I Recently mentioned the 930 on another thread and Istari Knight was kind enough to mention the possibility of improving the sound through some output/analogue? board modifications.
To cut a long story short; I am crap with a soldering iron, so James offered to do the work for me.
The modified board arrived today and it soon became obvious that the man knows what he is talking about.
I had listened to David Gray: "White ladder" prior to the mods and found the emphasis of David Gray's "nasal vocals" very fatiguing, although I was impressed by the inherent detail delivered by the Sony.
After mod's the Sony is still delivering the detail, but now the vocals are far more natural.
Listening to a variety of CD's I continue to be impressed with the quality of this player post mods.
In itself, my willingness to listen to several CD's in succession is quite a feat, as I have only really used CD in the past when no vinyl version was available (had a great morning listening to Bruce Springsteen: "we shall overcome - the Seeger sessions"
. £1.50 charity shop purchase).James also fitted op amp sockets and a couple of different op amps for me to try out, so when I get around to trying them I will post again.
Thanks James, really very appreciative of your help.
If you feel inclined to do so I think that other members would benefit from your posting details of what to do in the way of modifications.
Guy.
Thanks Guy, think nothing of it.
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