Modwright Oppo 105


I received my Modwright Oppo 105 today. It sounds good, but is relatively lean - and not very extended - in the bass. The sound overall is missing a fullness and organic quality that I associate with tubes as well. I have been using an Exemplar modified Denon 3910 for years, and so far I prefer it. Naturally, I am quite surprised and disappointed so far. I will be patient and put more hours on it, of course. I am very familiar with "break-in." Dan burned it in for 72 hours or more, but I have only put another 5 hours or so on it so far.

Has anyone else had this reaction/experience? Maybe it is the Electro-Harmonix tubes, and I need to try something else? I am also wondering about Dan's use of silver wiring. Thanks for any thoughts you have.

jfz

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Hi, this is Dan Wright. I know exactly what is wrong, as I sent out two units on the same day, your unit and one that went to Seattle. I DID wire them both out of phase in one channel and this is EXACTLY what you are hearing.

I guess I was having a bad day...sorry, human after all... ;).

I will arrange to have the Player Only, brought back to our shop IMMEDIATELY, on our account, and resolved for you promptly. The way to prove that this is the case, and hear the player as it SHOULD sound, is to reverse the polarity in ONE of your speaker cables. Either amp or speaker end, just swap black and red leads. TURN OFF AMP FIRST!

I am certain that this is the case, as the two units were worked on by me PERSONALLY and shipped on the same day! I didn't catch it as I was listening for something else and it was a VERY busy week.

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and I assure you that this will be resolved promptly and completely at our expense.

Sincerely,

Dan Wright