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| Modwright -Sony 5400 -week 4 Runin Hello to all I would like to make a correction the tubes on the player end are 6sn7 Sylvania yellow label chrome domes , and Mullard steel ring 5ar4 for the power supply which is over 10 lbs for those who would like to know specifics, also the ton... | |
| ModWright KWA 100 I have no idea what Adcom is doing in the mix it does a decent job but is nowhere as refined as the Modwright 100 My buddy has a Adcom 5500, wyred for sound is pretty good very nice detail but Ice amps have no layering fron to back I know I had th... | |
| Modwright Ultimate Sony xa5400 sacd -Review My Modwright 5400 cdp now have over 300 hours on it and it took a solid 200 for it to start opening up it still has 200 more hours to be at it's best .So far the instrumental layering of instruments has improved a solid 15% deeper as well as the s... | |
| Modwright Ultimate Sony xa5400 sacd -Review In reference to Modwrights most advanced player and power supply the Sony 5400 incorporates both, also something to mention is that your standard $5k cd player has only less than a $5.00 master clock ,yes your read this correctly and jitter 30-50x... | |
| ModWright KWA 100 To Mystang the Modwright KWA-100 Se is night and day better I heard the sample while there several weeks ago along with the Superb Modded Sony 5400 player.The 100 Se is Mosfet based it has 6 per side stock and 2 22k uf capacitors per side and a lo... | |
| Modwright Ultimate Sony xa5400 sacd -Review Hello to all This is the 200 hour mark on this Ultimate truth mod of the Sony 5400 sacd player ..The last time I wrote of my initial impressions I was very impressed for a 1st listen ,that has not changed just the machine itself has done through s... | |
| Primaluna and Rogue You have got to be joking for under $2k you get the Rogue Magnum that is 90wpc all American made Not Chinese and the transformers and parts quality is night and day better it is a tank!this is a fact just go to Rogue audios web page and seewhat th... | |
| ModWright KWA 100 Hello I just came across your inquiry .I am a long time Audiophile and look more for build quality and sound than fancy names.The Modwright KWA 100 is one outstanding amplifier and with the Available Se model ,this unit is some 150 + per channel a... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 In response to the laser 3weeks is nothing myself and others have had even cheap cd players for years also please keep in mind the Sony 5400 cd-sacd player has 2 lasers for the sacd has it's own decoder and needs several hundred hours to run in , ... | |
| Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player After hearding the Terra firma Mod of the Sony xa5400 I Thought it was the best I am glad I waited, while on business I heard Dan Modwrights latest and very extensive transformation of this unit Now with a Vacuum tube OTL analog section as well as... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 As far as quality the Sony 5400 has very good build quality just because the plant moved to Malaysia does not mean this quality went with it .While in Europe I seen a writeup that shows a state of the are Co. that are trained my Sonys best and hav... | |
| What's the best Sony CD/SACD player? Check out just how extensive Modwrights total rebuild of the Sony 5400 is,a steal for the amount of musical enjoyment you get itsound better than anything at 5x this ,and this is no exageration.http://www.modwright.com/modifications/15 | |
| The Best modifications for the Sony 5400 sacd Dan Modwrights complete rebuild of the Sony 5400 cdp is the most extensive I have even seen ,and the results are Astounding I doubt any $10k player cann even come close it is that good ,ad this for sure goes toe to toe with any Analog record playe... | |
| anyone heard a Rogue Athena? I have compared the Rogue Athena to the AR 26 the CJ at over $4k and a Joule electra 150mk -2 and the Rogue was much cleaner sounding with better Bass ,also having a seperate power supply makes for way less noise downstream.One thing I did do thou... | |
| Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player Regardless of the fact Vaccum tubes wear out what they do for Audio is what makes them so good .It was proven many years ago that you can make a solidstate amplifier look almost perfect from a signwave standpoint when testing -in theory,in reality... |