You didn't mention who performed the mods on your player. I sure hope they knew what they were doing. What they did sounds a bit extreme to me.
About the transport, I purchased a new transport from partstore.com, for my ailing McIntosh MVP 871, for $93, installed it, and it has been working perfectly.
Considering the cost to replace the player (given the mods haven't destroyed it), it is a small price to pay for the potential benefit or risk.
On my new transport, which is out of a Denon 2930, before installation, there is a small solder spot that has to be removed on the transport. It was put there to help discourage static electricity build-up during shipping.
This spot has to be removed for the player to work, and is easy to do, with a copper solder-removing braid, and soldering iron. This may not be required on your particular transport, but it's something to keep in mind.
Let us know how you make out, good luck,
Dan
About the transport, I purchased a new transport from partstore.com, for my ailing McIntosh MVP 871, for $93, installed it, and it has been working perfectly.
Considering the cost to replace the player (given the mods haven't destroyed it), it is a small price to pay for the potential benefit or risk.
On my new transport, which is out of a Denon 2930, before installation, there is a small solder spot that has to be removed on the transport. It was put there to help discourage static electricity build-up during shipping.
This spot has to be removed for the player to work, and is easy to do, with a copper solder-removing braid, and soldering iron. This may not be required on your particular transport, but it's something to keep in mind.
Let us know how you make out, good luck,
Dan