Compare Electrocompaniet DAC to Bel Canto?

I am considering these two and wonder if anyone has auditioned both and what you thought?

hstokar11-28-2003 2:15pm

84audio Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 175 posts 11-29-2003 at 07:54am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Bel Canto is not bad, but the Electrocompaniet is in a different class. You hear more in to the music, more detailed, more analog, more organic--better in every way. It's hard to beat the Electrocompaniet dac at $2000.
audio_buff Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 38 posts 11-28-2003 at 06:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Electrocompaniet. More analog sounding, huge amoutns of soundstage. more weight. If you have high res speakers, you'll hear a dramatic difference.
bigkidz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,381 posts 11-28-2003 at 03:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Electro has more details and thru a wider soundstage (one of the widest I hvae herad). Happy Listening.