MSB Nelson DAC Link III, got pictures?


Does anyone have pictures of MSB DAC Link III and/or MSB Nelson DAC Link III? I wish to compare the internal PC board of the stock Link and the Nelson upgraded Link. I just bought what should be a half Nelson and would like to find out what has been upgraded to the board.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
uwloian

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What I got is what's supposed to be the first production run of the half Nelson. However after opening the chasis my MSB looks very different from what I've seen on MSB website or on other websites with pictures of the Link with Nelson upgrade.

I need a picture of a stock link III dac to do comparison, but I couldn't find a good picture anywhere, thus the thread.
I've taken a few pictures of my Link DAC, if anyone could tell me which version it is or if it has any upgrades that'd be great!

Thanks ramstl for you input. BTW, is ramstl = St Louis Rams?

Here's the link to the pictures:
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=j58i2uv.a2h44ng7&x=0&y=durx13
the Link DAC III has an outboard power supply, kinda like a laptop power adapter. You can also connect the link through a powerbase power module sold by MSB.
Andy2, the MSB does come with an outboard power supply, but if you buy the optional powerbase 1000 it'll improved the sound dramatically (as ppl say in reviews).

Ramstl, the person who i bought it from said it is a first production run of a Half Nelson, which doesn't come with an upsampling board or a balanced input. What I'm concerned about is whether the Link has the upgraded parts (caps and resistors and opamps and such things)...

thanks for the input guys.