Thiel Owners

" cascadesphil

which modded 83 do you own? I know that Oppo built a Special Edition 83."

I have the regular 83 with the Modwright solid state mod (to all channels - in my old house at the time I had a Bryston SP1.7 as a pre/pro for my integrated AV system which was used via the multi-channel analog inputs).  At the time I decided to do the mod, I was using a Marantz DV9600 (https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/marantz-dv9600.72633/) as a universal player and after the mod the BDP-83 was better than the Marantz.  Since I'm 100% file playback now (unless someone brings discs over and that less than once/year - and, before I took hi-rez audio files from the few concert Blu-Rays I have, I used it once in a bit to listen to the hi-rez PCM mixes), the player is connected via the coax digital to my DAC (EMM Labs DAC 2X) and therefore I don't use most of the mods done to it.

@jafant I bought it new around 2002 from some dealer in Boston if I recall correctly. I had it in storage (in a closet) for about 5 years when  I did not have a system.

cascadesphil

Very nice!  ModWright are excellent products. Equally, the Bryston 1.7 is my fave pre/pro. I love its simple design and implementation. 

You are fortunate to own an EMM Labs DAC as well.

Happy Listening!

yyzsantabarbara

Nice! essentially, you purchased a new player back in 2002. Havingit modded certainly extended its life. Incredible that these players are still selling on the secondary marketplace. Sony really over-built this Reference spinner.

Happy Listening!

yyz - Bill didn't actually make a very firm recommendation. He said that this unit, the SCD-1 has a thermal dissipation problem, which he elevated to a design flaw that shortens its life. He acknowledged that most audiophiles leave their gear up 24/7, and that is generally best because thermal cycling is what does the damage. When I probed, he said that knowing what he has seen over the years, he would probably take a hybrid approach, leaving it up when in steady use, but shutting it down when it would be unused for awhile. He didn't specify how long awhile is. I would conjecture that a couple to a few days might be awhile.