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    Hi Mark about 3 years ago you did about £2000 worth of upgrades to my Nu-vista turned it from a lamb in wolf clothing to a full blown wolf
    Loves anything from Pain of Salvation to Jeff Buckley to Django to Sarasate to Surinder Sandhu to Shawn Lane to Nick Drake to Rush to Beth Hart to Kate Bush to Rodrigo Y Gabriela to The Hellecasters to Dark Sanctury to Ben Harper to Karicus to Dream Theater to Zero Hour to Al DiMeola to Larry Carlton to Derek Trucks to Govt Mule to?

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    Mark knows as much about digital technology as Anthony Matthews knows about valves... Both are experts in their respective fields.

    Notice how I use components from both in my system

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    Join Date: Oct 2008

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    Quote Originally Posted by Audiocom View Post
    Hello Ali

    We have upgrades for the Squeezebox Duet receiver; there are digital only, analogue only, and digital + analogue upgrades depending on how you use the Duet in a system. With your setup I recommend the digital upgrade with the Deep Cryogenic Treatment, details are available here;
    http://www.audiocominternational.com...nner.asp?id=59

    Best Regards,
    Mark Bartlett
    Hi Mark,

    Im a Squeezebox owner and have been looking at your mods on your website.

    The Deep Cryogenic Treatment......can you tell me a bit more about it please?


    Also, do you offer a home trial service for previously modded units, or a money back offer if not satisfied?



    Thanks very much.
    Ok with not having it on Betamax nowadays

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazjam View Post
    Hi Mark,

    Im a Squeezebox owner and have been looking at your mods on your website.

    The Deep Cryogenic Treatment......can you tell me a bit more about it please?


    Also, do you offer a home trial service for previously modded units, or a money back offer if not satisfied?



    Thanks very much.
    Hello Gazjam

    Here is some information on the cryogenic processing applied to the Duet receiver;

    Deep Cryogenic Treatment or DCT for short is a process that involves the cooling of metals and other materials to very low temperatures, typically around -190°C. When metals such as Copper or Silver are drawn they develop a distorted ‘grain’ structure which leads to tiny voids, disruptions and discontinuities in the conductor as the metal is compressed and contorted by the drawing process.

    The DCT processing leads to the development of a more refined crystal structure of the metals, drastically reducing voids disruptions and discontinuities in the conductor. The result is a metal with reduced skin effect, lower resistance; improved electron flow
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    We have the DCT process completed to the Duet receiver when we have installed the component level upgrades. What we hear is a reduction in system noise, music has less background noise, they are quieter, blacker. The low frequencies have better definition, solidity; the sound opens up with improved spatial qualities, focus. The overall tonality is more natural, the highs have reduced glare, spotlighting.

    Feedback from a customer who had the Duet digital upgrade + cryogenic process commented that the sound using the Duet Receiver as source is much, much nearer to that from the Cyrus CD6S transport.

    We plan to start offering Duet units Jan/Feb time for home trial on a customer approval basis.

    Best Wishes
    Mark Bartlett

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    I'd certainly be interested in trying one Mark.

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    I've heard of cables sounding worse after the treatment ( Colloms on Black Rhodium ? )
    Last edited by Togil; 07-12-2008 at 12:58.
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    MBL 1531 -> Allnic L-4000 -> Audiolab 8000S used as power amp only -> Quad 2805. Cables: Transparent Ultra

  7. #17
    Join Date: Feb 2008

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    Quote Originally Posted by Togil View Post
    What does Deep Cryogenic treatmant achieve ?

    I've heard of cables sounding worse after the treatment ( Colloms ? )
    Snaring a gullible consumer. The 1st generation of cryogenically treated humans have yet to show signs of life. If it didn't work on the basic building blocks of life, how could it possiblly work on inanimate objects?

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    You've been watching too many episodes of 'Dr Who'

    Stan, you guys could probably learn from each other. Some shared insight on 'digital shenanigans' from you both would I'm sure be mutually beneficial, not to mention for everyone else also

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Stan, you guys could probably learn from each other. Some shared insight on 'digital shenanigans' from you both would I'm sure be mutually beneficial, not to mention for everyone else also
    I shared my secrets with a few, and then watched them getting rich whilst leaving me poor. I even reluctantly share data and info with some of my manufacturing contacts these days. It is an ocean full of sharks out there.

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    True, but I'm just talking about general info, not your darkest 'secrets', whatever they may be

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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