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Cullen ZP-80 Mod and D-Link 3 mod

Hi all:

I bought the PS Audio D link 3 level 4 mod from Rick Cullen. I though it was great but as mentioned below needs a lot of time to break in. All in all, a great DAC for the money. Very analog sounding. I then added the ZP80 to my Sonos system. Oh my. What a difference over the stock unit. It makes the Sonos sound like a great transport. Perhaps it is the combination of the two units that work so well. I am using the Sonos volume control (until my Supertek Chardonnay Pre amp is built) and even that sounds ok (particularly at loud volumes). I think the whole system needs to break in a little more and I need to experiment with a few different cable choices but I could not be happier with Rick's work.
jseminetta

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jimmy3993
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Thanks for the write up on the zp80 mod. I just added the benchmark dac1 to my system in hope of improving the zp80 experience.
Are you able to A/B with a non-modded ZP80? Just curious how much of the improvement comes from the great dac that you added and how much comes from the zp80 mod.
THX!
jimmy3993
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I finally took the time to plug in one of my non modded sonos zp80's next to my cullen modded zp-80. I then tried to A/B. It was not blind and I had to swap the coax cable that runs to my benchmark DAC but I could tell a differnce (I thought).
My next step is to enlist the wife to make it blind...
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