Bel Canto Design e.One REF150s amplifier

CES 2010

Bel Canto Design e.One REF150s amplifier

By Erick Lichte • Posted: Jan 8, 2010

Minneapolis-based Bel Canto Design (props to my homies) brought a new amplifier to CES this year. The e.One REF150s ($1495, shown on the lower rack) is a fully balanced dual-mono amplifier that will put out 150Wpc into 8 ohms This may be a wee-sized amplifier, but it sounded huge strapped to a pair of new Joseph Audio bookshelf speakers.

Comments

Submitted by Ajani on January 8, 2010 - 4:22pm.

Erick, are you sure that's the new product? I thought the new products were supposed to be the e.One S125 and REF150S Stereo Amplifiers:The e.One S125 Stereo AmplifierA powerful 65 watts into 8 ohms, 130 into 4 ohm loadsThe e.One REF150s Stereo AmplifierA more powerful/refined 75 watts into 8 ohms, 150 into 4 ohm loads

Submitted by Erick Lichte on January 8, 2010 - 5:38pm.

Fixed! EL

Submitted by USAudio on January 9, 2010 - 3:39pm.

Is that a new Bel Canto DAC with a headphone output above the amplifier? That would be good news for the headphone listeners out there! Any info on this?

Submitted by CKKeung on January 9, 2010 - 4:05pm.

What are those beautiful blue color boards?

Submitted by Ajani on January 9, 2010 - 5:38pm.

Yes, that is a new DAC, there are 3 of them:http://www.belcantodesign.com/Belcanto_CES_2010_Press.htmlalso, a 2 new amps, a tuner and a USB Link Light:http://www.belcantodesign.com/Belcanto_CES_2010_Press2.html