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Experiences with ModWright Sony 999ES



Hi,

I'm in the market for a new CD/SACD player. A short
list of my top contenders are the following

Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD
Wadia 302
Audio Aero Prima
McCormack UDP1
Krell SACD Standard(Not really sure about this one though)

On a recommendation I got from my previous post I called
Frank Stuppel at fsaudio.com. Franks a nice guy and was
extremely helpful with his opinions and suggestion. One
option he said I should consider is the ModWright Signature
Truth Sony 999ES for about $2700.

After doing a little research here and on AudioAsylum it seems that Dan Wright and Richard Kern really do some impressive work. I do admitt to being a little more that
curious now. I was hoping to get some feedback from anyone
who has a Modwright Sony. Have you had any reliablity issues? Do you feel that the ModWright Sony is in the
same league sonically as my other contenders? I would
certainly appreciate your experiences and advice.

Thanks
Cmach
cmach
cmach OP
193 posts
 
Hi Rbstehno,

Thanks for your response. I plan on calling Dan today.
If I could ask you for a quick opinion. Did you feel
the Modwright Sony was competitive to the Tri-Vista in performance?
The Tri-Vista was actually my first choice but the price
is really pushing my budget. I would appreciate your
thoughts.

Thanks
Cmach
tombowlus
416 posts
 
I was going to buy a modded NS999ES from Dan, but after talking to him for a while, I asked him about the Denon 2900, which he thought was not as good as the Sony in stock form, but which exceeded the Sony after similar mods. This led to me revisiting the Denon products, and ultimately I chose to have Dan mod a 5900 for me. It is absolutely phenomenal. I don't have another tubed output digital source to compare it to, but it certainly gives my FMJ CD23T a run for its money (and in some ways exceeds it) on Redbook. I am thrilled with the sound of my modded 5900 from ModWright.
glreno
224 posts
 
I have a Modwright Sony 999ES. It's a fabulous player. I would highly recommend it. Very musical, lots of detail, black background, very involving. No problems after a couple of months. Seems to be very well done.
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jayctoy
3,735 posts
 
I agree GLreno, Ihave the 9000es done also by Dan
very very nice guy.
mike
30 posts
 
I was forced due to medical bills to sell my Linn sondk CD12 player. I longed to own that player for over 3 years since I first heard it in my system one evening. Last year I had the opportunity to buy one and it was everything I had hope for.
Well, while searching of what I thought would be a "poor" substitute for my Linn, a friend lent me his Modwright Sony DVP NS999es with all the mods (except the latest clock mod), and I was simply blown away. This player kept me up night after night listening to CD after CD, not to mention SACD's which my beloved Linn didn'ty play.
I immeidately found a unit for sale on AudioGon and have sent it to Modwright to have all the mods done. I have owned the dcs Elgar, Spectral 2000/3000 combo, Ayre CX7, and Lindd CD12 and I do not hesitate to state that what i am experiencing right now through my friends Modwright/Sony 999es (he isn't getting back unitl my shows up!) is as muscially enjoyable as I can remember. Is it the most accurate? What is accurate? All I know is that after 30+ years for following the Wholly Grail of audio, I've come to the conclusion that one should pay attention to often his toe is tapping!
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