Thanks for the info, 02Pete. Do you have a 7 or 7SE? If the latter, are you aware of two versions of the SE? I read something late last night that suggested two versions. My seller told me that the 8 and 8SE upgrades were not worthwhile. I guess I'd like to know what's involved in the upgrades. I believe the 7 through 9 transports are the same, so its mostly DAC/power supply action being modded. Regardless, it doesn't seem cost effective; and they don't have any to install anyway.
Now, the Musical Approach website info on the upgrade is very interesting. A 24/192 upgrade is quite significant. I wonder what the DAC board costs and how user friendly it is. I was planning on funnelling the 7SE through my Adcom GDA700 DAC using the 7SE's digital coax outputs if the 7SE was not as good, but a newer 24/192 DAC would probably sound much better. I have emailed one of MA support staff and will share any info I obtain.
The HiFi Mods are also interesting. I'm not sure they're very practical for the non-electrical engineer that I am, but I'll keep them in mind. Some of the mods are simple enough that I could do them, but I haven't soldered anything since high school and wouldn't know how to do it now.
I'll let you know if I come up with anything at my end. Will you do the same? Thanks.
Now, the Musical Approach website info on the upgrade is very interesting. A 24/192 upgrade is quite significant. I wonder what the DAC board costs and how user friendly it is. I was planning on funnelling the 7SE through my Adcom GDA700 DAC using the 7SE's digital coax outputs if the 7SE was not as good, but a newer 24/192 DAC would probably sound much better. I have emailed one of MA support staff and will share any info I obtain.
The HiFi Mods are also interesting. I'm not sure they're very practical for the non-electrical engineer that I am, but I'll keep them in mind. Some of the mods are simple enough that I could do them, but I haven't soldered anything since high school and wouldn't know how to do it now.
I'll let you know if I come up with anything at my end. Will you do the same? Thanks.