Can better parts.....


Can better parts really translate into better sound quality? Thinking of having my Arcam FMJ23T modded by a respected modder, to include master clock, resistors, op amp, power supply, RCA connectors, etc and possibly the addition of a tube stage. Can I really expect an improvement in sound quality?
rockyboy

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You can generally get improvements upgrading series signal coupling caps, like VCaps or Dueland. Other caps like powr decoupling may be hit and miss or have little effect unless you know what you are doing. Having modded lots of components over the last 13 years, I have reverse-engineered many of them. Sometimes this is what it takes to get significant improvements. Another thing you can do is replace the bass inductor in the speaker crossover with a good air-core ribbon inductor like the Jensen.

Modders that can rverse-engineer a component and do the right mods with good rework quality are scarce. Pne good thing about usingma modder is they have done the footwork of identifyingmthe best part to use in a given situation.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio