Phillips 1000 APL mod

Yes, lots of interesting info and discussion regarding APL at http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewforum.php?f=71

Thanks for the heads up.

Took the dive and sent mine off for the Reference mod on that unit. Thanks for the info Tvad and Mab33.

I've heard it in my system. Alex brought it over to do a shoot out with my Audiomeca Mephsito II.X player. The Mephisto was superior in the area of having a more sonically black background, however, taken on pure musicality I felt the Phillips/APL mod gave a better showing then the Mephisto that day.

John, would you go into more detail about what you heard? The term "musicality" can mean vastly different things to different people. To some this would mean a slightly rolled-off tone, and to others it might mean lots of air and detail. Please be specific if you can. There are many of us eager to read the experiences of those who have heard the APL SACD1000.

Tvad,

Vocals had more of a chesty impact and the musical instruments were less "metalic" sounding, which is the trait I've noticed of digital sound compared to pure analog. Unfortunately these impressions were had with one of my speakers having a defective mid-range ribbon panel, which I was not aware of at the time. I would need to do another comparison with my repaired speaker...though since both players were handicapped the same way...who knows, it might be the same again.