I Think I'm sure I'm Finished...or Zeppelin to Sinatra & Back

[struth]

Decided to outfit the mf x10v3 with the latest RockGrotto upgrade kit kindly delivered to me by Mike Brailsford at the old price.. Very helpful guy..cheers Mike.
Total cost of the kit which consists of 7 diodes and 18 capacitors(if memory serves) was £55 inc postage which i thought excellent value.



So opening up the buffer is a matter of removing 4 screws at front and a plug for the led, then the 4 at rear plus the one holding the rca block and sliding out from rear.





Once in removed the caps on order and replacing with upgraded ones. Simple enough and board is marked for orientation for the polar ones.

Then diodes and the 2 non polar at front beside diodes were done together for ease of access..





While at it i removed the poor feet that had been fitted after market and fitted some decent ones

Plugged in and left to warm up for 10 mins, and now playing.



Have to say although it will take time for the components to burn in...lol.. It already sounds much better.



Pics of kit




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[struth]

Keeping busy, i decided to kill or cure my denon dvd 2900 dvd cd sacd player. Its not been playing cds coming up with the deadly 00.00.00

So, ive had a laser sitting in my box for a long time and decided to fit it. Good players these and would be good to be up and running. They were about 1500$ new i believe.

So opened it up left drawer out and unplugged. You have to remove a number of screws on front crossbar so it will flip up to get the black plate off. Its held by 2 screws.


Pull the ribbin connector out, by way these are a bugger to refit lol..

Remove the steel plate at back holding the laser runners down and extricate the runners and laser unit. Watch out for the springs in the black bit of plastic at back.

Fit in reverse first desoldering the 2 shorts put on for static.
Wahlah a working machine again.




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[Marco]

Nice one, mate. It must be rather satisfying bringing a good piece of kit like that back to life... Bet it sounds good, too!

Marco.

P.S You might want to clean off the 'blood splatters', though, underneath

[struth]

Cheers yes it is and yes it does sound good. Very good dac on it.
The splatters are there to scare off intruders

Pic of it running a sacd. Not got DVDs audio to try but it runs DVDs so looks to be a success



Now to make up some half n half old plug speaker cables Got the plugs...just trying to remember the polarity of these dins...think pin is pos


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[Firebottle]

Pull the ribbon connector out, by way these are a bugger to refit lol..

With some of the ribbon connectors (socket) there is a tension bar across the top of the socket on one side.
This lifts up a fraction, usually about a mm, to open up the ribbon 'slot'.

I will see if I have one and post some pictures of open and shut.

[struth]

Aye there is a bar Alan. It moves a fraction but very awkward as it is all at back. I inverted it and turned it around so it was at front for fitting.

The box is all put back together and remote tested and working.
Plus the cables for the leak system are made

[struth]

Trouble with this machine is that its silver and doesnt go with my gear I know thats a bit anal. but bar my buffer everything is black. I have ordered another laser just in case(the last one in stock) and may well sell this lovely machine. As a transport or straight player it is very good, and up there with top gear, doing sacd, dvd A and dvd etc.

at least thats is my current thinking lol

Quite decent connections too and nice remote which I think I may have a spare

[Marco]

Decent connections, but what's that pish posing as 'audio interconnects', I see?

You'd be as well using your shoelaces!

Marco.

[struth]

Decent connections, but what's that pish posing as 'audio interconnects', I see?

You'd be as well using your shoelaces!

Marco.

Din to rcas. Test cables mate. The test speakers are not much better but it all sounds very good in the living headphones that is the shed

[Marco]

Ah ok, I'll let you off!

Marco.