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Any electronic modders here at Audiogon?

I'm wondering if there are any electronics modders in here like myself. I would like to hear what you've modified and any good related stories.

I'll start it off with a recent example of a project I just finished a few weeks ago:

First: A little background - I had a PS Audio GCC-100 I had bought off of Audiogon several years ago, but it "died", so I put it in storage where it stayed until about a month ago. Then another amp (a Jungson DA-200IA) I bought here also went bad. 

Shortly after the Jungson died, I saw an ad here on the 'Gon for a PS Audio like my old one that said "just returned from PS Audio with new Gain Cells". This caused me to think that maybe the 2 ICEPower modules inside mine might still be good. Sure enough, they were perfectly fine.

So I set about making what I jokingly call a Jungson ICE amp, where I strip the Jungson innards clean, but save the front panel with the large VU meters, and use the ICE modules and turn the unit into a power amp. Works great, even though the power lever is much lower than the old Jungson. But not a problem, as I don't play it that loud anyway.

Anyone else here have any other good modding stories like that?
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I wish i had the knowledge and the tools to upgrade my Tivoli #3 radio.
It is set up on either side of my bed with dual subwoofers. The radio
is connected to an Apple laptop with USB out to an AudioEngine DAC.
This "system" sounds really good and looks nice with real wood enclosures, etc.  The DAC improves the sound A LOT- it becomes much clearer and cleaner.  But... if only i could improve the wiring, connectors,
the power supply (external), and any other components.  The subwoofers cut in right where the 3 inch mid-tweeter cuts off, but  makes one-note bass too often.  It has a 20W built-in amplifier (too little) and a 5.25 in. speaker (6 in. would be better).  Even if all this might not be cost effective, i know of no other radio/system that sounds this good and fits on a night-stand.  I even have the matching CD player which, while it's quite functional and does the job, could definitely use some modifications.  I even had the nerve to ask the company to upgrade the connectors and wiring, and they told me that everything supplied was
already "top quality".  If only I could... - I would.
      
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