chelillingworth

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Source Rotel RCD 971 Player Upgrade or DAC
I owned a 971 for a couple of years and enjoyed it, a solid player. I then used it as a transport with a Bel Canto Dac 1 then upgraded to 1.1. The outboard dac is able to extract much more detial and portray a much more robust soundatage with more... 
Favorite Tube Amps, Reasonably Priced
I use the new Rogue Audio Tempest Magnum with my Virgos $2695 Integrated. It is a huge step up in quality from the stock tempest with a much larger power supply and output transformers. It renders a huge soundstage with great detail and is able to... 
Depth of sound stage--I need help
I own the 333es which is a good enough unit but really does lack the resolution to presnt the ambient cues to give you a 3D soundstage. When compared with a bel canto dac I had it most notably lacked depth. I have since sold my bel canto and had D... 
CD storage binders redux
I use a sony 400 cd changer for storage and background listening. read the review at onhifi.com You can link a couple of them together. In my experience with any bainder you in danger of scratching your cd's either from the sleaves themselves or f... 
Sony 9000ES: DanWright or StanWarren Mod
I had Dan Wright modify my 333es and the results are stunning. I can't speak to the effect of Satn Warren's mod other to say from what I hear his work is well respected. I would recommend speaking with both Dan and Stan about their mods, price and... 
Where do you buy SACDs online?
The best arewww.acousticsounds.comwww.amusicdirect.comwww.superaudio-cd.com does seem to offer some imports unavailable elsewhere. 
Looking for alternative to Sonus Fabers
I would highly recommend the Meadowlark Kestrel hot rods. Read up on them, there are a few used pairs. They match up beautifully with your dac. 
rogue 66 vs the99
the 99 is worth the extra money in a quality system. More neutral and much more detail. 
Bel Canto 1.1 - Convince Me.
They were very fast with the upgrade, less than a week. 
Bel Canto 1.1 - Convince Me.
THe upgrade is $150 including shipping back to you. The upgrade was well worth the money and made an audible improvement in performance, overall openess, detail, and weight and definition in the bass. 
Stereo preamp for HT bypass
Rogue Audio 66 & 99 @ $1295 and $1995 Talk to jonathan@goldmanaudio.com 
Hardwood audio rack
Pierre sprey of Mapleshade records has done extnsive listening experi,emts with different woods and swears by maple. Give him a call he is very knowledgable and sells some great tweaks as well 
Help Integrated Amp for Soliloquy 5.3
Try the Rogue Audio Tempest 40W triode 60W ultralinear, with remote. It has passive preamp outs to send to a sub. I recommend jonathan@goldmanaudio.com he is a great dealer and woould be able to give you some more info. 
Rogue 66, Blue Circle 21, Kora Equinoxe
Rogue 66 is an awesome value. 
Shearwater Hot Rod vs. ProAc 1.5
The Shearwater Hot rods are superior in every way. Much larger and deeper soundstage, more detail, much better drivers.