Thanks for sharing.

Tom186;642261 Wrote: 
> 
> * I followed soundcheck's advice to directly solder the RCA out to the
> board. Works great. In fact, I went on a splurge and bought a WBT
> NextGen RCA, which I connected with a bit of (very short) silver cable,
> kicking out the old RCA connector. The difference is NOT night and day,
> but easy to notice. Sound is a bit more direct, a bit less veiled
> (apologies for the expression), there is more PRAT and one worries less
> about occasional sibilance on bad recordings.
> 

I think what Klaus did was solder the cable directly to the board
thereby avoiding the need for RCAs.


Tom186;642261 Wrote: 
> 
> * I also installed one of these clocks:
> http://www.squeezeboxupgrades.co.uk/newtouch_upgraded.shtml ... this
> time, the effect waspretty big. The overall tonal balance was tilted
> from "slightly bright" to "very very neutral", and there is a much
> better balance of detail (details fall into place better) and more
> depth in the soundstage. Original SBT had a little more oomph, though.
> I did AB-testing, I have 2 SBT here, one modded and one unmodded.
> 

I am planning to do something similar.


Tom186;642261 Wrote: 
> 
> * Interesting points for followers of the cult of Klaus: The Soundcheck
> mods may have a smaller effect once the new clock is installed [..].
> 

I think John Swenson somewhere suggested this would be the case.


Tom186;642261 Wrote: 
> 
> * I do not agree with the observation that was made that the vol100 mod
> did no longer make a difference unter 7.6. In my system, it does, quite
> clearly.
> 

Do you agree that 7.6 sounds better and bridges the gap between
ttvol100 enabled/disabled? (This was my experience.)


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