Sony XA9000ES mods?

Sell it. Does not add value, or in most cases a better listening experience.

A 9000ES modded by Reference Audio Mods or VSE should get very close to the others.

Is there any reason to believe a VSE modded XA9000ES is likely to be superior to a VSE modded DVP-S9000ES? I use an unmodded DVP-S9000ES with video processing turned off as my CD/SACD player. I take digital out for CDs, and use the DACs in my Proceed PAV/PDSD pre/pro. I've wondered whether the XA would be noticeably superior. Of course, the DVP doesn't do analog surround.

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