To Mod Denon DVD-5900 or not?

I have a modded SCD-1 and it is far superior to the stock unit. Depth of sound stage and the placement of the instruments in that sound stage is incredible as is the transparency (speakers disappear). The timbre, texture and tempo of the instruments is also vastly improved.

Some high priced players are very good while others are not. I have heard a couple of higher priced units 10kUSD and 13K+USD. The 10K unit was very good, but I did not hear it in my system and would need to do so to give it a fair evaluation. The 13K+ player was directly compared to my modded unit and it fell far short.

It really comes down to the quality of the componests used in the construction of the unit as well as circuit design and execution.

Chuck

I agree with all concerning the value of modded gear as it really depends on who modded it. But for the most part what I have seen is that modded units do not hold their value well. However, when I compare the sound of my unit to other high end units, as I mentioned above, my player turns into a great value (IMO). My player plus mods cost me less than the depreciation on most of those high end players assuming one buys new.

And I agree with Mike you simply can not believe the sonic improvements, at least in my experience, over the stock unit. This is especially true when you compare the sonics of the modded unit...mine in particular.... to the cost of the higher end units. The higher end units are priced to point and also bear the burden of marketing and distribution plus retail mark-ups.

In the end one has to be satisfied with ones own decision whether or not the cost to mod justifies the end result.

Chuck

Second the comment concerning only purchasing a modded unit from a reputable modder; this is an absolute must do. Also agree that there are many other models and manufacturers to chose from.

Chuck