Meridian 566

timothyharnett · « **on:** 17 Dec 2005, 08:16 pm »

I gathered from gossip in Meridian circles that Emperical do (or once did) a 566 modification. Is this true? How much does it cost? How good is it in relation to other common DACs such as the Perpetual Technologies (I also already have a PT P1/P3a modwright).

Mine is a 566.20.

audioengr · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 Dec 2005, 01:47 am »

Quote from: timothyharnett

I gathered from gossip in Meridian circles that Emperical do (or once did) a 566 modification. Is this true? How much does it cost? How good is it in relation to other common DACs such as the Perpetual Technologies (I also already have a PT P1/P3a modwright).

Mine is a 566.20.

It's on my website, although I'm not installing USB interfaces anymore. They are all external, except for the I2S interface. I would do the full mod (no USB) for $500. It is quite remarkable how it sounds, although a modded P-3A leaves it in the dust, particularly with upsampled data.

The hottest product right now is the fully EA modded P-3A (10X more mods than Modwright) with the Off-Ramp I2S driving it from the computer. Extremely low jitter.

Steve N.

barkerpj · « **Reply #2 on:** 4 Jan 2006, 10:21 pm »

I also have a Meridian 566 that I was thinking of getting modded/upgraded.

I just use one source - would it still be $500 to upgrade one input?

audioengr · « **Reply #3 on:** 9 Jan 2006, 06:31 am »

Quote from: barkerpj

I also have a Meridian 566 that I was thinking of getting modded/upgraded.

I just use one source - would it still be $500 to upgrade one input?

THe digital mods are $300, so this could be reduced to $200 for one input. The other mods are an additional $200, so $400 total should cover one input. This would be digital, power delivery and power supply mods only, no USB interface.

Steve N.