Has anyone had dCS Elgar/Purcell Upgrades done?

I have the non-upgraded versions of the Purcell and Delius AND I have the Verdi. You will get (IMO) 90% of the Verdi sound without doing the upgrade.

Before I bought the Verdi, I took my Purcell/Delius to a friend who had the upgraded Elgar and Purcell (and the Verdi) and did all kinds of combination comparisons.

The Verdi (with any of the other pieces, with or with out upgrade) provides a huge difference in transparency and to somewhat lesser extent, improves the base (in addition to some other benefits)

The upgraded upsampler and DAC seemed to improve the lower end more than anything else. IMO, you will get more meaningful improvement with the Verdi than with the updgrades without the Verdi. Get the Verdi now and do the upgrades when you have the $$.

To get the upgrades, call or email:

Audiophile Systems Ltd
8709 Castle Park Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46256

Telephone: 317 849 5880
Web site www.aslgroup.com

Enjoy

Thanks AudioGuy123. Your answer was very helpful. Based on what I saw on the ASLGroup website it will cost about US$7000 (including shipping) to get both units upgraded to current spec! I haven't had my math verified by anyone at ASL OR dCS yet. Thanks for the info. about using the Verdi without the upgrades. That wasn't an option I had considered.

Update: I verified with ASL the cost of upgrading both units including shipping is US$7050. It takes about 3 weeks and must be booked in advance using paperwork ASL can provide to you.

I have Delius/Purcell/Verdi and had the Delius and Purcell upgraded. The combination - playing CD upsampled to DSD or SACD - is excellent. When I used to go back to vinyl whenever I could I now barely bother (and that's with a Nottingham Analogue Hyperspace).

My feeling about dCS is that they really do transcned the issues that noramlly relate to hi-fi. With much equipment you have to accept a trade off. One thing will offer better staging, while another with give better bass and so on. With dCS the machines work and play the music. Nothing less.

Agreed. I just got my Elgar and Purcell back after upgrading. A stunning improvement in smoothness, liquidity, and detail. I would highly recommended it to anyone with the older gear.

I live in England and have the Purcell, and looking for an Elgar. I called dCS to check n upgrades and they said that there is no upgrades to the unit per se; rather it is an exchange program that, depending on s/n, they deduct the value of the older Purcell, Elgar from a new unit. Expect to get about 2-3 thousand off a new unit. Call them in England and they are very helpful. I called them for advice and they were straight forward and looked uo my S/N to check on any repairs and its birth date.