"The Bel Canto Design PRe3 dispels the myth that you “have to pay to play” or spend big to have a great sound. With a good front end, quality loudspeakers, and equally encompassing power source, the PRe3 will do a great job of revealing the input signal without any additional coloration. The PRe3’s signature qualities are its midrange presence along with a wonderful detailed presentation at both ends of the musical spectrum. The PRe3 did a great job of giving me a chance to hear minute details and intricate nuances, but is also provided me with a very musical presentation that filled my listening room with wonderful sonic memories. The Bel Canto Design PRe3 preamp is a marvelous feat of engineering at a price that will fit most audiophiles’ budget. As a matter of fact, since I didn’t have to take out a second mortgage to afford it and didn’t end up with debt up to my eyeballs I decided to purchase the demo unit to use as my reference preamplifier. I am also so overjoyed by the musical performance of the PRe3 that I feel compelled to recognize it for our publication’s highest accolade, the Most Wanted Component Award!"
Craig Fitzpatrick, Stereotimes

"The PRe3/S300 duo excels at revealing the inner game of music. The better the recording gets, the more you hear the interactive stuff - between the performers; between instruments or voices and recording venue and mic position; between fingers and keys or strings. Because there's no spot-lighting or unrealistic outline edging, this level of detail doesn't distract. It simply is extraordinarily precise and telling...the PRe3 can justifiably be thought of as passive where its audible contributions are concerned. "Pure water" as John Potis and I refer to it - but with remote control. In keeping with Stronczer's philosophy of minimizing impediments to the pure flow of data transfer, the PRe3 is as neutral as imaginable."
Srajan Ebean, 6moons.com