Marantz CD63 & CD67 mods list - Page 613

Glenn2 · 26th March 2007, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by shepperd
In my next life I think I will take up fish instead, less stressfull

Not for the fish!

A happy ending.

shepperd · 26th March 2007, 10:47 PM

Your right...pet rocks then?

IMSTOOPID · 26th March 2007, 11:32 PM

SINCE I;'M STOOPID AND LAZY..

DOES ANYBODY AHVE A COOL MOD SHEET THAT LIST LIKE THE
#1 TO THE LAST INFINTESIMAL MOD..

LIKE

IMSTOOPID · 26th March 2007, 11:41 PM

SINCE I;'M STOOPID AND LAZY..

Does ANYBODY have a cool mod list that starts at
#1 TO THE LAST INFINTESIMAL MOD..

Like when I crack open the case..

What is the 1st thing to do to improve sound..
and the last tweak??

besides cover everything in lead??

aquar · 27th March 2007, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rowemeister

You will get an almost instant improvement with the BG on the opamps. Yes they do get better over time (but so did the pana fc in yours). BG take longer to run in when used for signal applications. For the op amp the four you change are on the 12V rails. Saying all BG take ages to run in is wrong, there are about 8 different types of BG and it also depends on your application. It's like saying all Panasonic caps take ages to run in, some may some may not.

If you have to bang your player to get it to read its the connectors.

Before you swap the laser I would hard wire between pcbs.

Brent

Hi guys,
I just finished to fit 4 BG (470uF/35V) in the op amp,....yes !! I got instant improvement in the all area, more weight,more warm and more detail.
On hand, I have 1 pr 11 R Allan Bradley and 1 pr 4R7 Tantalum, I will try to replace cheap metal film in the output, what the best?

Regards
aquar

shepperd · 27th March 2007, 06:54 AM

"SINCE I;'M STOOPID AND LAZY..

Does ANYBODY have a cool mod list that starts at
#1 TO THE LAST INFINTESIMAL MOD..

Like when I crack open the case..

What is the 1st thing to do to improve sound..
and the last tweak??

besides cover everything in lead??'

Get a dog and take long walks. OR get a printer, a lot of black ink cartridges and print out 600 pages. When you've finished reading them, call the dog and take a really long walk.

Fidelity Audio · 27th March 2007, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by aquar

Hi guys,
I just finished to fit 4 BG (470uF/35V) in the op amp,....yes !! I got instant improvement in the all area, more weight,more warm and more detail.

Regards
aquar

Excellent!! another happy Black Gate owner.
They will get better too.

Brent

Fidelity Audio · 27th March 2007, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by IMSTOOPID
SINCE I;'M STOOPID AND LAZY..

Does ANYBODY have a cool mod list that starts at
#1 TO THE LAST INFINTESIMAL MOD..

Like when I crack open the case..

What is the 1st thing to do to improve sound..
and the last tweak??

besides cover everything in lead??

Firstly look at the output section and its power supply.

Change C801 C802 for a larger value cap (Pana FC 25V 4700uF is not bad). Then change the 4 caps between the op amps (Black Gate is best here). Listen for a week.....

The you can change opamps to something better + bypass dc blocking caps and HDAM.

Brent

shepperd · 27th March 2007, 08:09 AM

Hi Brent! The new laser (thanks a lot) seems to have solved the problem. That's a relief! I just love the 4562's. What a change! In spite of your reassurance, I MUST have compromised the 627's by running them backwards (silly blighter) because there's no other explanation for the difference I'm hearing. In my machine the 627's just don't work. But the 4562's bring the music back, the Marantz comes totally alive. It's suddenly a new machine, more like a musical instrument. Maybe what people here have said, that
the best op amp is no op amp, is true but until I have heard a better one, these are top-of-the-crop. I have them only running for 12 hours so I expect further changes. They have an astonishing level of texture. Honestly I can hear no down-side (nor do I want to!) In your opinion could a new laser have any affect on the sound quality? I can imagine that the amount of mistracking I was getting meant that the error correction was working too hard, but this is maybe totally unfounded.
Great service from that uk laser shop

SimontY · 27th March 2007, 08:57 AM

With my almost complete lack of techincal knowledge on the subject I would say that a new laser may improve the sound over an old one (and all that "old" implies). Ray heard a difference when he swapped his too.

I'm pleased you like the op-amps. I think they're close to "no op-amps".

Simon

26th March 2007, 11:32 PM	#6123
IMSTOOPID diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: HICKSVILLE TN	LAZY SINCE I;'M STOOPID AND LAZY.. DOES ANYBODY AHVE A COOL MOD SHEET THAT LIST LIKE THE #1 TO THE LAST INFINTESIMAL MOD.. LIKE

26th March 2007, 11:41 PM	#6124
IMSTOOPID diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: HICKSVILLE TN	LAZY SINCE I;'M STOOPID AND LAZY.. Does ANYBODY have a cool mod list that starts at #1 TO THE LAST INFINTESIMAL MOD.. Like when I crack open the case.. What is the 1st thing to do to improve sound.. and the last tweak?? besides cover everything in lead??

27th March 2007, 08:57 AM	#6130
SimontY diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sheffield, North England	With my almost complete lack of techincal knowledge on the subject I would say that a new laser may improve the sound over an old one (and all that "old" implies). Ray heard a difference when he swapped his too. I'm pleased you like the op-amps. I think they're close to "no op-amps". Simon __________________ Fave. threads: Marantz CD63 \| Philips CD650 \| my 3-way dipoles \| T-bass for dipoles \| EnABL treatment \| Arcam Alpha (CD)

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26th March 2007, 10:47 PM	#6122
shepperd diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	Your right...pet rocks then?

27th March 2007, 06:54 AM	#6126
shepperd diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	"SINCE I;'M STOOPID AND LAZY.. Does ANYBODY have a cool mod list that starts at #1 TO THE LAST INFINTESIMAL MOD.. Like when I crack open the case.. What is the 1st thing to do to improve sound.. and the last tweak?? besides cover everything in lead??' Get a dog and take long walks. OR get a printer, a lot of black ink cartridges and print out 600 pages. When you've finished reading them, call the dog and take a really long walk.

27th March 2007, 08:09 AM	#6129
shepperd diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	Hi Brent! The new laser (thanks a lot) seems to have solved the problem. That's a relief! I just love the 4562's. What a change! In spite of your reassurance, I MUST have compromised the 627's by running them backwards (silly blighter) because there's no other explanation for the difference I'm hearing. In my machine the 627's just don't work. But the 4562's bring the music back, the Marantz comes totally alive. It's suddenly a new machine, more like a musical instrument. Maybe what people here have said, that the best op amp is no op amp, is true but until I have heard a better one, these are top-of-the-crop. I have them only running for 12 hours so I expect further changes. They have an astonishing level of texture. Honestly I can hear no down-side (nor do I want to!) In your opinion could a new laser have any affect on the sound quality? I can imagine that the amount of mistracking I was getting meant that the error correction was working too hard, but this is maybe totally unfounded. Great service from that uk laser shop