zanash modded a5.......

[DavidF]

I went over to Petes place yesterday to pick up an Arcam A5 he has modded for me....

It works for me.......going straight through (petes) pre, naim 140, ruarks (by-passing the deq and buffer)......... this player soundstages like b*****y and detail to match.......

If your looking for a decent player (for not mega bucks) I reckon this should be on you short list.

 

[Tenson]

What did you do to it Zanash?

 

[zanash]

Mainly the usual ....schottky diodes ...recap
heavily damped the case improved rigidity [fixed it to a granite sheet] recapped the dac section better opamps opa637 ..pio output caps ....good mains lead and ic's

 

[anubisgrau]

did you convert it to NOS?

it's a must with 1541

 

[felix]

More a matter of taste than a 'must', I think...

 

[zanash]

Can't say the 1541 nos does it for me ...but 1543 sounds very good as nos.