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These Bel Canto amps cannot be compared with Crown or QSC pro amps,not even in the same league. They are to be compared with Krell's FPB series,MOON W series,Classe and even the likes of PassLabs. Forget receivers and pro amp...I am talking OUTSTANDING,reference class amplifiers costing many many times more. If anyone is serious about his solid state you owe yourself and audition these Bel canto monoblocks ..even the integrated with some Klipsch speakers and matching gear. You are in for a surprise,a great one. The only receiver capable of close to the Bel Canto performance is the brand new top of the line Pioneer monster with the ICE amp section ! Simply THE finest receiver on the market,Denon,Yamaha,Sunfire...name them. The new Pioneer flagship receiver is a super star of flaagship receivers. For music it does what no other can,satisfy and impress me on two channel reproduction! The Sunfire and B&K are close ,however on a total package scale,the new Pioneer is five star material.

CECAA, LMS-Hand.

This week while prowling my favorite audio store I have discovered what I think is a bargain in high end aplification! Bel Canto One tiny ,little well built integrated amp. The result with a pair of modest RF82's was not great,it was simply stunning. A matchmade in heaven...or close. This ~$2000 inexpensive integrated has the built quality,the output and the sonic qualities of the best gear I have heard and own! Listening to various acoustic and live recordings I was impressed in a big way by this very compact integrated. The sound can be described as transparent,defined in space and real. Qualities you pay much more to get. 150W into a 8 Ohm load and 300W into a 4 Ohm load,model eONE S300i . Anyone looking for a great integrated you should have this one on a short list. I will order two eONE REF1000 ,these are monoblocks rated at 500W into 8Ohm and 1KW into 4Ohms. Cannot wait to get my mitts on these beauties.

Mike, Jay is correct. LOL

If the SW12 works in a 3cu ft cabinet(make sure you,factor the cabinet walls,amp and brace volume)and the spec ...low extension is at 28Hz you can gues under that volume the ideal tune for a flat resonse would be ~30Hz probably. Now you can tune lower,but will need a longer port. I would recommend a 4 in diameter port. Flared. To know how long the port will have to be you should also have the driver's paremeters. There is a Woofer Tester...on PE sold for $99 that can test any bass/sub bass driver and provide you with the basic parameters(when not specified).

CAStete, Yeah!!! YEah!!! Slap dat woofa in da gangsta ride,with da crew bangin !!! The street beats at them 168.7dB'z !!!! YEAH dis and dat...be needin a 50000W boom box ...

Correction... Scary...NO...great looking [] Heavy...check [:|] Low Distortion...check as long as your PR's dont start farting. [] High output,High displacement...double check [] Expensive...not so much ,you got it at under 1K so...it is a bargain. []

I have the Bosch 36V kit (drill,circular saw and sawzall...flashlight)...best kit on the market. 36V , LitiumIon cells...the drill is a monster and circular saw cuts like a corded ! Did I say I also have the Milwaukee V28 and V18 kits... LOL ...and the Makita ...and the Ridgid 24V ...and the DeWalt 36V ...and the Festool drills....I even have a B&D VPX cheapie! Damn I have lots O tools

Mr RF82, Yes I am mad,I just purchased a new DeWalt 28V Nano kit and a Hitachi 18V drill ...as an excuse to build...like I did not have twenty cordless drills.!! []

Well I see you have one for sale Jay...surrender the blody red LMS to me or I will bring my crobar...will be red after I deal with the resistance. []

Spare parts...LOL Yeah...right. The red basket ones are pained in blood,as they had to cut corners and expenses ...on the sharp edges. []

[]Yes "only" ten 15's and ten 18's,plus two 21's comming up. [] ONLY that much with only 12 power amps totalling over 40000W ...ONLY !!! I mean come one,who even matches half this ....LOL Ba ha ha ha [] And going to get more....HA HA HA []

You are not keeping up with only one driver. While I have multiples. [] And with no amp worthy ,not even close (I have the iTech6000 and PL380)so... [] Not even talking about my Acoupower 18's .... [] And many others [] [] Ba HA HA HA

This section is asleep again come on Jay where is your project sub? Mike ,where is your micro Beast ? We need some action in here , even a bar brawl !

Yes cables are a croc...odile.... And any driver below this one... I a croc...odile !!!! Act now and have your credit ...card ...ready !!!! I accept VeeSa,Master Cord and USSR Epress !!! Only $1555 plus all taxes I can apply in all ....41..42...43...states and all Canadian provinces!!!

Here are two subwoofers I removed from my HP workstation replacement laptop....

Yes it is you have it for a low monthly payment of $14.95 over 48 months !!! Buy one and I throw another one FREE! Have your credit card ready !!!

[] Here for the said portable...the bass section. These are the most ligh weight I have found.

Now this is what I call road testing a sub driver ! This one failed the road test !!! LOL

No only a Crown iTech6000 or QSC PL380... [] He he he

LOL

Here is the answer...LOL The amp does not hold any power,the speakers present a load to the amp. Say the speakers are rated at 4 Ohms NOMINAL the amp should be capable of driving a 4 Ohm or less load. A 1200W amp if the wattage is honnest(rare) can make the overrated Xplod driver voice coil either bottom out or...go thermal if driven with a high sustained power for too long. Say 600W from the amp per woofer is more than enough.The 1200W rating on the Xplod...[:$] a clown is more serious.

This section of the Klipsch forum is way too quiet...I can hear weed tumbling...

I have a cure for your pain....let her know how you feel. http://www.a-weddingday.com/jds/JDSPersonalizedBatLg.jpg The cheapest way to convince the special lady. []

Musical Fidelity are more refined then the B&K (amps that is),each Musical Fidelity amp I have heard was nothing less than great,smooth and not overly so and very detailed. Your call if you seriously hear an audible gain and have no regrets ..go for it. It there is doubt,stay with the B&K. Where I am sure you would be making a serious jump is with a Celeste MOON Titan power amp. But here the size and price puts it in the ubber class.