Would my Modwright Marantz SA 8005 have to be sent in or is this a plug-play mod? Curious if you have done any jitter samples on this unit but imagine it’s similar to the Oppo?
No, this is an add-on device that inserts in the S/PDIF cable. a reasonable cable going in and a reference cable going out is what I recommend. I offer an excellent reference cable.
I don’t have any jitter measurements on the Marantz. Almost no Transports have the 20psec of jitter that you get with the Synchro-Mesh.
I may not even want a Dac if this will make it even better... Any installed pics of this unit? Curious on how it’s connected.
Folks with NOS DACs say that the Synchro-Mesh (SM) really wakes them up and improves the dynamics, imaging and detail.
I don’t have installed pics, but it’s really simple:
1) DC power inlet that can be from the included wall-wart or an upgrade LPS.
2) S/PDIF coax on BNC or RCA or Toslink inputs
3) S/DIF coax on BNC or RCA or Toslink outputs
All you need is a cheaper coax cable, like Blue-jeans connected from transport to SM and a reference coax cable from the SM to your DAC.
Steve N.
Empirical Audio