Stuartk -
I haven't seen any references to Bel Canto here so I'll put in my 2 cents worth since I just upgraded from a 1.5 w/ LNS1 to 3.75 w/ VBS Bel Canto DAC and everything including the bass is clean and tight through all the instruments. Although you can use the Bel Canto DAC to replace the Pre-Amp also, I still use it as DAC only.
And for the techno and sales boys, the jitter is 70 femtosecs (fs ) ( aka .07 picosecs (ps ) ) ! FYI - My 1.5 Bel Canto was 2 psec on the jitter scale.
The interconnects DO make an overall sound dif also, but I think you should lend an ear to a Bel Canto 1.5 or higher and put the excess monies saved in other upgrades you might want.
Happy listening ...
I haven't seen any references to Bel Canto here so I'll put in my 2 cents worth since I just upgraded from a 1.5 w/ LNS1 to 3.75 w/ VBS Bel Canto DAC and everything including the bass is clean and tight through all the instruments. Although you can use the Bel Canto DAC to replace the Pre-Amp also, I still use it as DAC only.
And for the techno and sales boys, the jitter is 70 femtosecs (fs ) ( aka .07 picosecs (ps ) ) ! FYI - My 1.5 Bel Canto was 2 psec on the jitter scale.
The interconnects DO make an overall sound dif also, but I think you should lend an ear to a Bel Canto 1.5 or higher and put the excess monies saved in other upgrades you might want.
Happy listening ...