22-Dec-2016, 10:09
Finally I can report the results of this tweak which I completed last Friday.
Main thing is getting the riser board out. There are 2 ways:
remove the whole cpu which I would not dare to do.
cut the riser board just next to the xlr socket (this is not reverseable!)
I chose 2. The riserboard is quite tough and I used a 40 cm long sawing blade from a metal saw. This was quite an effort.
I let the dev run at low volume for 12 hours a days for 5 days. After 12 hours I had a first listen. Not good, sound was bit hard and edgy.
Gave the dev another 50 hours and had a listen this morning and had a smile on my face. The clarity and transparency improved probably because some kind of distortions were removed by the tweak. Soundstage seems more 3d and dynamics have a higher jump factor which I love.
Can't comment on the bass cause my dev is only driving the horns of my Duos. I think sound will improve with more burn in but I'm already quite happy with the result.
Anyone who is interested to do this tweak can contact with any questions they may have: [email protected]. I also took some close up pics which I send in full resolution to anyone interested.
Michael
Ps.
Forgot to mention that I used teflon isolated solid core silver wire and wbt silver solder for the tweak.
Also replaced the binding post with nexgen ones I still had.
Main thing is getting the riser board out. There are 2 ways:
remove the whole cpu which I would not dare to do.
cut the riser board just next to the xlr socket (this is not reverseable!)
I chose 2. The riserboard is quite tough and I used a 40 cm long sawing blade from a metal saw. This was quite an effort.
I let the dev run at low volume for 12 hours a days for 5 days. After 12 hours I had a first listen. Not good, sound was bit hard and edgy.
Gave the dev another 50 hours and had a listen this morning and had a smile on my face. The clarity and transparency improved probably because some kind of distortions were removed by the tweak. Soundstage seems more 3d and dynamics have a higher jump factor which I love.
Can't comment on the bass cause my dev is only driving the horns of my Duos. I think sound will improve with more burn in but I'm already quite happy with the result.
Anyone who is interested to do this tweak can contact with any questions they may have: [email protected]. I also took some close up pics which I send in full resolution to anyone interested.
Michael
Ps.
Forgot to mention that I used teflon isolated solid core silver wire and wbt silver solder for the tweak.
Also replaced the binding post with nexgen ones I still had.
Highly modded avantgarde omega duos, slightly modded d200, d-sonics m3 800 s class d amp to drive the subs of my duos, all equipment on silent running audio platforms.
DCS Network bridge connected with AQ diamond to Router and with special Belden 1694a digital cable (cable is cryoed, mechanical damped and using very high quality solder to KLEI Harmony Bullet plug)
S/C is Shunyata biwire Delta, 2 Delta p/c on the bridge and bass amp, Synergestic dev p/c on the 200, all connected to Shunyata Denali power conditioner
DCS Network bridge connected with AQ diamond to Router and with special Belden 1694a digital cable (cable is cryoed, mechanical damped and using very high quality solder to KLEI Harmony Bullet plug)
S/C is Shunyata biwire Delta, 2 Delta p/c on the bridge and bass amp, Synergestic dev p/c on the 200, all connected to Shunyata Denali power conditioner
