adding to Thanhn387's view............losing resale value. Only original gear will be selling at desirable value.
Dan Wright "Absolute Truth" mod for SCD-1 / 777es
Has anyone gone for this full blown mod? Has anyone heard it? Can any one comment? it seems very interesting but at about $3,400 for the mods a little more info and feedback seems appropriate.
any thoughts?
i'd also like to hear from anybody who can suggest a cheaper mod with the biggest bang for the dollar regarding the redbook playback on the sony scd-1 and scd777es.
thanks
btw
you can check the mod out at www.modwright.com then click 'products.'
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Mejames: Thanks for posting that info. Now if i could just teach you guys how to leave a very simple link for stuff like that, we'd have it made : ) Sean > PS... for those that want to learn how to leave "clickable links", PLEASE direct your mouse to the section under the response box that is titled "no html, but you may use markup tags". This shows you step by step how to do this. |
For those who have not heard the comparison between a a modded piece versus non modded,you are not wasting money.Though I am a dealer,I have a Philips 1000 that basicaly is an inexpensive SACD player that uses cheap parts.I had Richard Kern modifify it with Black Gates,Superclock 2,upgraded power supplies,ect.(I have no affiliation with Richard,though I do know him).I can tell you ,without question that the player has been brought up to a new level,and competes,or outrightly beats Transports,Dacs,1 box players costing 3 to 5 times as much (and I have such pieces)Considering the resale of a Philips stock version would be 500.00 tops,I find it hard to believe that one could not get more than that for a modded version.All work done by Richard,is warranteed,and nowhere have I read that work done by the reputable modders have gone bad within the warrantee period provided by them or even after.The failures that have occured ,wether modded or not, all seem to be with the stock pieces,Laser mechanism,sled,ect not with the work done.Even if the warrantee is voided,units with factory warrantee have been nightmares getting the piece fixed and back to the customer, have certainly been less than glowing. Bottom line is,if you are looking to get a much improved unit,which in most likelyhood will operate just fine,you have everything to gain,and very little to lose.Had the companies installed reasonably good parts in the first place,this issue would never be discussed.I am sure there are more than enough people who are satisfied with their modded units otherwise none of them would still be around.For those nay sayers,I really wonder how many have actualy even heard a modded piece versus stock. |
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