MUSEATEX CDD

I have an older CD-D along with a fully upgraded Bitstream. Together, they are fantastic, but I bought mine used so have no idea whether there is a big change from break-in.

What type of digital cable are you using? (I have the recommended Moray James digital)

You can email John Wright who does all the official repairs and upgrades on Museatex equipment. John can be reached Museatex.com. He's the best source of info on the brand.

I also have an umodded CDD. I am not entirely happy with it. It sounds slightly vieled and also it can be a little brittle in the upper mids and highs. It doesn't compare to my Micromega T-Drive, which is really an excellent transport sonically. I run the Micromega into a Theta Generation Va. When evaluating the CDD, I use the Theta as well. Since the Micromega is slowly dying, I am wondering what to do with the CDD: mod it, buy a BIDAT to go with it, do both or get rid of it.

A mere six hours of break-in is probably too early to make an eval. You should let the thing stay on for at least 24 hours continuously as well. How did you come by a NOS unit?

I got a great result with a used CD-D running into either a Bidat and Idat, both modded by John Wright. I still own both DACs. I can't tell you about the CDD separately since I never used it with a non-Museatex DAC.

Unfortunately, my CDD failed, and these units can't be repaired since there are no longer any replacement drives available. I think you are lucky to have a NOS one, and you might want to try a Museatex DAC with it before drawing any final conclusions.

PS. I second Darkmoebius' recommendation of a Moray James digi cable, esp with a Museatex DAC.

Right now I don't have access to a Bidat. I played it quite a while last night, and it is really starting to open up! I also e-mailed John Wright, he thinks with mods it will better my Audio Note! It was purchased from a Gent that had recieved it as a gift and really wasn't into audio enough to do the 2 box thing.
The only dig cables I have are a Pure Note Paragon terminated with Cardas RCA's and an Audio Metallurgy Gold alloy terminated with WBT Nextgens.
Sheldon