Anyone tried this mod before?
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 Oct 3 2008, 12:01 AM
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Oct 3 2008, 12:16 AM
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If i get adventurous enough I might try the whole mod after my A levels
 Can't wait for the amp to arrive. Got any ETA? My Sennheisers sitting on the desk doing nothing at the mo  |
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Oct 4 2008, 11:26 AM
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Yup, i plan to mod as a hobby after my exams. Never really soldered before, but it looks fun. Haha. I plan to ultimately build a beta22. Kinda ambitious but not impossible. Just need to source for the parts.
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Oct 4 2008, 04:40 PM
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yeah i went to check the basics of soldering. Got myself a capalang 6 ringgit soldering iron + 6 ringgit solder sucker. Lol. I'll go play with some old spoilt electronics.
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Oct 5 2008, 12:55 AM
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My bad, when i asked earlier if anyone had done "this mod" before, i posted the wrong link. The link is here. LINK
Now has anyone done THIS mod before? |
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Oct 5 2008, 06:48 PM
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QUOTE(ccschua @ Oct 5 2008, 01:00 PM) That is a different mod than what we had been doing. it deals with output stage, bypassing the opamp and directly couple to the tube. Oh, so it's either one or the other? Can't do both together? Too bad. His review of his mod looks really awesome. Haha. But has anyone tried it before?What we had been doing is to change different OPA such as Earth, Sun and Moon (coming) to give different sound quality. By putting in Earth and snipping the output decoupling cap, ZERO DAC give a big jump in the transparency and detailing and accuracy, rivalled the sound of expensive cdp.  |
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Oct 5 2008, 09:13 PM
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I dont even have the amp yet, i just want to know what mods can be done to let the zero reach its full potential so i can go hunt for parts now. dont start the flaming.
If you had the proper intellect to read, you'd realise i've never done any soldering before and just want to know what can be done before i go ahead and try doing it. just my 2sen opinion. This post has been edited by FiSHjIGN: Oct 5 2008, 09:55 PM |
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Oct 5 2008, 10:11 PM
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QUOTE(SKY 1809 @ Oct 5 2008, 09:57 PM) Why bother to ask questions, then yourself jump to the conclusion before knowing, as if you already have all the answers to yourself. What?! Since when did i do that? Are you even reading my posts right? You should say that to yourself, "don't jump to conclusions".That sounds like a smart way to ask questions. Added on October 5, 2008, 10:14 pm QUOTE(ccschua @ Oct 5 2008, 10:09 PM) are u using headphone, if so, extra 2 cap need to be snipped around the headphone opamp. So if we're using headphones, we gotta snip another 2 caps (on top of the 2 beside the RCA female jacks)? What difference will this make to the sound? Reduce the brightness? Personally, i dont like over-harsh treble.. Makes me have a headache listening to it..On my system, I dont really feel if it sounds harsh but it avoid the high frequency being roll off and hence more details. The sound harsh is coming from the vocals, and vocals lies in the frequency range of 2000 Hz. Perhaps yr gear in the chain has something to be improved or the recording is like that. This post has been edited by FiSHjIGN: Oct 5 2008, 10:14 PM |
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Nov 1 2008, 01:31 AM
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Do you guys have a direct link on farnell to an ALPS volume pot that will fit the ZERO? I got the RK27 model but it doesn't fit :/ The box is too big.
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