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bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
sorry for taking so long to reply. I did not compare a stock dac 3 to the cd 8. I had all ready upgraded the dac 3 with the vbs at the time of the shootout. but in a very good system, revel studio 2s, top sim audio preamp , rogue Apollo monoblocks... 
Top 5 Hamburgers
85 % lean , high quality ground beef, Worcestershire , black pepper , chopped green onion, chopped fresh jalapeno, chopped fresh basil, a little fresh garlic, all mixed in the meat. top with tillimook smoked cheddar, or smoked Gouda ,lettuce , tom... 
Revel Rhythm2
what are they? 
Rogue vs ARC
If I won the lotto , a ARC ref 5, ref phono, and a pair of ref 210s might be in my future, but alas, I dont have such deep pockets yet. so the Rogue m150s stay, and make great music at my place. check out the Rogue m180 review in stereophile, a to... 
Rogue vs ARC
only sane thread ? depends on what your idea of crazy is. at a friends we had a shootout between arc hd220 vs rogue apollo monos both at ten grand, the rogues KILLED the hd 220 it was not even close, and in every way , from top to bottom. there, I... 
Rogue vs ARC
both are great companies . I worked part time at a dealer that sold both and are very familiar with both. I bought and still use Rogue m150s with revel f32s and it sounds great. I have four of my audio buddies that bought Rogue amps after hearing ... 
Von Schweikert opinion and help.
yes revel f 52s, not as cool looking, but are very good sounding speaker. 
bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
Update. just compared the dac3/cd2/vbs to a audio research cd 8 and much to my surprise the bel canto was better ,in about every way. between myself and two other people listening to the shoot out it was clear that the bel canto was passing more l... 
cheaper coupling caps on a budget
thanks guys ! 
Sumptuous, lush, rich, liquid golden midrange amp?
conrad johnson premier 12 monoblocks, awesome sounding. 
cheaper coupling caps on a budget
my amps started life with m-caps 2.7 value. I sent them to rogue for upgrades [ before there was an official m180 upgrade] they came back with cheap polystyrene caps bypassed with mundorf mcap supreme .47 value. did not like the sound, shure it wa... 
Best Speakers new/used for around 2k
I had the pmc speakers, and upgraded to revel f32s , which can be had used on ag for two grand or under, also check out the older revel f30s , both are fantastic speakers. 
Classe Audio CAM 350 mate with Revel Salon Ultima
I worked at a dealer that sold all of the above brands. I think that classe amps sounded great with revel speakers, It would be a great match, good luck, chris 
cheaper coupling caps on a budget
Thanks guys. Last summer I installed mundorf supreme caps in my amps [rogue audio m150s] liked the sound overall, but noticed less bass. original value was 2.7 and I put in 2.2s .there was an issue with space inside the amps so I installed the sma... 
HELP Amp for Revel M20?
hi I owned the m20s for years, i used a threshold amp with great results. also pass labs aleph 5 sounds great, so did cj tube amps and rogue audio m150 mono blocks. oh yeah, so did classe amps, all can be had for great prices, good luck, chrissain