Warning, Milo. The laser thingy in my 525 took a dump last month and I just got it back yesterday. Putting 3 or 400 dollars into that cheesebox doesn't make sense to me. And the mods would void the warranty. Pioneer had to send to the Home Islands for a spare. I paid zilch. You're modded unit would cost many thousand Yen.
Stan Warren / Dan Wright Modifications
I'm planning on upgrading my CD player which is a Pioneer DV-525 DVD/CD player. I was planning on the usual upgrade path....buy a better CDP and spend up to $1K used (I don't want to go to a transport plus DAC yet). Now I'm having second thoughts about my plan and I'm thinking about having the 525 modified by Stan Warren or Dan Wright because it is a reasonably good transport.
Does anyone have any experience as to the results that can be expected? Better bass, high frequency extension, soundstaging, imaging, etc.? The mods would cost anywhere from $200-$300 depending on what I have done.
Any comments are appreciated. Thanks, Dave.
Does anyone have any experience as to the results that can be expected? Better bass, high frequency extension, soundstaging, imaging, etc.? The mods would cost anywhere from $200-$300 depending on what I have done.
Any comments are appreciated. Thanks, Dave.