Squeezebox Mods Effective On Digital Output?

I would check with Wayne at Bolder - you will find him very friendly and notably lite on the BS - though as you would hope and expect he believes in the benefits of what he does.

Waynes mods historically have fallen in to two major categories. First, he has done some circuit modification often in the form of minimization with an attendant lowering of noise. Secondly he does a lot of parts optimization - Blackgates etc. Not sure if he does anything with the clock but I would have to believe you will end up with a more stable SPDIF output that you can be sure is 75ohms.

Have not played with the Duets, but all three of the original SBs are 5v not 9v. Sean (chief designer/founder) is very fond of manufacturing efficiency and parts interchangeability so I would check that. He also used a 5v connector that was a little less then mainstream so there may also be a fit issue.

Thanks for the helpful info Ckorody. The Duet does utilize the 9v DC, while the other Squeezebox devices do utilize 5v. I looked on Bolder's site but didn't see an email. I'll go back and give the site a better looking over....

I found the Digital Mod to be worth the money and generally agree with CKorody about what the mod actually consists of. If you are looking to do anything about re-clocking the SPDIF, you would have to go to something like the Pacecar...in which case you might as well really bite the bullet and purchase a DCS stack minus the transport, and add a Transporter! I've heard it sounds better that way :-)

As for the power supply. I just use a military-spec linear 5v DC...If the Channel Islands PS is 5v you should be fine...really any linear power will do.

Best,

The Duet requires a 9v DC PS, whereas the SB2 & SB3 require a 5v.

I appreciate your input.