Effective_audio 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Latest Review from Customers on : ------------------------------------------------------------------ D ear james, The SA7001 Set is performing well after your mods. Noticeably bass, imaging and clarity of details has improved. Thanks! Mr Fan, on his SA7001 with Ultima Clock and Component Changes ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear James, The only quibble I have with the sound is its not run in and a little bleached. The details are astounding! I am sure the Top Esoterics can't beat this. Customer, on his modified SA60, fully modified with Ultima Clock, burson opamps, ultima regulators and component changes. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear james, The Marantz CD74 sounded fantastic after the mods! The tonality is just right with a full body vocal. Thank you for your efforts. Simon, on his CD74. Fully modified with ultima clock, voltage regulators and component changes. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear James, Thanks for the Mods! The sound did improved and I am very pleased with it. It sounded more detailed and there is clarity in every note that is being played thru the player. Even blacker than I initially thought with background noise totally eliminated. Will send in my other components to mod. Thanks! Darren, on his DCD S10 with ultima Clock for transport duties. ---------------------------------------------------------------- D ear James, I have only listened to 2 songs only. Already it sounded GREAT!. Thanks James. Customer, on his Esoteric X-03, fully modified with Ultima Clock / Burson Opamps / Ultima Regulators. ---------------------------------------------------------------Dear James, Had a closer listen thru my headphones through my upgraded EE Mini Max DAC. The background is now SUPER QUIET and everything sounds more transparent and detailed. For the first time I can hear coughs in the background of some of my live recordings from the audience and the sounds of clapping. Even the raindrops sounds more natural and prominent. Nice Upgrade overall! Customer, on his Mini Max DAC with ultima clock, burson opamps and circuit changes. ---------------------------------------------------- And Many more here: Customer Reviews and Testimonials: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=104829.0 http://effectiveaudiomod.com/Mod_Audio_Test6.htm http://www.effectiveaudiomod.com/mod_test1.shtml Curr ent Promotions: DON'T MISS! Burson Clock Promotion (Best Value for Money) http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=106334.msg7404 82#msg740482 EA Ultima Clock + Dedicated Power Supply Promotion (Best Ultimate Performance!): http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=91967.msg73566 0#msg735660 NEW : Marantz CD Player / SACD Player Promotion 10% off!! : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=87601.msg62022 4#msg620224 Cambridge Audio Player / DAC Promotion 10% off!: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=77592.msg73718 6#msg737186 So do contact me to upgrade your digital source. Thanks for reading! I concentrate on Digital sources and here are some examples: Esoteric SACD Players/DACs : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=105525.msg7356 54#msg735654 Marantz Players : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=87601.msg62022 4#msg620224 Cambridge Audio Players / DAC : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=77592.msg56656 5#msg566565 Highend CD/SACD Players : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...=91967.msg64799 7#msg647997 DAC : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=97613.0 Others : http://www.effectiveaudiomod.com/upgrades_mods_main.shtml http://effectiveaudiomod.com/index_services.htm Cheer s. James www.effectiveaudiomod.com email:sales@effectiveaudiomod.c om tel : 9694 9704 Edited February 17, 2012 by Effective_audio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effective_audio 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2012 Latest Customer Reviews and Comments on work done: ----------------------------------------- Dear James, After the Ultima Clock upgrade on my X-01, I can hear much more details and separation on my X-01. The soundstage has improved as well. The sound is much more analog. thanks! Customer, on his Ultima Clock installed X-01. ------------------------------ Hi James, The CD Player sounds different. The instruments sounded more lively and vocals are more natural. The overall soundstage is MUCH better. Thanks! Customer, on his Burson clock installed 650C ------------------------------ Hi James, I have listened to the modified 740C. It is more natural, less bright and more detailed than before. Thanks for the mods! Customer, on his 740C with Ultima Clock package, opamps / diodes / caps changes and circuit modifications. ----------------------------- James. Initial feedback is good. Listened to "September" on the Daughtry album and the first thing that I said was WOW! Listened to the same song 3 times last Monday before sending my cdp over for you to mod and I still remember how it sounded before and how it sounded after your mod. Details on both vocals and on the instruments specially the acoustic guitar really came out. Not so savvy on audio terms but I think WOW says it all.... Will certainly consider the additional mod next time. Noel, on his 740C upgraded with Ultima Clock + Dedicated Power supply. ------------------------------------------------ Dear james, I am SHOCKED! You have transformedmy 840C to the big League!! Super black background, much higher resolution and inner details! And with HUGE soundstage too! I am enjoying my music so much more now! Incredible mod, well worth it. Thanks! Customer, on his 840C upgraded with Ultima clock package, diodes/opamps/capacitors changes and circuit modifications. -------------------------------------- Hi James, Sorry did not reply to you as was busy at work. Tried last night. WOW! The details are out finally! Need to burn in a bit, but so far so good. Thanks! Customer, on his Burson clock installed CD6000. For Transport duties. --------------------------------------- Dear James, Before the Burson clock the player sounds noisy. After your mods, I like the player very much! The digital outputs very clear, very sweet sound and melody. There is more depth and the vocal is good. Thanks! Customer