BEL CANTO E-ONE STREAM

The Bel Canto Stream 2 Network Bridge presents itself as a powerful and compact interface that connects the home network to the audio system, offering access to an extensive digital music catalog with high quality. Thanks to compatibility with streaming services like TIDAL and Qobuz, management of personal libraries on NAS, and control via a dedicated iOS app, this device makes high-resolution music playback simple and immediate. It supports files up to 24-bit/384 kHz, fully decoded MQA, and DSD, ensuring bit-perfect data transmission with an ultra-low phase noise clock, and also offers gapless playback for smooth and uninterrupted listening.

The design is minimalist and discreet, featuring a sufficiently large display to show essential information such as sampling frequency and codec, customizable to display track details or turn off automatically. On the rear, there are various digital outputs – AES, Toslink, SPDIF – and an RCA analog output for those who prefer to use the integrated DAC, along with Ethernet and USB-A inputs for network connection and external storage devices. The power supply is designed to galvanically isolate the signal from the electrical network, reducing unwanted interference and improving sound purity.

All controls are managed through the Bel Canto SEEK app, which handles track selection, volume, and digital source management, also providing Roon endpoint functionality, highly appreciated by users of that platform.

Sonically, the Stream 2 is characterized by a very clean, balanced, and uncolored sound: it does not emphasize bass or apply artifices but leaves the music as natural as possible, ideal for those seeking faithful reproduction of the original recording.

Technical specifications:

• Maximum output level: 2.08 Vrms
• Impedance: 465-476 ohm
• A-weighted S/N ratio (Ethernet / USB-A): 101.5 dB / 101.5 dB
• Distortion (1 kHz, 0 dBFs / –30 dBFs): 0.0025% / 0.0017%
• Distortion & noise (20 kHz, 0 dBFs / –30 dBFs): 0.028% / 0.0079%
• Frequency response (20 Hz–20 kHz / 45 kHz / 90 kHz): +0.0 to –0.1 dB / –2.8 dB / –4.4 dB
• Digital jitter (48 kHz / 96 kHz / 192 kHz): <10 psec / <10 psec / <10 psec
• Resolution at –100 dB / –110 dB: ±0.4 dB / ±1.5 dB
• Power consumption: 6 W
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 216x88x305 mm
• Weight: 7 kg