SOLD: FS: Bel Canto PL-1

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Item: Bel Canto PL1 Universal Audiophile Player
Location: Gosford - will ship
Price: $1355 Neg
Item Condition: Excellent
Reason for selling: Not used
Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal buyer pays fees, COD Only
Extra Info: Very high quality universal audio player that excels on Redbook and SACD .  Well reviewed by Stereophile and 6moons.  Includes remote control.
 
From 6moons;

"What you already should take away from today's first dipping of the toes into the universal waters? Priced just like the Esoteric DV-50, the PLayer PL-1A is a bona fide state-of-the-art CD player, period. Even if you did not access any of its add-on functionality even once, you'd be assured access to uncompromised RedBook performance the equal of my acclaimed $10,000 outboard tube DAC. And that still requires a suitable transport, a digital interconnect and a second power cord. And it couldn't do SACD or DVD-A if it stood on its head. This CD-based consideration for today's review subject was really the first and tallest hurdle any universal player hoping to kindle my personal excitement had to overcome. To repeat myself, the PLayer managed in one fell swoop and on first attempt, with plenty of clearance and to enthusiastic applause. We'll revisit its added functionality and many technical features with extensive SACD/DVD-A testing as well as conventional DVD video performance on a mid-sized Sony Trinitron come April. However, I dare already predict that Bel Canto has a massively potent winner on their hands. And $5,490, while clearly no chump change, seems in fact quite underpriced when you consider what the PLayer just competed against..."

Stereophile comments;

"Conclusions
Is the Bel Canto PL-1A the perfect audio player? Impossible to say. Of my two systems, one is relatively warm and one relatively live, but neither needs a tone control, and the PL-1A's neutrality did the trick for both. Some folks like a big, bold, forward sound; for them, the Bel Canto may strip the gilt from the lily. Some folks have very unaggressive, almost timid systems; the PL-1A could push these over the edge into dull. But with relatively neutral equipment and room acoustics, the Bel Canto PL-1A almost disappeared as an influence on the sound and was equally transparent with all formats. Sort of like Goldilocks' final choice: just right"

Specifications
Description: Universal disc player, two-channel and multichannel: CD, CD-R/RW, SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, data discs with MP3 and MPEG files. Audio decoders: Dolby Digital, DTS, MP3. Digital audio outputs: TosLink, BNC, RCA, XLR. Analog audio outputs: 5.1-channel RCA, 2-channel XLR. Video outputs: progressive or interlaced component (RCA), S-video, composite (RCA). RS-232 control port. Audio output: 200mV RMS (1kHz, –20dB, all analog outputs). THD: 0.001%. Signal/noise: 118dB. Frequency response: 4Hz–44kHz (DVD sample rate of 96kHz), 4Hz–88kHz (DVD sample rate of 192kHz). Dynamic range: 108dB.
Dimensions: 17.5" (450mm) W by 5.25" (135mm) H by 15" (385mm) D. Weight: 23 lbs (10.5kg).
Serial number of unit reviewed: PL1A-04046.
Price: $7500. Approximate number of dealers: 40.
Manufacturer: Bel Canto Design, 212 Third Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55401. Tel: (612) 317-4550. Fax: (612) 359-9358. Web: www.belcantodesign.com.

Read more at http://www.stereophile.com/content/bel-canto-pl-1a-universal-disc-player-specifications#LXd7b66cxPClCCWk.99

 
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