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| Why my system has detail but no body & warm vocal? Both Phd and Sean have hit upon the most important factor in buying and amp, that is output impedance. Lower is better and you probably will not find it in an integrated. If you want the amp to be able to drive any speaker load, you have to think ... | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 Monoblock Break-in Period. Bob - so what is it that causes the slow break-in? | |
| phillips sacd 1000 vs. 963sa The chips that fail in the 1000 are not used in the 963SA. | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 Monoblock Break-in Period. 30-days is about what it took for mine, however, I didn't notice the dramatic changes that some talk about....Just leave them powered-on for 30-days to get the DC break-in. The polypropylene RELcaps in there are probably what is breaking in. | |
| Aaaugh Please recommend a DVD player It will take more than power cords and damping to make the 963SA sing. You might be able to get power-supply upgrades for $350, but it needs a lot more - new op-amps, power delivery improvements, coupling cap improvements, DAC filter improvements ... | |
| Any DAC better than the MF A324 Upsampler? Agree with Danlib1 - the Electro ECD-1 is probably the best stock DAC on the market, particularly at that price point. However, it lacks focus and HF dynamics/extension. Mods make it much better, although it is not the best modded DAC on the marke... | |
| Suggestions on SS/Mono Amps for woofer towers For the money - Carver-Pro ZR1600 - probably 1000W per channel into your speakers and very tight bass. Just over $1K new and mods are around $1500. Nothing comes close as this price. | |
| Aaaugh Please recommend a DVD player The remote on the 963SA is a bit funky. You have to aim it directly at the unit and press the buttons rather hard etc.. no real tactile feedback. I prefer Sony remotes myself. However, as a transport it is showing real promise. Even without Superc... | |
| Any DAC better than the MF A324 Upsampler? I agree with Alex - the MF DAC's I have heard are unnatural sounding, even the modded ones I have heard. Rolled-off and undynamic at the high-frequencies. | |
| Transport ? - Mod a Sony 7700 or go another route Alex - installing a BNC was not what I had in mind when I said "tune" the impedance.I have been doing digital mods to a Philips 963SA today. It has a very clean, fast and matched S/PDIF signal now, but it still does not compete with the liveness o... | |
| Transport ? - Mod a Sony 7700 or go another route Alex - Did you redesign the digital output stage, install a Superclock2, reroute the digital signal paths, speed the edges up to 10 nsec risetimes and retune the output impedance to precisely 75 ohms?This is what it takes to make the 7700 a superb... | |
| Any DAC better than the MF A324 Upsampler? The Electrocompaniet ECD-1. About $1250 used. It holds back a little in high-frequency dynamics, but otherwise perfect. This can be fixed with mods BTW. | |
| Atma-Sphere with Gilmore on HE 2004 I was there and I listened to them The mids and highs were extremely good due to the fine ribbons. As long as there was no bass in the music, it sounded superb. The bass was definitely FAT. The bass drivers in those panels need really really low i... | |
| Emperical Audio Mods for Parasound Halo JC-1'S This transferrable warranty thing is an impediment for Bryston gear. I dont think I have ever seen any modded Bryston gear. It probably does them more harm than good to have such a long warranty - sure, it attracts buyers, who subsequently sell th... | |
| Emperical Audio Mods for Parasound Halo JC-1'S Bob -The large Nichicon filter capacitors are not swapped-out. Only the smaller ones. I like to use Nichicons for filtering as well, although I'm not in love with the Muse series.These monoblocks gathered dust for over a year while I used another ... |