on his Philip BDP9600 with Burson clock and analog stage upgrades. ------------------------------------------ Dear James, After 1 night of burning in, it is obvious that it sounds better in terms of tone, separation and resolution, compared to before. Thanks! Customer, on his Benchmark DAC with Burson Clock installed. -------------------------------- Other Customer Reviews and Testimonials: http://effectiveaudiomod.com/Mod_Audio_Test6.htm http://www.effectiveaudiomod.com/mod_test1.shtml Current Promotions: DON'T MISS! Burson Clock Promotion (Best Value for Money) http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...40482#msg740482 EA Ultima Clock + Dedicated Power Supply Promotion (Best Ultimate Performance!): http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...35660#msg735660 NEW : Marantz CD Player / SACD Player Promotion 10% off!! : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...20224#msg620224 Cambridge Audio Player / DAC Promotion 10% off!: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...37186#msg737186 So do contact me to upgrade your digital source. Thanks for reading! I concentrate on Digital sources and here are some examples: DAC / USB / CAS: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=97613.0 Esoteric SACD Players/DACs : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...35654#msg735654 Marantz Players : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...20224#msg620224 Cambridge Audio Players / DAC : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...66565#msg566565 Others : http://www.effectiveaudiomod.com/upgrades_mods_main.shtml http://effectiveaudiomod.com/index_services.htm Cheers. James www.effectiveaudiomod.com email:sales@effectiveaudiomod.com tel : 9694 9704 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effective_audio 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2012 Reviews 18/1/12. Rave Review for Bryston CD Player!! Hi James, Have been travelling & back only recently. Didn't really have a chance to hear it in depth, however did some listening sessions the last 2 late nights & my findings are as follows. The bryston cd player is already in itself very musical & has superb timing & dynamics with many positive traits. Didn't know what to expect when send in for the mods, thought I just gave it a try, majorly because of the persuasive nature of the feedbacks I read about from the other users. After the mods, the sound is still very unmistakably bryston, clean, dynamic, transparent, superb timing & with excellent bass. The clock, capacitors & regulators mods on my bryston player have transformed what I deemed an excellent player into a truly exceptional player! The very first track on my mod-listening was a latino guitar disc & it yielded a faster & more dynamically emotive experience. I hear more details being fleshed out, & instruments separation was much more easily differentiated with guitar notes textures more realism. This is probably because of the more quiet background noise". It is 3am, & next I tried a popular Tsai Chin album, & was immediately & pleasantly surprised by the added vocal textures & realism. Soundstage depth was seemingly similarly excellent, as my speakers are positioned pretty close to the walls, however overall soundstage does seems taller & wider with more focussed positioning of voicing. The next thing that happened got me sat up & really shockingly suprised was the bass definition & slam I got from the track! The bass that came out was super taut, defined & has real bass slam! My 3 pair of bookshelf speakers I tried-including my Ls3A was like given a new lease of life! I was pretty worried as I began to crank the volume up on my bookshelves, & as long as the woofers were able to take it, it delivered beautiful deep, taut & bass with a real slam! I must say that for the money, I'm pretty happy with the improved sound I got so far, & not having a differennt sound!(which I was initially worried) Tonight will be dates with Dianna Krall & also some of my all time favourite country duo where it have all the vocals, drums, dynamics, & bass slams!(The Judds) I will continue to run it in, & if it yield more improvements, I will update. Terry, on his fully upgraded Bryston CD Player. -------------------------- Dear James, When I first plugged my newly modded Oppo 83se, the details and lower noise floor was already evident. I was quite astounded with how the music has opened up with a sublime lift. However the bass seems to have receded and gone missing. After a few days of playing, I am happy to say the bass has snapped back into place. It's not as prominent as last time but the bass sounds focused and doesn't draw attention to it. I am also marveling at how all e sonic details have shimmered down making listening to music such a pleasurable experience. The best $395 I have spent and it made me revisit all my music because everything sounds like a piece of brand new music. Thanks James. I am very very happy. Daniel, on his Oppo 83SE with Burson clock and linear power supply upgrade. --------------------------- Hi James, Without changing any setting, the Burson clock along with the other mods on the analogue outputs (Pioneer LX71) far exceeded my expectations. The front and centre channels bring everything alive - mids, bass, details and everything else. The first scene of The Fellowship of the Rings never felt so full, clear and the background so eerie. Frankly speaking I have never look forward so much rushing back home to finish the movie and of course to re-watch the rest. The whole experience is like a completely new one! I think there was an improvement in the PQ as well in the area of transition. But seriously the improvement in SQ far far exceeded that of the PQ. Wow! And thanks for brining this to our awareness. Thanks! By the way, before this, I'll always been skeptical of mods but this changed all that. Lorenz, on his Pioneer LX71 with Burson clock and component/circuit changes for L/R/C ------------------------------------ Dear James, Good morning bro! I had a good listen over the weekend on my Consonance linear 120 CD Player. i realized that few cds that I am very familiar with sounded better! The Zee Avi, The Eagles live and a few other vocals CD, I do hear more details! Even the hand clapping in some live CD sounded different! Now, music sounded 'bigger'. So ya, excellent upgrade! Thanks man. Mr Yew