Ever wonder why vintage tube gear built in the 40's and 50's is still running today? The answer is simple..... proper building techniques and point to point wiring. Response Audio uses only the proper assembly techniques in all Musica Bella products. Point to point wiring, minimal electrolytic capacitors and no circuit boards.

Why no circuit boards? Printed circuits are nothing more than extremely thin copper wires glued to a material such as fiberglass. These traces can heat up the glue, lift and destroy the circuit if too much heat is applied.

Printed circuit boards also do not provide a proper ground as it is usually a run of copper surrounding the copper board. In all Musica Bella products we use only a star ground technique that provides a lower noise floor resulting in a quieter background.

If any of our products ever need any servicing or upgrading, our assembly techniques allow us to do this in a timely fashion.

So what's the deal with electrolytic capacitors? Whenever possible, we try to use quality film capacitors rather than electrolytic capacitors. Especially in the power supply. This is not foo-foo dust or snake oil, poly film caps sound better than electrolytic capacitors in most applications giving our products the sound audiophiles and music lovers have been falling in love with for so many years.

In the end, Musica Bella products are designed to provide you with musical bliss for decades. This is also why we are confident enough in our products to stand behind a 5 year parts and labor warranty. A nice switch from all the "throw-away" products with 1 year limited warranty currently overwhelming the audio industry.

Whenever possible, many of these assembly techniques are followed in our Audio Note Custom products as well. Preamplifiers, DAC's and Phono Stages all utilize the no electrolytic philosophy in the power supply where only quality film caps are used in critical applications. Star grounding and shortest signal paths are also part of the assembly of Audio Note Custom products.