Tireguy, I just got my heavily modded 9000ES back from Dan Wright. Initially, it didn't show the kind of improvement I had hoped for, but after about 20 hours of play time, it has improved immensely. It is now blowing away my Classe' DAC-1, and seems to be getting better every day. I HIGHLY recomend Dan's work. He really cares about what he's doing and it shows. BTW, I went with the Level III mods, along with Audiocom Q-Power regulators (4), and Bybee filters (9).
I'm about to start running the unit through a Placette Passive Linestage, which should allow the 9000 to really show its stuff. FYI, I'm using a Classe' CA-300 to drive Spendor SP1/2E's (also with two Velodyne ULD-15 II subs). The sound is absolutely involving. You won't be sorry for dealing with Dan. He's top notch, and I'm sure you will be happy with the mod--just give it time to burn in. Tim K.
I'm about to start running the unit through a Placette Passive Linestage, which should allow the 9000 to really show its stuff. FYI, I'm using a Classe' CA-300 to drive Spendor SP1/2E's (also with two Velodyne ULD-15 II subs). The sound is absolutely involving. You won't be sorry for dealing with Dan. He's top notch, and I'm sure you will be happy with the mod--just give it time to burn in. Tim K.