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| parasound 3500 verses parasond jc1 Bob - I get what you mean now. My customers and I both find the "brightness" of the 3500 to be exceptional clarity once it is modded. I had to go back to the JC-1's after CES and improve the HF extension and dynamics to match that of the 3500. I a... | |
| parasound 3500 verses parasond jc1 "You are never going to get the 3500 as smooth as the JC-1s due to the devices as well as the layout."Bob - I have to repectfully disagree. These things can all be fixed with the right mods. The 3500 and JC-1's end-up very close IMO. The 3500 has ... | |
| parasound 3500 verses parasond jc1 A stock 3500 is not in the same league as broken-in stock JC-1's. However, with mods the 3500 is very close to modded JC-1's. Bass control is slightly better with the JC-1's. They are both my personal favorites. The 3500 is actually a very good de... | |
| Add a DAC or Mods? Improving power supply, power delivery to DAC chip/tubes and coupling caps should give you improved dynamics and HF extension. It is probably not the tubes that are holding it back.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer/Modder | |
| DAC sampling rates The main advantage is for upsampling on the computer. Some of the PC player software upsamples and the DAC will pass this if it is supported. Also, there may well be 24/96 digital downloads available in the future.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer | |
| Need help from Pass X-600 + ARC Ref 2 MK1 user Sounds like an internal ground-loop. I fix lots of these in my mods. They are common even in high-end gear. | |
| "They simply don't make them like this anymore" DanielK141 - now if they would just use the right capacitors and do the wiring harnesses right.... | |
| Can the Sony S7700 play CDRs ? It is fairly common to have problems with some CD-R's. The writers do not always burn good pits in them, so only the most sensitive drives will read them. | |
| "They simply don't make them like this anymore" The thing is: the output transistors that are available now are much more linear and faster than those of past years, not to mention the superior capacitors of all types that you can get now. Some of these end up inside newer amps. Same designs, b... | |
| add Benchmark DAC-1 to Sony 400 cd jukebox??? Unfortunately, I have found that the Sony Jukeboxes can make superb players, but only average transports, even when modded.Steve N.Empirical AudioManufacturer | |
| Don't care for my Philips 963 The 963SA is one that I have modded and I own one myself. It is not the most reliable drive. I di a complete digital mod to it, including Jensen 4-pole cap, output redesign and Superclock2. Even after these mods, the digital output is a bit clinic... | |
| inexpensive transport for benchmark dac 1 A used Sony DVP-S7700 or Pioneer DV-47A. | |
| DACs: Airport Express vs waveterminal vs mini-dac "I tried the Transit on two separate Apple systems myself, and had several friends come to the same conclusion on different systems. ....the music sounded like it was castrated."I heard back from M-Audio and they have verified that "in order to ma... | |
| adjusting the bias on an amp YBA The reason it buzzed is that the bias drifted and it was set so high that it made the transformer audibly buzz. This is fairly common. You need a voltmeter, a plastic screwdriver and instructions to adjust the bias (with the case open). There are ... | |
| How important are transports? Sean34 - the Sony DVP-S7700 or the Pioneer DV-47A (needs Superclock3). |