If you have a couple weeks to wait, I'm going to be sending my SCD-1 in for the full
www.audiocom-uk.com upgrade. After experimenting with a number of DAC/SCD-1 combos I found the Audiomeca Enkianthus 24x192 up sampling to do a great job, but not enough of a difference to justify the cost. The transparency and depth was enhanced, but only very, very slightly. ABXing the two showed no difference, but with greater listening of full cuts it became apparent that the Audiomeca was better. The Audiomeca is quite a bit more cost than the upgrade I'm going to get and the reports are the upgrades improvement is greater. It is expected that the dynamics, detail, transparency, timbre, sound stage and definition will all be improved. It has been reported that the upgraded unit will equal any Redbook playback system. The upgrades include replacing the audio board electrolytic capacitors, resistors, regulators, op-amp modules along with the power board electrolytic capacitors and regulators. I plan to write a review after the unit has 150 hours of burn-in on the upgraded components. My expectation is this will make the SCD-1 far and away the best player on the market and should be considered before you make your final decision. I hope to again compare it to the Audiomeca before my report.
www.audiocom-uk.com upgrade. After experimenting with a number of DAC/SCD-1 combos I found the Audiomeca Enkianthus 24x192 up sampling to do a great job, but not enough of a difference to justify the cost. The transparency and depth was enhanced, but only very, very slightly. ABXing the two showed no difference, but with greater listening of full cuts it became apparent that the Audiomeca was better. The Audiomeca is quite a bit more cost than the upgrade I'm going to get and the reports are the upgrades improvement is greater. It is expected that the dynamics, detail, transparency, timbre, sound stage and definition will all be improved. It has been reported that the upgraded unit will equal any Redbook playback system. The upgrades include replacing the audio board electrolytic capacitors, resistors, regulators, op-amp modules along with the power board electrolytic capacitors and regulators. I plan to write a review after the unit has 150 hours of burn-in on the upgraded components. My expectation is this will make the SCD-1 far and away the best player on the market and should be considered before you make your final decision. I hope to again compare it to the Audiomeca before my report.