Bel Canto e1X Integrated Amplifier / DAC / Streamer / Phono - Used

The Absolute Sound - 2020 Product of the Year Award

"The E1X is the least expensive and most fully-featured of all the components in Bel Canto’s Black line, and in every respect Bel Canto’s best value. It’s a high-performance piece of kit that delivers sonics on a par with a combination of reference components at double the cost."

For those that want all the features and flexibility of the Bel Canto Black components at a more affordable price, the e1X series is a great solution. While lower in price than the Black or Black EX series….make no mistake, these are very high quality award-winning components. 

When you consider the overall sound quality and all the available features, it really is a great deal in high-end audio. In order to achieve everything this integrated can do, with separates you’d need a preamplifier, power amplifier, DAC, headphone amplifier, phono preamplifier and network streamer. So, not only consider the cost of all these separate pieces at the same quality level that this integrated provides, but the cost and clutter of all the additional interconnects, digital cables and power cables. Plus, you have incredible no-compromise features built-in that you pretty much never see in high-end audio such as a software-controlled Trim, Bass EQ, and subwoofer filter management. These features really allow you to integrate the amplifier to suit your room and your system. If you want to integrate a subwoofer and relieve your speakers of some of the bass load, the e1X allows you to do this easily. You typically never see a feature like this on a high-end integrated amplifier. Not to mention the ability for Roon integration, Connect options, high-res PCM, DSD and support for high-quality streaming platforms.

Then, with 150W into 8 ohms and 250W into 4 ohms, this amplifier can drive most speakers on the market. Great looks, built to last, clutter free and easy to use with incredibly high performance puts this piece above its peers.