Bel Canto, Nuforce, Acoustic Reality, Channel Is.


I have a pair of Silverline Sonata that I want to use with one of these amps. I currently have the Bel Canto M300 amps running from a Wadia 830. I was wondering if anyone had experience comparing these 4 amps to each other.
The Nuforce would be the 9.02
The Channel Island would be the 200
The Acoustic Reality would be the 1001
These are all comparably priced, although have varying power specs.
I am looking for warm, bassy, smooth highs and mids. I have a fairly live room, although with 8th Nerve treatments.
Thanks J
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Showing 1 response by slaw3

I directly compared the Bel Canto, CI 200 and the Ref 9s on my Audio Physic Virgos. After serious auditioning, I bought the Ref 9s for their overall musicality, smooth mids and incredible transparency.
However, I have a tube pre in the system - not sure if you'll get the same results running direct from your Wadia -my guess is you'll miss some of the presence brought to the table by a good tube pre.
Enjoy the music!
James