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Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Hi 213runningYa thats cool that you were able to tame the sibilance with better matching components .. my issue of course has nothing to do with sibilanceBut I am happy to say that I am now listening to a sizzle free sound ..I am running through t... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Oh wow!! Phew .. nice .. no more irritating sizzling tweeters!Granted I had to by pass the dedicated xlrs on the oppo and now I am running from the dedicated rcas .. been a few months since I heard such beautiful silence! Cant hear any sizzling fr... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Hi NuttyYes I wanted to use my balanced connects for a complete balanced set up however under my current circumstance with the output noise from the balanced outs of the oppo I am now changing over to the rca out. Luckily I do have two Cardas Audi... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Uhm .. ya .. ok .. so I have the oppo out of the system and have taken the hood off her and there really is not much I can do as far as cleaning?Any suggestions .. I just sprayed the balanced inputs other than that I dont think I really can do any... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
No luck .. there was not much tension on the interconnects anyways ..I did just sprayed contact cleaner on to the oppo balanced males as well as the female ends of the interconnects .. see what this does ..Next I will be taking the oppo out of the... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Hi RSV4Its not my Focals , I already changed them out ..but not sure if I did in fact try swapping channels .. good idea I will I just did change the inputs and now I am getting more sizzle on the left channel but oddly there seems to be a bit mor... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Hi Spencer again .. its not the presentation of the oppo .. it needs repair .. leaking just the slightest sizzle more prominent on the right side.I certainly did all the recommendations and isolated it to the oppo player .. where exactly in the op... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Yes my mind is working now!The gentleman that I was thinking of contacting isRic Schultz                                                                              Electronic Visionary SystemsI heard good things about... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
I'm going to be taking the oppo out of the system and open her up and perhaps get lucky with vacuuming and spraying contact cleaner ... ya right  "good luck on that .. let me know how it works out for you" ..  I guess worth a try for now .. Thank ... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Hi MechansYes that's my best guess is the sound board of the Oppo.Its not that I don't like the quality of the treble .. its an issue of the sizzling tweeterYes an interconnect change helped with the periodic sizzle only in that it was not as audi... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Yes Thank you Tonykay ...I am thinking of doing this however I am looking at my options to where I ca have a few mods in the process .. maybe a mod on the board itself,  power supply and the caps that Erik suggested at the same time. I rather not ... 
Oppo 105D high frequencey sizzling issue anyone help me suggesting a mod that i can do or?
Hi Erik, Thank youMaybe its  time that I utilize a separate dac when I want to listen to my music and still use the Oppo for my surround as I am sure that I wont be losing much by going rca for the left and right channels when going surround. I us... 
To Power Condition or Not to Power Condition?
All I can say is from personal experience is that I will power condition all day long. I particularly enjoy my Synergistic Research Powercell .. and has done some nice things to my system ..    
Mark Levinson Customer Service is the best!
Thats good to know .. thank you ..  is the 433 considered "old" and not serviceable by Mark Levinson? My 433 is operating fine however .Let me know how your audition of the ML 585 goes ... 
Mark Levinson Customer Service is the best!
I also wonder the reasoning behind not servicing the older lines ..Is it because they want to be difficult and be as inconvenient as possible to all their customers that own them?