Digital "Crispies" and the ART di/o

I have not gotten to hear my ART yet. It returned from extensive mods a few days ago, and a good friend is playing it to break it in. For those who have not already heard the boring story, I am still under construction.

Is your ART stock or modified? How do you rate the performance overall, and what have you compared it to?

Sorry to ask questions when you are looking for answers, but I have not read many posts here about ART performance.

Al, still under construction? Damn, you need to give me a BIG heads up when you're done, cuz Joe and I'll be making a road trip your way. I'll bring the beer, you provide the tunes. Cheers!

Brian

Which input sampling rate is your DI/O set to? If it is not 44.1 then that could be the problem and if it is the external mode then you may be losing the digital lock. The DI/O doesn't have a very wide window of tolerance in the ext. (green LED) mode. Then again, there is always the possibility that something is wrong with that particular CD. Has this happened on other CDs also?

I've heard this in ART DI/O units, but haven't been able to pin it down and haven't had the chance to ask around as you are. I would notice it only on specific tracks, and it appears to be towards higher frequencies when it shows up.

My question to you, do you notice it more or less at different ART settings? (ex. X2, vs internal lock, vs external lock)

Secondly -- When you're looking at the front lights, does your lock light go on and off through a track alot? Do you find that your red light, the one I believe is actually for A/D, goes red a lot?

I know there is a DIOMODS group on Yahoo that I've yet to look into, you might want to inquire there -- plenty of folks that know the product in and out.

I think this was asked already, but is your unit modified at all?

If you do get an answer outside of these boards, please drop an email!

A 1981 digital recording is an early digital recording...that may be the problem. The DIO may be passing along more info, which may include more low level info, but it may also include flaws in the recording or engineering. It's hard to say without hearing the sound.