URGENT HELP NEEDED: Marantz Clock Upgrade

Bailey....DUDE.....pay ATTENTION! Slappy, Herman, and Mejames are trying to send you a message here and I concur!
Yes...Pull the plug! Now! Get your unit back and find a reputable person to mod your unit. HE ain't it!

Bailey - the frequency should be written on the SMT clock. It may be a crystal or a clock generator. Crystals typically have two terminals. These clocks are a bit tricky, especially when they are above 24 MHz. If he is wiring something in place of the crystal, such as a Superclock, it is helpful to know a bit about transmission-line effects. If it doesnt work dont be surprised.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
Manufacturer

Just to finish this off, we did eventually locate the crystal - on a pcb board underneath the transport (no wonder it was hard to see). Anyway, the clock mod has made a significant difference to the sound and picture quality (particularly the sound) of the DV8400 (and it was pretty good before).

The clock used was a Millenium (manufactured in Malaysia but available here in Australia). It was significantly cheaper than other options, such as Superclock etc. But really, I would recommend a clock upgrade very highly. It makes me wonder why middle-to-high-end cd and dvd player manufacturers don't use separate clocks rather than on-board crystals - the improvement is really worth it.

Thanks for your help.

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Alex