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On 2006-05-03 15:14, Maxxwire wrote:

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On 2006-05-03 08:30, mgh0001 wrote: i am looking for a cd player. was thinking of the scd-xa9000es or scd-1 (balanced output).
mike

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Mike since you are looking for a World Class CD Player have you ever considered getting the ModWright NS999ES Signature Truth Platinum level Mods done to your Player?

I urge you to check out the full Positive Feedback Review. to get an idea of how truly astounding this Player sounds.

This is the ultimate Sony Player that this review claims sounds better than the $12,000 Griphon Mikado!

This is definately the best sounding Player I've ever auditioned!




This is the dedicated Power Supply for the Discrete Vacuum Tube output stage-



Go to www.ModWright.com for a complete description of the work.

Modwright does the following major upgrades:

1) A class A tube analog output stage (zero negative feedback) with a separate external power supply,

2) Bybee filter upgrade,

3) A new, more accurate clock, the LC Audio XO3

4) The Revelation Audio Reference Cryo-Silver tube P.S. umbillical cable (to connect P.S. to 999ES CD player),

5) Harris FRED ultrafast soft-recovery diodes,

6) The external P.S. has choke current regulation and discrete FET-based voltage regulation,

7) Auricap coupling caps at the analog output stage.

The ModWright modified NS999ES player consists of two pieces:

1) The Sony 999ES player that now contains the two 5687 dual triodes (they are located at the rear right hand corner of the top of the player. The tubes are mounted on an internal board but stick out with one half of the tube appearing above the plane of the top plate of the player)

2) The external power supply (black case) connected to the player chassis with the Revelation Audio Reference Cryo-Silver tube P.S. umbillical cable.

This is the ultimte incarnation of the NS999ES and I have heard it easily blow away both the SCD-1 and a $US 6,200 Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 upsampling player in auditions I have done involving the KEF Reference Monitors and the B&W 800 speakers respectively!

~Maxx~

~Maxx~

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On 2006-05-03 19:44, Maxxwire wrote:
Rick- I used to run my Power Amp with a pair of Transparent Supers and they sounded great. I partially replaced them with a pair of Transparent Ultras because I had Ultras between the Digital front end and the Preamp and I wanted the continuity of sound that matching interconnects have.

When I switched out the Transparent Supers there was an improvement in the sound with the Ultras, but it was only incremental and certainly not anywhere close to being commensurate with the 100% price difference between the two cables.

This is why I stick with the Ultras and don't move up to the $5,500 Transparent Reference interconnects because I expect that the improvement in sound will be relatively the same as between the Super and the Ultra only at a much greater price difference.

~Maxx~

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On 2006-05-04 16:10, Maxxwire wrote:
mgh0001- I brought up the subject of the Modwright Signature Truth Mods simply because you already own the NS999ES and thought that you might like to explore its celebrated sonic potential for less than $US 2,000.

If you are interested in buying an SCD-1 for around $US 2,000 and then having ModWright apply the Absolute Truth Mods to it for another $3,500 then that's another option. BTW- Do they make an XLR Balanced version of the Audioquest Sky?

You might email Dan and see what his opinion is on the difference in performance between the two Players after they've been Modded.

~Maxx~

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howdo maxx

yes audioquest sky is available in xlr or rca
do you have dans email address?
mike