Sony s7700 mods by Empirical Audio.

Steve, since you modify the Bel Canto DAC2 among other dacs you mod, have you had a chance to run modified S7700 with the modified DAC2? Just curious what your opinion is on this combo. Right now I am pretty satisfied with the stock 7700 into my stock DAC2, but I am pretty sure there is room for improvement. Just thinking to start with the transport first...

Yes, I have driven a modified BC DAC2 with the modded Sony 7700. The Sony sounds good with any DAC. The modded DAC2 is certainly better than a stock DAC2, but not my cup of tea. I prefer the Benchmark and the Perpetual P-3A to it. The Sony with a duplicated CD inside is really very low jitter, almost as low as computer-driven. Stock CD's have a lot of jitter in them, so I recommend duping them to CD-R.

Interesting, Steve. Copied at what speed? The lowest or doesn't matter?

"Stock CD's have a lot of jitter in them, so I recommend duping them to CD-R."

Interesting Steve. Has there been some tests done that verify this? Is there something about the commercial pressings that create read errors?
I use EAC @ 16X for copying. I think you referenced that program in your paper.
Do you suggest a slower speed?