I would advise against paying to have the unit modded as you will take a bath
upon resale with the mods fetching perhaps a third (or less) of what you paid
for them. I've owned six modded digital players. Two were purchased "new",
and I sold them for about a third of what I paid for the players and the mods.
The others were purchased used, and they returned at least 75% of what I
paid.
You're better off buying a used modded machine, IMO...or moving up to one
of the Marantz units.
Used Modwright Sony 999ES or 9100ES players offer incredibly good CD and
SACD sound.
IMO...
upon resale with the mods fetching perhaps a third (or less) of what you paid
for them. I've owned six modded digital players. Two were purchased "new",
and I sold them for about a third of what I paid for the players and the mods.
The others were purchased used, and they returned at least 75% of what I
paid.
You're better off buying a used modded machine, IMO...or moving up to one
of the Marantz units.
Used Modwright Sony 999ES or 9100ES players offer incredibly good CD and
SACD sound.
IMO...