Modwright sony xa5400 vs Modwright Oppo 95

i'll mention i just did something made a large difference in resolution: i put the sony chassis power cord on a transformer-based conditioner, and the analog power supply on a passive (ala straight to the wall). this makes sense as the draw of the sony is minimal..trannys wont hurt dynamics in this case.

Modwright added the Bybee rails to the dac and Audio Magic Gen ZX within the chasis to combat RFI/EMI to my MW Sony 5400. The unit was already superb but now it's Magical!

The first thing you will notice is a very transparent sound with deeper and wider soundstage that is organic and natural sounding. I listen to alot of acoustic guitar, violin, cello and piano music. I can clearly hear the hammer from the piano returning back to the assembly,with notes that are airy and appears to be floating in my room no where near the boundaries of the speakers. Fingering of notes are so lifelike you would think you are part of the show.

Guitar, violin and cello are my favorite and the sound is rich and vibrant, hearing the string and body of the instrument is unbelievable. The best way I can describe the difference is you are pulled in on an emotional level.
The music is so engaging you can feel the artist emotion and mood.

My boys are classical pianist and love Einaudi Ludovico, played this cd and they came running in and asked what did I do? Needless to say, I spent the next hour standing up listening while they took their turns in the sweetspot. The sound was beautiful standing, and listening from another room which reminded me of the Thiels 2.2 speakers which piano sounded so real from another room.

I really can't think of another mod that will bring you this type of satisfaction without spending $$$'s and only give you a fraction of the performance of Bybee music rails and Audio Magic Gen ZX module. You will get a sharper image, wider/deeper soundstage, much faster transients, longer decay notes and a satisfying musical experience.

It feels like I'm at a live performance everytime I sit down to listen and boy, what a joy!

My compliments to Dan and his team for a job well done!

Wig

Wig
You are so excited that I wanna box up my stock 5400 and send it in right now!
What type of pre/amp are you using? My recent pre upgrade made the redbook sound almost the same as the sacd playback. In fact I probably prefer the r/b due to the fact that it sounds a bit warmer.

Mcpherson,

I'm using Herron VTSP 3A Tube pre and Herron M1 mono amps!

Wig

Are you upgrading? I saw that you had them for sale. Did you have the 5400 before it was Modded? If so what changes did you notice the most?