John Stronczer, Bel Canto’s head honcho, founded the firm in 1990. He has a major technical background, having worked as a investigate scientist in a few really high tech environments. Interestingly, when Stronczer founded Bel Canto, he was creation blood vessel amplifiers. Ironically they are most appropriate well known for digital products and switching amplifiers. Switching amplifiers have several major advantages in that they are low noise, low heat, and are well known for really low power consumption. Stronczer believes that his amplifiers are the most effective way to power loudspeakers.
Bel Canto has a full line of DAC units and CD players as well. They are written with extraordinary consideration to detail, with the settled goals of aggressive jitter, noise, and other flaws that can negotiate sonic performance. They also, similar to Naim and only a few other companies, offer outmost power supply upgrades for their components. As noted, they moreover take their industrial pattern really seriously. Their products are even more popular in person.
The only time we have listened Bel Canto products were in unknown settings. However, we have a clear mental recall of conference a Bel Canto DAC at a orator manufacturer’s factory. It was one of the most credible playback systems we have ever heard. So of march we was on cloud nine to take for examination a representation uninformed off of the public line, the new Bel Canto CDt3 (the "t" is for transport). The CDt3 is a container loading Redbook ride with no on house DAC or analog outlay stage, that means it contingency be related to an outboard digital processor. The CDt3 retails for $1499.
The CDt3 is given with two digital outputs on the back panel: BNC and AES/EBU. There are no TOSlink visual or coaxial RCA connectors, often seen on most CD players. But most, if not all, audio engineers will discuss it you this is a great thing. BNC, that often stands for British Naval Connector, is well known for low sound and high bandwidth, and is familiar in recording studios and veteran applications. AES/EBU stands for American Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union. AES/EBU is often used in veteran applications as well, and utilizes the XLR connector. AES/EBU is moreover well known for low sound and high bandwidth, and is deliberate by many to be the higher form of digital connection.
Since the Bryson BDA-1 DAC we use as my anxiety has both BNC and XLR connections, we was flattering well set up to run the CDt3 by its paces. we did have to demand an AES/EBU line from DH Labs, whose TOSlink, coaxial and BNC digital cables we moreover use via my systems. The DH Labs line arrived at the same time as the CDt3 and, when we unpacked the transport, we was exceedingly tender with the erect high quality and consideration to detail. The rectilinear made framework was solid, with model box work and a pleasing half-inch thick face image on the front, with the Bel Canto trademark engraved in.
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