chrissain

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bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
hi, its not that I dont like my system. I do. but, it can always be better ! I have 2 sources pluged into my dac 3, my cd 2, and my playstation, which I turn off when i listen.I have tried five or six digital cables, i like the wireword gold eclip... 
bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
oh , I forgot to add, i love the sound of my dac 3, and dont have any intention of replacing it any time soon, but you all know about the upgrade bug, it itches and itches untill you scratch it !! I will upgrade my speakers [revel f32] sometime al... 
bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
hi, the power supply is in another box that is the same size and shape of the dac 3, but its filled with caps and ac filters, it converts ac to 12 volts dc, they take out the power supply board in the dac 3 and put in a new 12 volt board. then bot... 
bel canto dac 3 cd 2 owners
I see that at least 60 people have looked at this thread, but so far no responce, nobody has any advice ? chris 
old cdp that hangs with new ones
the theta miles with balanced outputs, was $2495 new now can be had for around 7 to 800 dollars. a fantastic sounding cd player, with a analog volume out, one of the best sounding cd players I have ever heard . chris 
mundorf supreme caps vs m caps
if you mean value they are 2.2 uf 425vac 800vdc, the caps I replaced were 2.7 uf mcaps thanks, chris 
mundorf supreme caps vs m caps
hi, thanks for your responses , my amps, came with mcaps as couplers, and I replaced them with mundorf supremes, and I think some things are better but there are some things that bother me, less butter in the mids , and some what darker presentati... 
$3000k range amplifier
hi, if you would like to venture into the world of tubes,I think that conrad johnson premier 12 monoblocks or rogue audio m150 or m180s would also be really nice, if you have to have solid state, even the older aleph gear sounded fantastic, and th... 
Upgrading through the current Revel lineup
hi, I have heard all of the above speakers, and its my opinion that the only speaker worth upgrading to is the salons, the studios just dont do it for me. your f52s are more on the warmer side than either the studio of the salon, but the salon has... 
What do you see as the downside of tubes?
In the last two years I have owned my first tube amps. rogue audio m150s. I too was afraid of all the bad things that can happen with tubes. so far they [the promblems ] have not happened. when I first got them an output tube blew within the first... 
moving coil speaker for tubes
wlfbmf, dont be an a-hole. 
Speaker upgrade - suggestion
hi, the revel f52 would be a great choice, one of my favorite speakers , regardless of cost. voiced a tad on the warm side, a good thing in my opinion. huge sound stage, lots of real detail and transparency, without the thin sound that usually com... 
Power amp / Monos for Revel F-50 & EAR 864 pre
hi. A good freind of mine has the revel f50s, he has used older pass labs amps, threholds and rogue audio m150 monos with good results. pass labs aleph 2 monos would be great ! godd luck, chrissain 
Tube amps that kick ass?
rogue audio appollo monoblocks, killer amps , great bass, even with revel speakers, ie hard to drive. 10k new, good luck, chris 
How old is NBS?
nbs was started in mpls mn by walter fields back in 1990, they still have new cables for sale, and nbs stands for nothing but signal, it was harry pearson who coined the term, no bull shit. chrissain