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Are sacd mods really worth the money?

I just got the Phillips 1000 at Tweeter and wondered if the mod upgrades on say , Reference audio Mods are worth it . It will cost apx 1200 $ to do their best upgrade. Should I just wait to get a used SA 1 or bite the bullet now with the mods .?. Playback system; Aerial 20 ts Aerial cc5 and Aerial sw 12 subs across front. Aerial 10 ts on rear. Meridian 861 -800 v 3 and 2 BAT 6200 multichannel amps bi amping all 5 . Nordost spms all around. Quattro Fils connect . . Already supoporting dvd a but stepping into sacd .Thanks for any help!!
brainwater
brainwater OP
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Thanks RGD. Sort of unsure and that helped.
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jdlepera
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At the level of your System,I think I would start off modding something better than a Philips-1000.Maybe a Pioneer DV-47ai offering SACD and DVD-a or a Sony XA777-ES with Tube output mod.Looks like the Sky is the limit at your place!! Wow !!Is this your main or secondary system?JD
brainwater OP
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Still financially reeling from the 20 s , I just could not wait for the inevitable "triclkle down " engineering in the sacd camp.I bit at Tweeter s 399 on the Phillips and wondered if the mod upgrades were worth it . Modwright and Reference Audio Mods have been great with informative , fast responses. Both offer interesting paths. To answer , this system is a dedicated multichannel room that does theatre with the Runco 1000 c dlp and 82 in firehawk. Hughes hd - direct tv gets me hdtv . Downstairs is the Classe Omega amp and preamp on Nordost valhalla and Quattro fils with either the Totem Shamans { underrated speaker by the way , its their flagship but the smaller products in his line get better press ]; or the Accoustat Spectra 66 full range ESL s coupled to a Mirage 210 sub w xternal lfx 3 x over. Source is the Bat vkd5 se as well .
rgd
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BW - I am also intruigued with Dan's "absolute truth" tube mods but as they are 2 channel only I guess you one has to decide if one wants to retain multi-channel presentation or not. I am also waiting on Ric Shultz to offer his opinion on where he thinks the Philips can be bettered.
kana813
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The first thing everyone who bought a Philips 1000 has to
do is, take it out of the box,break it in and listen to it.

It's a very good sounding player once it's got some hours on it.

The Reference Audio Mod's Performance Upgrade Plus mod changes a lot of parts for $1200.(parts-$782.+ labor, their stage three mod is $2100.),the key is what parts make the biggest bang for the buck.

Suggest you talk with other modifiers like Stan Warren and
see what they offer.

I plan on doing some dyi mods to my unit, but I don't think
it's wise to invest alot of money.

What's the resale value on a $400. player with a $1200. mod?
Will it sound better than a stock SA 1, that has an establish resale value?
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