Favorite Threads and Posts in "Digital Sources"

[Variac]

Favorite Threads and Posts in this Forum

This permanent thread is a place for links to threads or posts in this particular forum that are useful and/or exemplify the best of DIY Audio.

This is so others- especially newer members can find them. Feel free to post with these links and a brief comment on what the thread discusses. Occasionally the moderators will consolidate them into fewer posts.

 

[poynton]

CD63/67 Mods mega thread
This thread is HUGE!!!! but informative.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54009&pagenumber=1

Check out the discrete output stage and servo clocking ideas. The improvements are incredible.
The up-to-date mod list is on Ray's site (bottom of post 1)

Andy

 

[ezkcdude]

This thread/tutorial started by werewolf helped me get up to speed in the past on ASRC and such matters:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=332675#post332675

 

[philpoole]

Some TDA1541A threads...

This TDA1541 thread has some useful bits on tweaking:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31780&highlight=


And whether you agree in the Direct Interpolation method in the next thread (I'm not too sure I'm convinced, but haven't tried it), there's lots of useful info on the TDA1541, arguments about NOS versus Oversampling, and all kinds of other stuff to form opinions about 😉. With this thread, and the 1541 datasheet, I managed to build my first DAC, so a fairly good introduction to the chip at least:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79452

 

[audiobomber]

John Westlake's post on the three parameters that affect CD transport sound.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=803344&highlight=#post803344

 

[kevinkr]

My nomination for one of the best digital threads on diyaudio.com - the shigaclone thread here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=120229

 

[Fidelity Audio]

Marantz CD63 upgrade guide

Hi

I have written a simple(ish) upgrade guide for the Marantz CD63 which I feel will help others and supplement other CD63 information out there

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/191412-marantz-cd63-basic-upgrade-overview-guide.html

Brent

 

[Nanook]

Playstation as cd player...

it's located here. 2693 posts and still (slowly) growing. I have a stack of these (Cal this is not pandering to sell any of them, cause I wanna work on all of them and maybe even make myself the "ultimate Greystation"

These things are almost dumb simple, but are very robustly constructed, and easy to modify to get sounding very good with little or no money spent to do so. After that, the sky's the limit...

If it's good enough for Bernard Salabert, it's probably good enough for me....

 

[DreadPirate]

I have been working on several CD players with minor faults lately and found the following threads to be helpful as they cover common faults and what to do about them:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digital-source/226288-sony-cdp790-kss240-restoration-project.html

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/digi...cd-player-sometimes-doesnt-recognize-cds.html