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| Any DAC better than the MF A324 Upsampler? Agree with Danlib1 - the Electro ECD-1 is probably the best stock DAC on the market, particularly at that price point. However, it lacks focus and HF dynamics/extension. Mods make it much better, although it is not the best modded DAC on the marke... | |
| Suggestions on SS/Mono Amps for woofer towers For the money - Carver-Pro ZR1600 - probably 1000W per channel into your speakers and very tight bass. Just over $1K new and mods are around $1500. Nothing comes close as this price. | |
| Aaaugh Please recommend a DVD player The remote on the 963SA is a bit funky. You have to aim it directly at the unit and press the buttons rather hard etc.. no real tactile feedback. I prefer Sony remotes myself. However, as a transport it is showing real promise. Even without Superc... | |
| Any DAC better than the MF A324 Upsampler? I agree with Alex - the MF DAC's I have heard are unnatural sounding, even the modded ones I have heard. Rolled-off and undynamic at the high-frequencies. | |
| Transport ? - Mod a Sony 7700 or go another route Alex - installing a BNC was not what I had in mind when I said "tune" the impedance.I have been doing digital mods to a Philips 963SA today. It has a very clean, fast and matched S/PDIF signal now, but it still does not compete with the liveness o... | |
| Transport ? - Mod a Sony 7700 or go another route Alex - Did you redesign the digital output stage, install a Superclock2, reroute the digital signal paths, speed the edges up to 10 nsec risetimes and retune the output impedance to precisely 75 ohms?This is what it takes to make the 7700 a superb... | |
| Any DAC better than the MF A324 Upsampler? The Electrocompaniet ECD-1. About $1250 used. It holds back a little in high-frequency dynamics, but otherwise perfect. This can be fixed with mods BTW. | |
| Atma-Sphere with Gilmore on HE 2004 I was there and I listened to them The mids and highs were extremely good due to the fine ribbons. As long as there was no bass in the music, it sounded superb. The bass was definitely FAT. The bass drivers in those panels need really really low i... | |
| Emperical Audio Mods for Parasound Halo JC-1'S This transferrable warranty thing is an impediment for Bryston gear. I dont think I have ever seen any modded Bryston gear. It probably does them more harm than good to have such a long warranty - sure, it attracts buyers, who subsequently sell th... | |
| Emperical Audio Mods for Parasound Halo JC-1'S Bob -The large Nichicon filter capacitors are not swapped-out. Only the smaller ones. I like to use Nichicons for filtering as well, although I'm not in love with the Muse series.These monoblocks gathered dust for over a year while I used another ... | |
| Point to point wiring. Russ_l - Based on my experience, it does not take much trace on a circuit board to muck-up the signal, particularly if the traces are wide, so it's hard to make this comparison. I would rather have 1 foot of good silver in a loose Teflon tube or c... | |
| Point to point wiring. Like all design methodologies, there are good point-to-point designs and bad ones. If all the wiring is done correctly, to control the current and current-return paths, the performance can easily exceed that of printed circuit boards. The dielectr... | |
| Bryston 3bsst Vs. Coda 11 The primary difference is that the CODA has zero negative global feedback, so it may have difficulty driving the bass speaker and providing tight bass. I have 3 CODA's that all have this problem. The Bryston has negative global feedback, so its ou... | |
| What transport for my Birdland DAC? I try not to duck in and out. I'm just really busy doing mods, so I cannot always follow-up.Modders have the opportunity to compare lots of different DAC's and players, much more than the average person, so I just wanted to share that this is a gr... | |
| upgrade rec. for a cd player, preamp Speakers first and then mod or replace the CDP. The outboard DAC is a good idea. Perpetual Tech, MSB or Birdland are all good, and can be modded to make them better. |