JW
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I'm hoping if Jim reads this, he won't have too much of a problem with it. I've talked to the guy a few times and he's really one of the nicest people in the world. And he provides a service, upgrading gear, for tons of people who don't have the time or intent to learn it on their own.
I'm thinking about his HD24(XR) mod right now. It's $750 I believe and he replaces input coupling caps and all the opamps w/ burr browns. Something else too, I forget. Anyway, I know the guy pretty much came up with these mods on his own. But I get the sense that most of what I would be paying for is labor. Which is fine.
I don't know. I just wish I knew enough to open that thing up and recognize exactly what would be essential for upgrading. I mean, replacing opamps and caps is not hard. It's just that I have to go find the right opamps, and make sure I know which are the input coupling caps. I wonder if the labor has a lot to do with the difficulty of opening the unit up and getting at everything.
Anyway, comments?
I'd sure love to find out exactly what he does and do it on my own.
I'm thinking about his HD24(XR) mod right now. It's $750 I believe and he replaces input coupling caps and all the opamps w/ burr browns. Something else too, I forget. Anyway, I know the guy pretty much came up with these mods on his own. But I get the sense that most of what I would be paying for is labor. Which is fine.
I don't know. I just wish I knew enough to open that thing up and recognize exactly what would be essential for upgrading. I mean, replacing opamps and caps is not hard. It's just that I have to go find the right opamps, and make sure I know which are the input coupling caps. I wonder if the labor has a lot to do with the difficulty of opening the unit up and getting at everything.
Anyway, comments?
I'd sure love to find out exactly what he does and do it on my own.