I just had Rick Cullen do the ZP 90 mod and install a cardas AES/EBU cable
running into a Wadia 521 dac with GNS reference mod and I am thrilled.
running into a Wadia 521 dac with GNS reference mod and I am thrilled.
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.
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.