{"id":10798,"date":"2020-02-11T13:11:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T13:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loud-clear.co.uk\/edinburgh\/?p=10393"},"modified":"2021-01-11T17:18:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T17:18:44","slug":"bel-canto-minneapolitan-music-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loud-clear.co.uk\/edinburgh\/bel-canto-minneapolitan-music-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bel Canto, Minneapolitan Music Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fantastically small, fantastic sounding. Bel Canto was founded by John Stronczer in 1991, a true music enthusiast, he&#8217;s instilled this passion into some fantastic electronics in the time since. All Bel Canto products are designed and manufactured in Minneapolis, Minnesota, it&#8217;s refreshing to see the manufacturing of electronics take place so close to its designers.<\/p>\n<p>The team at Bel Canto design their products with real self-assurance, they wholly understand their vision of both form and function. 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