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| What does Jitter sound like? Shadorne, Feb. Stereophile is one of the better issues in recent memory, with entertaining assaults by Atkinson & Fremer on the "MP3 as indistinguishable from CD" fiction propagated in the mainstream press. At the opposite extreme there are (f... | |
| What does Jitter sound like? The SCD-1 is different from some CDPs, insofar as a Synchronous Time Accuracy Controller (S-TACT) chip that is located next to DAC in the analog section of the player, isolates master-clock generation and signal voltage-pulse generation in one chi... | |
| What does Jitter sound like? Dpac996, these are my personal observations going from stock oscillator in my SCD-1, through three generations of Audiocom Superclock up to SC4. In each modification, only the clock (or the clock power supply) were changed. I installed each clock ... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? Pubul57,I tried my modded BBAM in the tape loop of my previous preamp (BAT VK5i) and noted little difference as compared to BBAM placed between tube pre and tube amp. My system is balanced end-to-end, but as my current tube pre (Atma-Sphere MP-1) ... | |
| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? Maria,There is no problem operating with the SBAM between preamp & amp. I have been doing this for years & like you use a preamp to switch between TT & CDP. Just hook it up & enjoy. | |
| What does Jitter sound like? At its worst, jitter is revealed as a hard, flat, fatiguing glare across the midrange & treble. A low-jitter clock relieves strain and adds suppleness & body. Further reductions in jitter get closer to analog-like treble delicacy, tighter ... | |
| What's the limit for cart upgrade/VPI Scout? Photon, Mark doesn't have a website yet, but you will find contact info under the AA For Sale section, or you can email a request for AC-1 theory & build documents to mark@quidditytech.com. | |
| What's the limit for cart upgrade/VPI Scout? I believe the Project speed box is 16V, which precludes use on a 120V VPI motor. I recently installed Mark Kelly's battery powered Synchrotron AC-1 Drive Controller with a VPI 300RPM motor. It's a killer solution that may equal or surpass an SDS a... | |
| performance vs. resale After years swapping & accumulating equipment, I found that I could modify so-called "Class A" stereo equipment to perform at a much higher level. This has returned me to the original DNA of the hobby in DIY, and has extended the life of all e... | |
| Sony SCD-1 is it the best player for the money? Paul, if you ever want to the improve performance of both DAC & transport sections, consider starting with an Audiocom Superclock 4 upgrade. | |
| Sony SCD-1 is it the best player for the money? However, a well-modified SCD-1 approaches current SOTA in both RBCD & SACD. | |
| Best alternative CDs of 2007 You picked some of my '07 favorites including P.J.Harvey, Wilco, Iron & Wine, Arcade Fire, Panda Bear, and Radiohead.Also tops were Shearwater "Palo Santo," Grizzley Bear "Friend"(which includes a great cover by Band of Horses), Nels Cline Sin... | |
| Top ten tube preamps jtimothya,I have not auditioned the Ref 3, but the MP-1 is a transparent, resolving, and dynamic preamp that surpasses my BAT P10 phono stage & gets very close to the music. | |
| External DAC for Sony SCD-777ES Dcaudio,A new power cord is nice, but if you want to take the unit much further, the next step after the SC4 would be to replace the stock 4-pin rectifier bridges on the Power Board with discrete Schottky diodes. If you don't have the capability y... | |
| External DAC for Sony SCD-777ES I have an SCD-1 (balanced version of 777ES) with SC4 and many other mods, which I have compared directly to my stock Theta Gen Va DAC throughout the development process. RBCD on the SCD-1 surpassed the Gen Va at an early stage in the mod process. ... |