Canto Monoblocks.
Contact me with any questions please.
--The REF500s will ship double-boxed, and safely packaged. Comes with all original boxes and BC Users Manual.
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PS: I also have some other things for sale- am cleaning out my place:
1. Bel Canto DAC 2.5
2. Dali Helicon 400 speakers,
