Marantz CD63 & CD67 mods list

[SimontY]

Shep - foil interconnects: go there 😉

 

[Fidelity Audio]

Shep I've done pretty much everything you can do to a 63. It's just a case of more quality regs and uprated psu's. Same goes for all cd players.

Keep an eye out for a KI tx or non disc reading KI. Then you can swap the TX onto your pcb and/or drop the pcb into the KI case.

Brent

 

[shepperd]

Shep - foil interconnects: go there 😉

Actually I'm already there. Grover Huffman's ic's are sort of, as are the KCI I have ( I think so anyway) I was thinking more along the lines of surgery; to have the itchy tweak bits removed. Any brain surgeons here???

 

[UV101]

or just start adding additional transformers and psu's. If you do find a non reading KI, fix it and sell it on. Use it to fund more regs! lol

 

[Fidelity Audio]

Yes and then go for my cheap level 7 upgrade 😉

Panasonic FC low ESR PSU capacitors fitted to vital areas
Schottky diodes
1X C2 16.934Mhz Premium Master clock (clocking dac,decoder & servo)
1X PSU Lite for clock
1X 7VA Toroidal Transformer (DAC PSU)
1X PSU (DAC Analogue PSU) (DIY PCB, HexFred diodes, Audio Upgrades SI cap)
1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC analogue
1X PSU (DAC Digital PSU) (DIY PCB, HexFred diodes, Audio Upgrades SI cap)
1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC digital stage
1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC clock psu stage
1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo analogue
1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo digital stage
1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder analogue
1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder digital stage
1X 5V SPower regulator for RF & HF supply
1X 5V SPower regulator for rest of the 5V rails
2X +/- 12V SPower regulators for analogue output stage
2X Burson Audio Discrete opamps
2X Standard +9V regulators (Servo driver ics)
2X Standard -9V regulators (servo driver ics)
1X Audio Upgrades SI audiophile low ESR capacitor for Servo drive psu (same as Mundorf HC)
2X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for analogue psu
4X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for opamps
2X Rubycon ZA decoupling for capacitors DAC analogue
2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for DAC digital
2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Decoder
2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Servo
4X Rubycon ZLH decoupling for servo driver section
1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Decoder HF
1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo VRef
1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo LD
2X Audiograde MKT/MKP output capacitors
1X Coax cable for delicate RF/HF signal
1X Standard +5V regulator for CPU isolation
2X Flexi ribbon cables (mech to main pcb)
HDAM bypass

Brent

 

[shepperd]

did I hear cheap??? Cheap sounds good. I guess I can take out another morgage or sell the kids next door. On second thought, surgery is probably the easiest way to go. I can buy a Bose and be blissfully happy and ignorant.

 

[Fidelity Audio]

LOL

It's not a cheap upgrade to do no, lots of nice parts and loads of time to do it. 2-3 days solid work. It also puts into perspective what i've achieved with my own player with twice as many Spowers and a sack load of tx + all the smaller stuff.

Brent

 

[shepperd]

So me i'll forever lag behind...on a less interesting subject; I have ordered some tone wood feet (ebony) from HK. They come in four but unconventional wisdom says three is the magic number. I assume one goes directly under the center of the rotational point and the others distribute the weight. Correct me if I'm wrong or other versions. it's a cheap tweak and will at least look better than the battered old brass cones I use now.

 

[SimontY]

I use two at the front and one at the rear centre.

 

[avr300]

I'm still here although "reading another book".

Enjoying my BuffaloII package. 😀

Nice! 😀 Sounds already?

Ray

Yeps, it's rocking. Waiting for the Legato output stage now.

 

[Fidelity Audio]

Ebony should be brilliant as light and ridged works best. Do you have a link for us please 🙂

Brent

 

[UV101]

Always use 3 feet! just dont lean on the back corners! 3 points of contact will result in a more balanced and stable set up (look at a tripod! you'd never be able to set it up if it had 4 legs!)

However, as I said its only stable until someone leans on a corner without a cone!!!

Anyone see Topgear with the reliant robin??? lmao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRMfbyFGaRk

 

[shepperd]

at your service (at last I can be usefull!)
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I've never had dealings with these peeps but they have lots of goodies and seem to be for real and not extravagant price-wise.

 

[shepperd]

Brent you lost me there! ebony is dense and heavy and smooth. While on the tweak subject; who amongst you has used or uses ERS paper and if so what are your thoughts about where and if to use it?

 

[SimontY]

Mmmm, I suddenly feel a foot fetish coming on 😀

 

[UV101]

While on the tweak subject; who amongst you has used or uses ERS paper and if so what are your thoughts about where and if to use it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6WuIAR18M

😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

 

[shepperd]

ooops...sorry I asked (got carried away) i think surgery is called for.

 

[SimontY]

LOL, is that a parody of this one: YouTube - ERS Paper part2 2006 10 25 ?

Or is that also a joke? It's hard to tell.

 

[UV101]

Don't appologies! it may actually be of benefit!

Review of ERS cloth - [English]

Personally I have no experience of ERS paper. I do however use ARS paper on a daily basis! My preference is Andrex!!! 🙄 😀

 

[Fidelity Audio]

Brent you lost me there! ebony is dense and heavy and smooth.QUOTE]

I was refering to wood being light compared to metal etc. Oak is dense compared to most woods and Ebony is even denser.

Brent