Seattle Spring Meet 3/22/08
Mar 30, 2008 at 12:40 AM Post #77 of 113
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I need to get a nice intro CDP/SACD ... All I got for source is my AV-710 & DAP .. and 1st gen xbox if you're really picky


I know where a Yamaha SACD/DVD player is, it is even a 5-disc changer.... $40 in a local pawnshop, no remote control though.

But changers are a pain in the A to mod, so little workable rooms inside, gave me much grief when I was modding my Sony C601ES
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Mar 30, 2008 at 12:44 AM Post #78 of 113
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I know where a Yamaha SACD/DVD player is, it is even a 5-disc changer.... $40 in a local pawnshop, no remote control though.

But changers are a pain in the A to mod, so little workable rooms inside, gave me much grief when I was modding my Sony C601ES
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You are SOOOO the Mad Scientist of the bunch
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Mar 30, 2008 at 12:51 AM Post #80 of 113
Mar 30, 2008 at 3:57 AM Post #83 of 113
Audiocats, I am one of your biggest fans. You mod like this you will have a customer for life. Really!!!! You keep things down to earth.
 
Mar 30, 2008 at 7:49 PM Post #85 of 113
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Heh, when I showed my wife thesrots table I could see the words 'don't even think about it' forming in here head
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Can you guess that I'm single? Which begs the question, is it that I can buy stereo equipment because I am single or am I single so I can buy stereo equipment?
 
Mar 31, 2008 at 5:26 AM Post #86 of 113
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I also have the cheap Sony SACD player (not sure which model is) and I'm interested in mod it too.
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oh.. it's CE595.


Somehow I have a feeling that the CE595 is actually not worth modding...... Yes you can get major improvements by throwing $200 into it, but it is better to start with something much higer end. At least the transport/digital portion should be beefy enough (changers and cheap single players are usually not).
I kind of regret buying/modding my C601ES changer. after spending the time and some tinkering, the finaly result is still not up to my standard. I am only using it to play back-ground music for my little infinity speakers now, for headphones I have to use the modded X555ES (the single-disc player I took to the meet).
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Mar 31, 2008 at 5:38 AM Post #87 of 113
WOW, this is the feedback I was looking for. Didn't think it was like this. Thanks Audiocats. You have saved a few of us....
 
Mar 31, 2008 at 6:25 AM Post #88 of 113
I guess we can always mod the crap out of the electronics portion, but there isn't much we can do about the mechanical/disc reading head. Pretty much have to get higher end players (preferably ex-flagship models) to get higher performence in those areas
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Mar 31, 2008 at 8:43 AM Post #89 of 113
ohh thanks Kevin. Actually, I have a doubt that keeping it and modding it or selling it because I think SQ is not quite good. (well, it's just CDP that can play SACD but nothing special.)

with your suggestion, I may sell it and save some money for new DAC since I'm going to have new PC this week. and EMU1616M won't fit with it.
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another thing I'm trying to do is the 75ohm adaptors for my AT. It helps my AT work better on the low register, but somehow degrade SQ a bit. (probably it's because of the cheap resistors and connector from Ratchack)
 
Apr 3, 2008 at 4:55 AM Post #90 of 113
Who had the LD MKI ? What op-amp did you have in it initially? It drive my DT770's very well
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