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Your Favorite Tweaks| MacGyver |
Posted: May 09, 2010 08:35 am
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a series of upgrades/mods to my 1985/1986 DENON DCD-1500 CDP, centering around a shielded IEC power cable with ferrite choke, isolators from a 1988 DCD-910, thick isolator pads from a 1990 SONY SLV-R5UC S-VHS, and foam on the power switch to dampen it's action. i truly do not know whether this actually improves performance, but it certainly pleases me enough on an aesthetic level... STOCK  UPGRADED   (NOTE; MOST OF THE FOAM HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED, DUE TO CONCERN OVER POSSIBLE HEAT RADIATION ISSUES)   This post has been edited by MacGyver on May 09, 2010 08:40 am --------------------  PIONEER VSX-D1S TOTL 130w/ch. A/V Stereo Receiver (1990/1993) PIONEER PD-91 Reference Compact Disc Player (1988/1990) (upgraded with parts from a PD-3000, the JPN market version) PIONEER PD-M90X Reference Multi-Play CD Player (1987/1989) (the very first REFERENCE/ELITE multi-play CDP) PIONEER CT-S800 (1988/1990) full-featured TOTL Single-Well LaserAmorphous-Head cassette deck, with casted-iron transformer PIONEER DV-09 Reference DVD Player (1998/2000) PIONEER CLD-3030 TOTL Compatible Laser Disc Player (1988/1989) PIONEER GR-777 Ten Band Stereo Graphic Equalizer (1988/199?) (TOTL remote controllable EQ with dual spectrum display) PIONEER CS-G503 Four-Way Stereo Loudspeaker System (199?) PIONEER SE-305 Stereo Headphones (1974) PIONEER MR-100 Multi-Room IR Receiver (1989/199?) PIONEER CU-MR100 Remote Control Unit (1989/199?) PIONEER CU-AV70 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1988/1989) PIONEER CU-AV100 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1988/1989) PIONEER CU-AV200 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1989/1993) -MISC.- ELAC MIRACORD 46 Direct Drive Phonograph Turntable (197?) PIONEER PD-M6 Multi-CD player (1985/1986) (the very first PIONEER magazine CD changer) JVC HR-S8000U S-VHS VCR (1988/1990) ROLAND BOSS BR-1180 Hard Disk Digital Audio Recorder (2002) JVC RM-S1 Universal Programmable Touch-Panel Remote Control (1988/1???)  ♥Aoi Nishimata Fan♥ |
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| AudioAntique |
Posted: August 18, 2010 05:05 pm
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Sound Thinking Member Group: Dealer Posts: 29 Member No.: 655 Joined: February 11, 2009 |
Also in the post Dahlquist DQ-10 Fuses. Replace the system and tweeter fuses with 20 amp fast-blows from Home Depot for under $2. Smoothes the treble right out and raises overall slam, at least with my system:
Thorens TD125LB Turntable SME 3012 Tonearm Shure M97XE Denon DL110 AT440ML Yamaha CDC-585 CD Player Adcom GFT-555II Tuner Hafler DH-110 Preamp Phase Linear 400 Mirror imaged Dahlquist DQ-10s This post has been edited by AudioAntique on August 18, 2010 05:08 pm |
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: August 20, 2010 06:09 pm
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 Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1949 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
Don't actually know what you mean by tweaks. I just try to use the best wires I can afford. I also buy equipment I know by my ears are good.. I do live by power filters. Is that a tweak? I have tried carpet spikes. Just didn't hear a difference. I know there is a lot of voodoo out there; but if it works for you. More power to you. I didn't know I started this thread. LOL
Larry This post has been edited by speakerman1 on August 20, 2010 06:19 pm -------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck Phoenix Audio Tape |
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| AudioAntique |
Posted: August 21, 2010 05:14 am
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Sound Thinking Member Group: Dealer Posts: 29 Member No.: 655 Joined: February 11, 2009 |
For clarification, Houghton Mifflin says: Tweak: To adjust; fine-tune. Mod(ification): A small alteration, adjustment, or limitation. Change: 1. To cause to be different. 2. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: 3. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places. 4. To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category. I'm not suggesting that we get bogged down in semantics. We all know what we mean, right? Regards, all. |
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| Rat44 |
Posted: August 21, 2010 06:08 am
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 Valued Member Group: Members Posts: 316 Member No.: 507 Joined: July 09, 2008 |
The only tweak I have done is replace the platter on my Project Debut with the acrylic upgrade.
Muuuch better than the metal one that came on it. Played with different mats but settled on the bare platter. Running silver based cables,sounds good to me. Been thinking about trying Blue Jeans . My stuff is considered mid-fi at best so I don't go overboard on the extra stuff. -------------------- Hey,Watch This!
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| dingus |
Posted: August 21, 2010 07:45 am
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 How can people be so cruel?  Group: Admin Posts: 5755 Member No.: 3 Joined: June 29, 2006 |
i have a spare pair of my DIY silver IC's you can try if you're interested. -------------------- Teledyne AR9, Yamaha B-2x, Yamaha M-2, Yamaha C-2a, EAD DSP 1000, Squeezebox v3, Wadia WT-3200.
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: August 21, 2010 08:41 am
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Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1949 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
I run some Audio Magic silver ICs.They are done cryo. They sound good to me. I use silver solder every time I solder. I have very few tweeks in my system. Have studied electricity many years. Just don't get some of the Tweeks. I do run big power cords.
Larry -------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck Phoenix Audio Tape |
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