Combo - Bel Canto e1X DS1 and A500

This is serious gear! Bel Canto is known for their full featured integrated amps, but if you wanted the option and flexibility of having separate components, the performance of this combo is mesmerizing. While this duo certainly is not inexpensive by any means, it will easily go head-to-head with much pricier competition. The Bel Canto e1X DS1 provides the DAC and streaming at a reference level and the Bel Canto e1X A500 is the powerhouse all-analog integrated amplifier with a superb quality preamp and unflappable power.

Connect Ethernet from your home network to the DS1 and then use a high-quality balanced XLR interconnect cable between it and the A500. Add the speakers of your choice and you’re set! The DS1 gives you digital streaming with Roon Ready, UPnP/DLNA, TIDAL Connect and Qobuz Connect with all the detail you want, but without any harshness or fatigue. The A500 takes the signal into its fully balanced preamp section and then provides all the power you need to bring your speakers to life with dynamics, control and refinement. In addition, Bel Canto components have the darkest backgrounds of any components in the industry. With such an incredibly low noise floor, music comes from a dark background that really adds to the experience. Once you’ve experienced low noise like this, you can’t go back. Our highest recommendation!