stan warren,PIONEER mod.

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?

Stan's number is (541) 344-3696, best to call between 1 and 6 PST.