Positive Feedback review on the Modwright -Sony DVP-NS999ES

Levi · « **Reply #40 on:** 29 Jul 2004, 06:26 pm »

Quote from: StevenACNJ

Levi,

Congrats & good luck with your new player. Dan does nice work!

Looking forward to getting my Pioneer Elite DV-59AVI back from Dan.

Levi · « **Reply #41 on:** 31 Jul 2004, 12:50 am »

Quote from: mcrespo71

Good. Now focus on getting a turntable .

This player will blow your mind. It is very close to sounding like phono without wow and flutter.

zybar · « **Reply #42 on:** 31 Jul 2004, 02:20 am »

Levi,

You are starting to sound like Robert Levi...

I am very happy that you are digging the unit. Only one week till I get to hear it!

George

mcrespo71 · « **Reply #43 on:** 31 Jul 2004, 05:33 am »

Quote from: Levi

Quote from: mcrespo71

Good. Now focus on getting a turntable .

This player will blow your mind. It is very close to sounding like phono without wow and flutter.

I've heard this so many times and it's never true. Closest I've heard a CD player sound like vinyl is a Linn CD 12, but even this player is smoked by a good $5K vinyl rig IMO.

Michael

Levi · « **Reply #44 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 12:45 am »

A just a few more tweaks should do it.

Quote from: mcrespo71

Quote from: Levi
Quote from: mcrespo71

Good. Now focus on getting a turntable .

This player will blow your mind. It is very close to sounding like phono without wow and flutter.

I've heard this so many times and it's never true. Closest I've heard a CD player sound like vinyl is a Linn CD 12, but even this player is smoked by a good $5K vinyl rig IMO.

Michael

PhilNYC · « **Reply #45 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 12:58 am »

I smell a shootout coming up at mcrespo's place...

zybar · « **Reply #46 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 01:05 am »

I think you meant slaughter!

I have never heard a good analog setup be bettered by a digital setup.

There is nothing here that makes me think the results will be any different.

George

Levi · « **Reply #47 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 03:14 am »

I have heard Joseph Audio Phono and tube setup and would admit it sounded pretty awesome. I have also heard some pretty awesome SACD setup in 2ch and in 5.1ch. I heard 3 dimensionality more so with an excellent SACD transfer like Pink Floyd which I did not hear in an analog setup. It looks like SACD format has so much information in it.

How much is this setup?

mcrespo71 · « **Reply #48 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 03:56 am »

Quote from: Levi

I have heard Joseph Audio Phono and tube setup and would admit it sounded pretty awesome. I have also heard some pretty awesome SACD setup in 2ch and in 5.1ch. I heard 3 dimensionality more so with an excellent SACD transfer like Pink Floyd which I did not hear in an analog setup. It looks like SACD format has so much information in it.

How much is this setup?

Yeah, a nice big platter acrylic table with a warm ass cardas heart cartridge is not my idea of a good table for rock- better for classical, vocal, and chamber. Try a Linn, Rega, Simon Yorke, Roksan, or SME if you want to hear rock done properly on vinyl. A suspensionless, thin platter TT is much better at capturing the proper timing and rhythmic elements so utterly essetnial to a good rock recording.

The SACD vs the 180 Gram Doug Sax Vinyl of the Pink Floyd is not even close. I heard it on a Micro Seiki RX1500 vs. a Sony 777ES SACD player and it was, as Zybar stated, a slaughter. Tweaks are never gonna get your digital to sound like vinyl. Mikey Fremer has also voiced the superiority of the vinyl over the SACD numerous times over the net, if you want someone with "credentials" to weigh in on this.

Michael

Levi · « **Reply #49 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 04:41 am »

Quote from: mcrespo71

Yeah, a nice big platter acrylic table with a warm ass cardas heart cartridge is not my idea of a good table for rock- better for classical, vocal, and chamber. Try a Linn, Rega, Simon Yorke, Roksan, or SME if you want to hear rock done properly on vinyl. A suspensionless, thin platter TT is much better at capturing the proper timing and rhythmic elements so utterly essetnial to a good rock recording.

