Justin & Jerry's Hifi Blog

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Originally Posted by MartinT

My fully Audiocom modded SCD-1 cost a good bit (couple of grand if I remember correctly). However, you can do a lot less and get great benefits - often just the clock and op-amp upgrades.

Anyway, having just pushed the button on an SLP-1200, I shall find out soon :)

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As Andy / Tarzan would say ... :popcorn:
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Hi Paul,

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Originally Posted by Reffc

Having just returned from Jerry's place I can attest as to just how good that little Alto amp sounds with the Techy CDP driving the MBLs. I've challenged Jerry to source some smilarly priced speakers, take the lot to Scalford next year and embarrass a few high end systems...

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Now that would be fun! Trouble is, Jerry most likely won't have the same kit by then!! :doh: :eyebrows:

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The only thing lost to much more expensive kit is that the image is a tad 2-D and as Jerry says, the HF can be provoked with some recordings...

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Nothing some re-clocking and/or judicious attention to optimising PSU arrangements wouldn't cure - and I can say that from experience of comparing the 'before & after' effects of Audiocom modifying those areas of my (equally ancient) Sony CDP and DAC... ;)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by MartinT

Anyway, having just pushed the button on an SLP-1200, I shall find out soon...

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Love it - now THAT will be interesting!! Question is, if the Technics shows serious potential, would you consider having it modified, in order to compete with your Ayre, or is this simply just a bit of fun? :)

Marco.

I think I shall wait on Martin's verdict on any Audiocom mods and perhaps take his advice on a cost-effective way ahead. :)

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Originally Posted by Marco

Love it - now THAT will be interesting!! Question is, if the Technics shows serious potential, would you consider having it modified, in order to compete with your Ayre, or is this simply just a bit of fun? :)

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It isn't straightforward, unfortunately. I have a sizeable collection of SACDs and a few DVD-As. Without the Ayre, I couldn't play them. So if I go down the modded Technics route, I'll have to see what I can do about having those discs file-based. Easy with the DVD-As, much more problematic with SACDs.

Still, I'm really looking forward to receiving the (ASC BBC spec) SLP-1200 :)

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Originally Posted by jandl100

I think I shall wait on Martin's verdict on any Audiocom mods and perhaps take his advice on a cost-effective way ahead. :)

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I'm with you on that one!

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Originally Posted by istari_knight

By the way, is the Alto mk1 or mk2 ? I believe there were some large circuit differences between the two depending on whether it was manufactured by Audio Innovations or Audio Partnership.

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I'm 94.53% sure that the chrome ones were the later Audio Partnership version only - the easy way to tell is if there's an RJ45 socket on the rear panel for remote control - if so, then it's a later version. This is based around a Cambridge Audio circuit if so and is a fine performer, but the original Audio Innovations one is quite a big leap better.

Lovely SL-P1200 Jerry! I really must find myself another one, although it's the SL-P50 I really lust after. Never even seen one, though...

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Originally Posted by MartinT

It isn't straightforward, unfortunately. I have a sizeable collection of SACDs and a few DVD-As. Without the Ayre, I couldn't play them. So if I go down the modded Technics route, I'll have to see what I can do about having those discs file-based. Easy with the DVD-As, much more problematic with SACDs.

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Ah, gotcha. However, I'm sure that both could happily co-exist in your system, if you can find the shelf space! ;)

Could you post the link to where you bought the Techincs, so we can see some piccies - I presume it was an ebay purchase? :)

Marco.

It's this one.

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Originally Posted by Beobloke

I'm 94.53% sure that the chrome ones were the later Audio Partnership version only - the easy way to tell is if there's an RJ45 socket on the rear panel for remote control - if so, then it's a later version. This is based around a Cambridge Audio circuit if so and is a fine performer, but the original Audio Innovations one is quite a big leap better.

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Hi Adam - this is the ebay auction - photos of amp rear there. :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amplifier-...vip=true&rt=nc

.... no RJ45 socket so I guess it's "quite a big leap better" :) It certainly sounds good!