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bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
Hi scott. The new belcanto 3.5 vbs is better in about every way I can think of, I am going to upgrade my dac 3vbs to .5 status. It has more bass weight, and punch. it has a larger, soundstage , with better separation of instruments but with better... 
Bel Canto DAC3 or Cambridge Audio 840C?
Just for your info I just had an in home audition of the new dac3.5 VBS verses the dac three and it is no contest, the new generation wins big time, It is by far the best digital sound I have had at home. I am so confident in what I am hearing I w... 
The CD player is dead.......
I have a Bel canto cd2 transport, dac 3 vbs front end and so far, the cd 2 via the aes/ebu wireworld gold eclipse digital cable is the best sound from my dac, I have tried a laptop and the wadia ipod doc. 
Amp recommendations for Revel Salon2
pass labs x 350 would be a match made in heaven. 
bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
So, I have now listened to the new dac 3.5 vbs cd2 combo. It is with out question better than the old dac 3. this bel canto front end is now world class, for any price. some of the best digital sound I have heard to date. simply awesome. even at s... 
Rogue vs ARC
When rogue first started its true, they were good budget amps,but they were not built anywhere near arc standards. Rogue today however is a better company than it was then. Mark has learned a thing or two and now makes some of the best made gear i... 
Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick?
bel canto dac 3rogue audio m180srevel f52soh yeah , most wire, sounds different when you change the direction the cable is facing, regardless of manufacturer. 
Bel Canto DAC3 or Cambridge Audio 840C?
dac three all the way, I have a dac 3 vbs combo driving rogue m180 monoblocks and revel f32s and it sounds superb. good luck,chris 
Best speakers with Pass labs X-350.5
revel salons would sound fantastic with your set up. 
Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes?
because the people who sell nos tubes cant make money on new tubes. I have rogue m180s and have tried mullards, telefunkens, mazdas, GEs , rca cleartops, 5751 triple micas, and about five or ten I cant remember, sorry folks but the cheap as dirt s... 
can mundorf supreme caps be used for AC filtering
still waiting for mundorfs reply , sorry for the wait 
Primaluna and Rogue
If you can go for the m150s, so much more of an amp, good luck, chris 
Wireworld Gold Eclipse 6
I tried at least five or six different digital cables and the wireworld gold aes ebu was the winner for me, this was digital cables however, good luck , chris 
can mundorf supreme caps be used for AC filtering
thanks for the concern gbart, I have corresponded with a mundorf rep once about output coupling caps in my tube amps and he told me that the mundorf supreme caps are self healing, I will contact him again to make sure that the can be used for ac b... 
can mundorf supreme caps be used for AC filtering
thanks gbart, I know that the mundorfs are ac rated . what value auricaps did you use? how many ? thanks, chris