The SACD vs the 180 Gram Doug Sax Vinyl of the Pink Floyd is not even close. I heard it on a Micro ...

Let's not go into SACD vs. Vinyl vs. CD thing.

I really liked Pink Floyd in multi-ch SACD in concert level spl. I am curious, did you hear it in 5.1ch or 2ch? Whichever ch-mode you heard it from I am sure it is pretty awesome experience.

mcrespo71 · « **Reply #50 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 04:53 am »

I heard it in 2 channel SACD.

Michael

PhilNYC · « **Reply #51 on:** 2 Aug 2004, 12:21 pm »

Quote from: zybar

I think you meant slaughter!

I have never heard a good analog setup be bettered by a digital setup.

There is nothing here that makes me think the results will be any different.

George

Let my two year old spend some time with the LP before we play it...I'm sure the digital setup will be competitive...

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #52 on:** 21 Aug 2004, 04:58 am »

Quote from: Levi

... just a few more tweaks should do it.

Levi,

Levi · « **Reply #53 on:** 21 Aug 2004, 05:53 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42

Quote from: Levi
... just a few more tweaks should do it.
Levi,
Are all the tweaks finally done ? Totally maxed out now ?? [/list:u]

I am satisfied with the way it sounds.

mcrespo71 · « **Reply #54 on:** 21 Aug 2004, 05:41 pm »

Quote from: Levi

Quote from: lonewolfny42
Quote from: Levi
... just a few more tweaks should do it.
Levi,
Are all the tweaks finally done ? Totally maxed out now ?? [/list:u]

I am satisfied with the way it sounds.

Now that all the dust has settled, could you list all the mods you received and the total cost? Thanks.

Michael

Levi · « **Reply #55 on:** 22 Aug 2004, 04:22 am »

Quote from: mcrespo71

Quote from: Levi
Quote from: lonewolfny42
Quote from: Levi
... just a few more tweaks should do it.
Levi,
Are all the tweaks finally done ? Totally maxed out now ?? [/list:u]

I am satisfied with the way it sounds.

Now that all the dust has settled, could you list all the mods you received and the total cost? Thanks.

Michael

Hmmm...let's see.

Signature Truth Mods.
Revelation Audio Umbilical Upgrade.
AC Bybee filter mods.
Multi-Channel op-amp upgrade.
Other updates

It costed me over @thousand dollars+ and it is worth every dollar

zybar · « **Reply #56 on:** 22 Aug 2004, 02:32 pm »

Levi,

What are other updates?

If you don't want to post here, please PM me.

I am trying to figure out total cost and upgrades to the unit.

This is necessary for me as I figure out what to do on my digital front end.

Thanks,

George

modwright · « **Reply #57 on:** 22 Aug 2004, 08:11 pm »

Hi, I'll share with you the options and costs...no secrets here

.

Basic Signature Truth Modifcations = $1150.

Include tube analog stage.
Hot Rod power supply.
Upgrades to stock analog stage, including Black Gates and FRED diodes.
Transport Damping mods.

Platinum Signature Truth Modifications (Levi's unit) = $1750.
Tube Analog Stage.
Hot Rod Power Supply.
Upgrades to stock analog stage...
Transport Damping mods.
AC Bybee filters.
Slipstream Analog Bybee filters.
Revelation Audio Cryo-Silver umbilical.

We also upgraded Levi's RCA's to Cardas Jacks = $50 option.

I have more options that will be available fully modified this week.

Thanks,

Dan W.

zybar · « **Reply #58 on:** 22 Aug 2004, 08:18 pm »

Thanks Dan.

I am going to hopefully hear Levi's unit in the very near future.

I am also in the process of listening to a couple of dacs:

Audiologic 24MXL tube dac
Empirical Audio modified Electrocompaniet ECD-1

These are on my short list for right now.

George

Levi · « **Reply #59 on:** 23 Aug 2004, 02:50 am »

Thanks Dan. I love the sound of those tubes!