THE BLACK BY BEL CANTO- NEW REFERENCE


The new Bel Canto mono blocks that just came out, called BLACK BY BEL CANTO, weighing in each at 45 pounds, may be the amp I mentioned in a thread two years ago that had bee delayed for release back in 2013. The mono amp that John was working on back in 2012 was a Class D amp with no switching module replaced by a very large DC power supply. Reading the info on the website, would conclude this is it. Its also using a Ncore power supply as well. The large main power supply John designed would account for the heavy 45 pounds each. These new mono amps are part of a new three piece system. The amps are $15K each. Go to the Bel Canto home page. Scroll down to the very bottom right and click black face plate option and this will open up the new pages for the Black system. Has anyone out there heard these amps?
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The BLACK Class D mono amp uses a new type of transfer function design with the incoming circuit from the wall that is not found in any other Class D amp. There is no switching module, instead, the current comes into a A.C. filter then into a large D.C. power supply that sends the current to the Ncore power supply that was custom built for Bel Canto. This A.C. filter/D.C. power supply designed by Stronczer is known as the HSDR/High System Dynamic Range power circuit.
Guido..you are correct. The Ncore is a power processor receiving current from Johns' main HSDR power supply.
The M22 is too high priced for a "budget" Class D amp for $3K. The very best value currently for an outstanding Class D amp is the recently released Wyred 4 Sound ST-1000 MKII which puts out just about double the power of the M22 and only costs $2K with a new chassis design. It uses the same latest generation ICE amps that are used in Bel Canto's REF500M amps. Also, the Wyred would be much easier to drive if using single ended RCA cables. Single ended input impedance on the Wyred is 92kOhms and a very low 17kOhms on the M22. Wyred is completey built and assembled in the U.S.
No offshore manufacturing. The M22 is manufactured in China.