I was more than skeptical that it would impress me in an A-B bake-off against the MAPLESHADE bulky heavy isolation rack approach. It was then stress-tasted in a direct audition against a bespoke professionally custom made clone of the NAIM FRAIM, on the advice of my dealer, and done in my own house with my own system. ![]() the new gear was ~ 35+kg and 26kg respectively. ![]() The new integrated amp and cdp/dac were a lot heavier than what they replaced. The listening room had some room treatments. I upgraded my system above to a $30K 2 channel system and the MAPLESHADE SAMSON approach and brass footers worked fine with no complaints. ( iii) A toughened glass sub-shelf rests on minimal-contact ball decouplers, providing even more isolation. (ii) an additional, double-layer base platform provides further isolation from resonance and (I) lighter shelves isolated from the next using a cup-and-cone interface, Ignoring that it is butt- ugly IMO, it served its duty for an entry-level 2 channel high-end system ($7K) on a hardwood floor. I had the thick air-dried maple MAPLESHADE SAMSON shelves and HEAVYFEET brass footers big and heavy with brass footers under the gear Time will tell.I’ve had two different approach high-end racks with the predictable result that there is no consensus, other then it is system dependent entirely.ġ. I firmly believe that the Aria can compete with the other amps and may win out if there is enough power. I won't be able to keep all of these amps/speakers, (I have a pair of Reynaud Bliss Silvers/stands I'll be picking up in early September) but I will keep all of the amps and see which one creates the most magic. Great match with my Triangle Zerius (one of the sleeper speakers of the decade!). The Aria, when matched with an appropriate speaker, is very musical, natural, and exciting, but it has not been fatiguing. I'll just say that the Belles line impresses me with many speakers. I use Kimber 4TC, and I've found this to be an excellent/neutral cable for most applications. I have used Totem, Triangle, Finale Vivace (awesome single-driver speaker), and Klipsch Quartets, among others.Īll of the amps are different, and there is synergy to be found between each amp with the variety of speakers. I also have an E元4 amp, T-amp, Sonneteer Alabaster, Rogue Sphinx, and some others. I asked the original question, and since then I've had some time to compare the Hot Rod, 150A Ref. If you need more power and/or better sound than the Aria integrated - its well worth looking into. its basically pretty close to a integrated amp version of the 150ARefV2. Dave has also even mentioned making Aria monoblock power amp available too.īTW, if you folks think the Aria is good, the Soloist integrated (which is about $1,000 more) is really good too. For example there is a Aria stereo power amp which basically the power amp that is in the integrated, in the same size chassis, with some minor refinements for the same price as the Aria integrated. Dave Belles is also make a Aria power amp(s) and preamp too if you want to go separates. The Aria is a terrific little integrated. ![]() ![]() the 150Refv2 would probably be a better choice (to my taste) based on what I recall various Reynuads speakers I have heard over the years sound like, but you just may prefer the more muscular sound the 350A has. The 350A is a terrific amp, but I doubt you need the 250W/ch it has. First hand experience (as a Power Modules dealer) with the 350A Ref, the 150RefV2, the Aria, and the Soloist amps (which BTW, Dave Belles is not making the soloist separates anymore and the Solisit integrated would be a special order item), I would say the 350A is probably overkill on the Reynaud Bliss Silver.
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