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Bella Sound
Website:https://bellasoundaudio.com/
Est. year: 2010
Bella Sound is an American maker of solid-state power amplifiers, power conditioners and AC power cords, founded by engineer Michael Vice. Offices and factory sit in Northern California, about 25 miles south of San Francisco, and the catalog is small, with two amplifiers at its core.
Range & what it's known for
The Hanalei is a monoblock rated at 350 W into 8 ohms and 700 W into 4 ohms. The Kahili is a dual-mono stereo amplifier giving 200 W per channel into 8 ohms and 400 W into 4 ohms, with separate supplies for each channel and for the front end and output stage, internal bandwidth above 500 kHz and a neutralizing feed-forward dynamic bias output stage. Both run Class A in the front-end signal path and Class A/AB in the output stage. The Hana power conditioner and Kaula2 power cords complete the range.
Who owns it and where it's made
Bella Sound is a private company led by Michael Vice, who studied physics and electrical engineering at UC Berkeley and Stanford and holds more than 40 patents. The Kahili was designed by Vice with contributions from John Curl. Design and assembly both happen at the Californian factory.
The lineup in this catalog
Components, centred on power amplification. The Kahili is listed at USD 24,000.
Who it's for
Bella Sound suits owners of demanding loudspeakers who want a high-power American amplifier from a small maker. The Kahili stereo amplifier is the lower-priced way in, and the Hanalei monoblocks go further, with the Hana conditioner as an addition to either.
Range & what it's known for
The Hanalei is a monoblock rated at 350 W into 8 ohms and 700 W into 4 ohms. The Kahili is a dual-mono stereo amplifier giving 200 W per channel into 8 ohms and 400 W into 4 ohms, with separate supplies for each channel and for the front end and output stage, internal bandwidth above 500 kHz and a neutralizing feed-forward dynamic bias output stage. Both run Class A in the front-end signal path and Class A/AB in the output stage. The Hana power conditioner and Kaula2 power cords complete the range.
Who owns it and where it's made
Bella Sound is a private company led by Michael Vice, who studied physics and electrical engineering at UC Berkeley and Stanford and holds more than 40 patents. The Kahili was designed by Vice with contributions from John Curl. Design and assembly both happen at the Californian factory.
The lineup in this catalog
Components, centred on power amplification. The Kahili is listed at USD 24,000.
Who it's for
Bella Sound suits owners of demanding loudspeakers who want a high-power American amplifier from a small maker. The Kahili stereo amplifier is the lower-priced way in, and the Hanalei monoblocks go further, with the Hana conditioner as an addition to either.
