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Are sacd mods really worth the money?

I just got the Phillips 1000 at Tweeter and wondered if the mod upgrades on say , Reference audio Mods are worth it . It will cost apx 1200 $ to do their best upgrade. Should I just wait to get a used SA 1 or bite the bullet now with the mods .?. Playback system; Aerial 20 ts Aerial cc5 and Aerial sw 12 subs across front. Aerial 10 ts on rear. Meridian 861 -800 v 3 and 2 BAT 6200 multichannel amps bi amping all 5 . Nordost spms all around. Quattro Fils connect . . Already supoporting dvd a but stepping into sacd .Thanks for any help!!
brainwater
sean
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All i can say to that is "YOW" !!!! I am in the wrong business !!! Sean
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rgd
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Brainwater - while it has been a while since I visited their website I was under the impression that Ref's top mods involved "silver" transformers and tipped the scales at $2100???

As for mods in general after my 333ES was "Kerned" (Level 1 mods and superclock) I found a larger positive difference on redbook vs SACD. Not that SACD was affected in a negaive manner but redbook presentation leaped forward proportionately more.

I also own a Philips although its still sitting at a buddy's place while I ponder on whether or not to get it modded as well as deciding whose mods to buy into.

All I can say is that you have to have faith in your modder of choice and what he feels will be the benefits to tweaking or gutting your Philips. You won't get your money out of the mods so keep your fingers crossed you'll like the outcome...
brainwater OP
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Thanks RGD. Sort of unsure and that helped.
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jdlepera
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At the level of your System,I think I would start off modding something better than a Philips-1000.Maybe a Pioneer DV-47ai offering SACD and DVD-a or a Sony XA777-ES with Tube output mod.Looks like the Sky is the limit at your place!! Wow !!Is this your main or secondary system?JD
brainwater OP
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Still financially reeling from the 20 s , I just could not wait for the inevitable "triclkle down " engineering in the sacd camp.I bit at Tweeter s 399 on the Phillips and wondered if the mod upgrades were worth it . Modwright and Reference Audio Mods have been great with informative , fast responses. Both offer interesting paths. To answer , this system is a dedicated multichannel room that does theatre with the Runco 1000 c dlp and 82 in firehawk. Hughes hd - direct tv gets me hdtv . Downstairs is the Classe Omega amp and preamp on Nordost valhalla and Quattro fils with either the Totem Shamans { underrated speaker by the way , its their flagship but the smaller products in his line get better press ]; or the Accoustat Spectra 66 full range ESL s coupled to a Mirage 210 sub w xternal lfx 3 x over. Source is the Bat vkd5 se as well .
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