Marantz CD63 & CD67 mods list

[poynton]

Originally posted by rowemeister
Thanks for all the thanks guys

Here are a few pics of the internals of a DP. 2 BG caps next to DAC!!!!.

Nice strut brace though.

What other mods can be seen?

It seems from the text that they were all caps.

The clock is original !

Andy

[Fidelity Audio]

Originally posted by SimontY
Morning all,

Nice job on the pics Brent, did you lift them off Ebay?

Black Gates, nice, but nothing we can't do for a few quid

Also, multi-coloured fuses! lol

The other thing I see is some caps, probably originally polyester, are now a different type.

Simon

Those fuses are standard!

A guy was selling it on ebay and I got him to take some pics.

There is not £500 worth of upgrades, and why make the strut bar copper?

Brent

[SimontY]

Originally posted by poynton


What other mods can be seen?

It seems from the text that they were all caps.

The clock is original !

Andy

I'd have had a real good chuckle to see a third party masterclock in there!

Si /making his first use of the 'cheeky' emoticon

[poynton]

Originally posted by rowemeister




There is not £500 worth of upgrades, and why make the strut bar copper?

Brent

copper plated !!!

Note also the extensive use of chassis damping, chip screening, higher quality sockets, iec mains socket and so on...

Andy

[SimontY]

Originally posted by rowemeister

Those fuses are standard!

A guy was selling it on ebay and I got him to take some pics.

There is not £500 worth of upgrades, and why make the strut bar copper?

Brent

My fuses are clear! £500 because it's a one-off maybe?? It's just a fun marketing exercise. If it had some real upgrades the untrained eye wouldn't know it and it'd not be exciting. But it has shiny copper plating to hint at something special. I'd like that strut bar

Si

[SimontY]

Originally posted by poynton

copper plated !!!

Note also the extensive use of chassis damping, chip screening, higher quality sockets, iec mains socket and so on...

Andy

lol! Oh yes, upgrades everywhere you look! Really though, what would happen if he properly upgraded it like we do? It'd rival Marantz models like the CD17ki and beyond and that would surely confuse people...

[poynton]

Originally posted by SimontY


lol! Oh yes, upgrades everywhere you look! Really though, what would happen if he properly upgraded it like we do? It'd rival Marantz models like the CD17ki and beyond and that would surely confuse people...

I thinkthat the marketing people think that the more letters they can fit . the better the product .. a bit like some of the Japanese cars

Marantz cd-63 Special Edition KI DP DAHM Turbo-Clock Super Dooper Screened gizmo with built-in fire extinguishers and occaisional display mode!

[poynton]

Brent,

How about writing to HiFi World to challenge DP to a head-to-head test?

Andy

[awpagan]

Originally posted by poynton


I thinkthat the marketing people think that the more letters they can fit . the better the product .. a bit like some of the Japanese cars

Marantz cd-63 Special Edition KI DP DAHM Turbo-Clock Super Dooper Screened gizmo with built-in fire extinguishers and occaisional display mode!

what does DAHM stand for???

Next Marantz cd-63 Special Edition KI DP DAHM LE

ultimate is/will be
Marantz cd-63 Special Edition KI DP DAHM LE ZZZ.

allan

[SimontY]

Originally posted by awpagan

what does DAHM stand for???

Erm, I guess you're taking the Micheal, but it's Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module I think.

Or...it's Damned Abberation: Highly Mangled.