on his Consonance CD 120 with ultima clock and full component changes. ------------------------ Customer's feedback: The DAC is good after the upgrade. It is much better than last time. Thanks! Customer on his Corda Stage DAC with Ultima Clock installed ------------------------ Other Customer Reviews and Testimonials: http://effectiveaudiomod.com/Mod_Audio_Test6.htm http://www.effectiveaudiomod.com/mod_test1.shtml Current Promotions: DON'T MISS! Burson Clock Promotion (Best Value for Money) http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...40482#msg740482 EA Ultima Clock + Dedicated Power Supply Promotion (Best Ultimate Performance!): http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...35660#msg735660 NEW : Marantz CD Player / SACD Player Promotion 10% off!! : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...20224#msg620224 Cambridge Audio Player / DAC Promotion 10% off!: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...37186#msg737186 So do contact me to upgrade your digital source. Thanks for reading! I concentrate on Digital sources and here are some examples: DAC / USB / CAS: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=97613.0 Esoteric SACD Players/DACs : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...35654#msg735654 OPPO / Pioneer / Denon / Philips BD / DVD Players : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...51338#msg751338 Marantz Players : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...20224#msg620224 Cambridge Audio Players / DAC : http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...66565#msg566565 Others : http://www.effectiveaudiomod.com/upgrades_mods_main.shtml http://effectiveaudiomod.com/index_services.htm Cheers. James www.effectiveaudiomod.com email:sales@effectiveaudiomod.com tel : 9694 9704 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effective_audio 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2012 Updates on 17 Feb: Burson Clock promotion @$195 will end in Feb due to Price increase. Please reserve now! http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...40482#msg740482 Major Updates to Ultima Clock modded players: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...35660#msg735660 Updates to Marantz Players Mods as well: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.ph...20224#msg620224 And DAC pages: http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=97613.0 Recent Reviews Below for Reference: Customer Feedback: Thank you James for making my 63SE alive again! Is it just like falling in love with an old flame. Very musical! Thanks again! Philip, on his modified CD63SE with Burson Clock / opamps and component changes, circuit upgrades. ------------------------- Customer Feedback: "Impressive upgrades. After leaving the player on overnight for a few days, i decided to listen to some cd's. On one of the earlier pressings of ABBA gold, i was surprised that bass on many tracks had grown surprisingly punchy and had more authority. The vocals, sound stage and mid range had also improved quite a bit! On another one of my favorites, Dire Strait's Brothers in Arms XRCD, the sound was absolutely incredible! I'm sure that with time, it will even improve farther. Overall, the upgrades have made dramatic changes to my CD player and would recommend James to everyone who is thinking about upgrading their player. Its been very nice dealing with him. " Thanks John, on his CD6003 with Burson clock, circuit modifications and ultima voltage regulator upgrade. -------------------- Customer Feedback : Wow it’s a huge difference, especially resolving the lower bass resolution! My wife is most impressed! Overall a very nice upgrade indeed. Thanks! Marn, on his modded MSB link DAC. ------------------------ Hi James, Happy Chinese New Year to your family and you. As I promise to give you me feedback on the modded Marantz SA-15S2 done by you. After tens of hours of run in I managed to have actual time to sit down for serious listening. The first CD I popped in is from Zee Avi’s ghostbird album. The first impression was that the separation of each individual instrument were well presented with spacing among each other nicely layout. Secondly the layering of the whole spectrum of the music were well staged. After further listening I found some unfound musical notes that were not so obvious previously now popping up. Wow…the feeling is so nice, especially on those low notes. Moreover, the entire presence of the bass section become more compact and robust, even in low volume listening. Lastly the vocal of the singer become more emotionally attached to the song due to the improvement of the separation and layering of the whole spectrum. I will highly recommend any mate to try out the full mod before deciding on the next purchase. Definitely you will find something you have previously missed on your existing player. Thanks! Mr Loke, on his SA15-S2 fully modded with ultima clock / ultima voltage regulators and circuit mods. ----------------------------- After 20hrs of burn in the music is natural, musical, with good soundstage. Instrument separation is good. I love it!! I will let it burn in further. It will be very good. Thank you for your advise and appreciate the service your have provided. Thanks again. Very happy it improves so much! Albert on his CD6003 with Burson clock. ----------------------------- Dear james, After the mods the soundstage has opened up wide. Very clearly defined bass and sweet highs. While listening to the 2nd track of Ray Brown Trios's live at the loa--summer wind album, I finally heard the phone ringing in the background that caused the audience to laugh. Always thought the bassist was doing some antics to make the people laugh. My SA8003 sounds really transparent and musical now. Now separation between different instruments is so clearly defined. No straining in the sound so I can play louder shouting at the listener. Definition is there even when playing softly. Cannot wait till it fully burns in! Customer, on his SA8003 Mod. With Burson clock and mods. --------------------- Customer feedback: After the upgrade the sound staging improved, The bass tightened and the tempo is quicken. The highs is more detailed without being bright. Thanks! Jim, on his Minimax DAC with Ultima clock/Regulators/Burson Opamps and General Upgrades. ------------------- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
