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Old 10-20-2008, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by powertoold View Post
If I just wanted to upgrade the DAC section, which part would I do - analog/logic?
The four 100uf caps around the DAC chip upgrade to Sanyo OS Cons/Elna Silmic or cerafine/Black gate etc... of same value and bypass all 4 with a top shelf PIO/Poly box on underside of pcb.....

The power supply really needs work in this unit although the logic section upgrade alone should yield a decent return for money and time invested.

Peete.
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