Re: ModWright Oppo BDP-105
After 3 grueling hours of setting up and reconfiguring my system to accommodate my MW 105d, all I can say is worth all the effort. MW 105d is one source to have. It will replace my oppo 95 and my beloved sony 5400es. I just needed a longer umbilical cord, which is on order. Sadly, I have to hide the power unit, that blue power light bothers me. It's too sharp for my eyes.
I wonder how long does it take to totally burn in the stock tubes? It's My first tube gear and learning the ropes. Although, I have ordered tubes upgrade for both the player and power supply per Dan recommendation.
So far, Just after an hour of listening via oppo USB and c50 combo pre, it's all good. I couldn't agree more with and the other owners who posted their experience here, specially Jeff, JJinID.
I'm back to listening again. And tonight I will try the blue ray.
Will follow up when upgrade tubes arrives. Oh...I need a tube pre amp to match it. Please share me your thoughts and recommendation.:heart::yahoo1:
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Finally, my long over due impression on MW oppo105d is nothing but impressive. After upgrading to MW recommended tubes, this player turn into a "magic" musical machine. It kept me listening for hours with out fatigue. I can't believe a tube gear can transform my music to more enjoyable feeling. The flavor of every note is mesmerizing! I can go on and on here but to make it short, it's an incredible improvement to my music and it's the heart and soul of my system for now.
Dan Wright and his team at Modwright has done a fantastic job with the oppo 105d upgrade. I'm very thankful of discovering this here at AS.
On the side note...I would like to thank Jeff,JJinID, for his advice and support on my MW venture to be smooth as possible. I learned a lot from Jeff about tweaks on tube and other stuff that I never thought it would improve my music. Incredible guy and a real gentleman. Really happy to know you here Jeff!:heart::hey:
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Right on Ron. I like to have one myself as well. :)
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Rtan
Jeff... I'm not ready to spin tables but it may happen in the near future. My listening with solid state gears has reached plateau. Thus exploring tube gears. I'm taking the baby step here.
I have no experience with tube preamp at least in my room. I demoed few high end tube preamp at my local dealer (in the 20k range) which I really like but wanted to stay at 10k for my first tube preamp. I may try your direction with MW but let see what happens next after my MW Oppo arrives.
Ron when you get use to noise free music with the MW 105 you will not be able to listend to ( popcorn ) vinyl.:)
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Paul
Right on Ron. I like to have one myself as well. :)
Paul...my first tube gear and I love it. Happy MW oppo 105d owner here.:D
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MrAcoustat
Ron when you get use to noise free music with the MW 105 you will not be able to listend to ( popcorn ) vinyl.:)
Andre... So true about the noise free music with MW 105d but would like to try the "pop corn" sound from vinyls someday.
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So which tubes are you using now?
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rbbert
So which tubes are you using now?
I would like to know that as well.
Did you get the basic tube upgrade or did you go all out for the additional optional music rail upgrade to .
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rbbert
So which tubes are you using now?
I'm using Sophia 6SN7 grade A for the oppo105 and Philips 5R4GYS for the power supply.
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CPP
I would like to know that as well.
Did you get the basic tube upgrade or did you go all out for the additional optional music rail upgrade to .
Per my invoice, I paid extra for Bybee Rail Mod and Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX. I don't know what they are but it was recommended by Dan at MWI. If these two upgrades are what making the new oppo105d sings and perform like alive...it's worth the money.
But the tube upgrades made it more warmer sounding and sweeter. The texture of my music now is full. Unlike my sony 5400es, sounded good but sterile, non-life like. This is my impression on the tubes upgrade after putting 240hours on them. They are very good for my first tube experience.
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If you take the cover off you can see both the Bybee Rail and the Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX (they have little manufacturer's badges on them); of course that doesn't tell you anything about their contribution to the sound, if any.
So if you're interested you have lots of possible tube upgrades/improvements; while the Sophia/Philips combination is likely the best of tubes in current production (I have both although they are back in their boxes at this time), there is a world of NOS tubes that significantly outshine these, though at a price.
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Has anyone compared the Modwright mod of the Oppo with John Tucker's mod? I heard John's mod at Winston Ma's place and it sounded great to me. I have friends who are very positive about both of their mods, but I would have to choose one or the other.
Thanks, Larry
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rbbert
If you take the cover off you can see both the Bybee Rail and the Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX (they have little manufacturer's badges on them); of course that doesn't tell you anything about their contribution to the sound, if any.
So if you're interested you have lots of possible tube upgrades/improvements; while the Sophia/Philips combination is likely the best of tubes in current production (I have both although they are back in their boxes at this time), there is a world of NOS tubes that significantly outshine these, though at a price.
Thank you for telling where to find these mods.
I Would like to now your experience with the NOS tubes. I would love to try them too. That is the only way to have a comparison and know what's the best tubes combo for my system. I know the Sophia and Phillips combo is a big improvement over to the stock tubes.
You can PM me.
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You can go to this thread
http://audioshark.org/modwright-inst...l#.VA7ynICwKkQ
Also threads at Audio Circle and other forums
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Does anyone know what the specs are on the PS 9.9? What is the DC output?