Bella Sound's Michael Vice holds more than 50 patents as an electrical engineer. Like other large-brained thinkers I know, such as Stereophile Editor Jim Austin and Spin Doctor Michael Trei, when they talk, I just listen.
Some large-brained designers speak of measurements, specs, and stats as some kind of holy grail of hi-fi determination. I don't buy it. That's why I tag my usual vinyl- or gear-centric Instagram posts as #earsfirstaudiophile. We don't carry slide rules into our listening rooms—at least I don't (footnote 1).
As impressed as I was with Michael Vice, I was more impressed by his Bella Sound equipment. In the accompanying video, we ostensibly talked about Vice's new Bella Sound preamplifier. But upon hearing his ultra-low-noise, superdynamic, and engaging system, I realized that even all those patents and outclassed by his ears.
Vice's setup included an Innuos ZENith Mk3 music server ($4799), LampizatOr Golden Atlantic DAC ($9375), 400Wpc Bella Sound Kahili stereo amplifier ($24,000), YG Acoustics Hailey 3 loudspeakers ($64,300/pair), Bella Sound Hana power conditioner ($12,000), Bella Sound Kaula 2 AC cables ($4000/ea.), Cardas Golden Reference speaker cables, Bella Sound balanced interconnect cables, and a Bella Sound USB digital cable.
Footnote 1: I do however have one of those laser thingies for measuring distances, to check the speaker setup.—Jim Austin
As impressed as I was with Michael Vice, I was more impressed by his Bella Sound equipment. In the accompanying video, we ostensibly talked about Vice's new Bella Sound preamplifier. But upon hearing his ultra-low-noise, superdynamic, and engaging system, I realized that even all those patents and outclassed by his ears.
Vice's setup included an Innuos ZENith Mk3 music server ($4799), LampizatOr Golden Atlantic DAC ($9375), 400Wpc Bella Sound Kahili stereo amplifier ($24,000), YG Acoustics Hailey 3 loudspeakers ($64,300/pair), Bella Sound Hana power conditioner ($12,000), Bella Sound Kaula 2 AC cables ($4000/ea.), Cardas Golden Reference speaker cables, Bella Sound balanced interconnect cables, and a Bella Sound USB digital cable.
Footnote 1: I do however have one of those laser thingies for measuring distances, to check the speaker setup.—Jim Austin
