Category: Hi Fi

just recently picked up the excellent bel canto integrated amplifier. it’s driven by dual mono Icepower modules.

I have been a fan of Icepower since picking up my Ghent Icepower amp about a year ago.

I wanted to take some photos inside of the Bel Canto amp, and also a couple to compare it to my Ghent.

enjoy.

Continue reading “Inside the Bel Canto S300i integrated amp”

I’ve been giving some thought on using this as a 12 volt battery power supply for my Lapai T-amp. I gave it a try it yesterday. And it sounded pretty good.

the original owner of my musical fidelity V-LPS wisely set up the Belkin as a battery power supply for the phono stage.

Continue reading “inside the Belkin 12 volt battery backup”

so I was really hoping to be able to use that nice thick duvateen for my sound panels. but it really is too thick to effectively allow the transmission of sound. I also figured that it only cost about 20 bucks for the fabric once you figure in all the crazy discounts at Joann’s fabrics.

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Some photos from of my Ghentxu ICEpower 125ASX2 Class D amp; Enjoy.

Continue reading “Inside the Ghentxu ICEpower 125ASX2 Class D amp”

Some photos of my Fisher TX-100 solid state integrated amp. Enjoy.

Continue reading “The Fisher TX-100 solid state amp”

Here are my first “high end” in-ear monitors. These Shure SE535 IEMs came my way from a fellow Audiokarma member. They are in great shape according to the original owner because they had recently been given to him as a replacement for an earlier model (maybe the SE530?). Being in chicago and only a few miles from Shure’s Chicago headquarters has it’s advantages. As the story goes, he walked into Shure after a