stan warren,PIONEER mod.

Charlie: Do you still use the Tos Link with the modified player or does it have a coaxial output? I have avoided trying the inexpensive Aiwa changer, mainly because I know little/nothing of Tos Link connections.

I do not plan on using a toslink with the Supermods DVD player, as it will be used in a second system as a stand alone player.

The toslink connection has been suggested as a way to reduce jitter, primarily to a dac. I have used three different toslink connectors with my DAC1 and the stock Pioneer DV-525 I use in my primary system. I now use the one that both Stan Warren and the old boys at the Cable Company suggest, (the Audio One Reference toslink at $150.) The differences were subtle to my ears, with the Audio One winning the techno art esthetic battle and remaining in place.

Did I ever mention how much I like my Harbeth C7ES speakers? [:)]

Charlie

Thanks Charlie: That's more than I wanted to invest in a $90 changer that will probably break down in a year. I will just tell Chloe that we need the exercise in between CD's. Oh, and they are Harbeth's you say. The name sounds very stately.

I just got my stan warren mod pioneer dvd player (DVC603) and I have a question. I also own a musical fidelity A3 cd player (same dac) and I have been testing the players side by side (different interconnects though), the level on the musical fidelity is quite a bit higher than the Pioneer at the same volume. I have to crank my amp (Arcam FMJ A22) to get any sound out of the pioneer. I have switched interconnects around and I still don't get any more volume out the pioneer. I am using Stan's interconnects that I paid extra for when I got the mod.

Added 1 day later: I called Stan and he explained it it to me. It is does not sound as loud at the same volume because he removed the Op Amp from the signal path, which boosted the level on the player. He replaced the op amp with a single ended triode I think.

How does one contact Stan Warren?