Marantz CD17 MKIII mods

[jomar]

Hi,

Seeking help to those who have experience to mod this model.

I'm planning to start with changing the caps ( PSU, Analog and digital ). Put some bypass caps and change the diodes. Which cap replaced would yield good results ??? Change with what type/brand of capacitor.

Upgrade the clock ...... Have seen pictures/schematics of other marantz players like CD63, CD4000 and CD6000 but but i cant find schematics of this model specially on the clock module. The parts mentioned on these players are totally different to the markings of my CD17 MKIII. Since the caps/resistors are SMD .... I'm not sure which 2 caps and resistor to remove . The crystal oscillator of this model is also SMD , unlike the normal 2 pins..... how should i go about it ?? Another thing .... desoldering the crystal might damage/hurt it ... any tip to share ??

Would appreciate anybody could give informations on my queries.

cheers,
jomar

[Ruach]

If you can post some pictures of the internals, it would be easier to give you pointers.

[jomar]

Ruach,

Here are the pictures . All the caps are ELNA Silmic.

Would apprecaite if you could help me identify the caps/resistor to be removed in th clock module for XO clock upgrade.

Thanks,
jomar

[Ruach]

Hi Jomar,

Your pictures are a bit too small for me to view. Can you "upsize" the pictures? Thanks

[SimontY]

Originally posted by jomar
All the caps are ELNA Silmic.

Hi jomar,

It might not be a great idea to replace those caps, as they're not exactly run-of-the-mill parts, but good ones. If you're open-minded you might try peeling the cap's jackets off.

A clock upgrade has got to be a good idea, good luck with that.