EVS modded BDP-83 , or separate DAC ?


I own a BDP-83, and now have saved $650 extra dollars. I can either get $650 worth of mods from Ric at EVS, which I understand is EVERYTHING short of the clock mods ...

Or I can get a VERY nice separate DAC, such as the Eastern Electric Minimax Tube DAC, or the Audio GD DAC19 DSP.

Anyone have solid opinions based on experience ?
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Showing 1 response by jayb77

Go with the Audio-GD DAC any of theyre DAC,s are under priced and over built. I dont know why audiophiles refuse to embrace Audio-GD im guessing when they do the prices will quadrouple so I recommend the brand. I have there stuff and I have been and still am blown away by all of it everything is descrete and very under rated. Look you can upgrade dacs and they can go from transport to transport so in the long run it will a better bet to get an out board dac and modd it later than mod the transport which will wear out sooner due to moving parts and will be an almost dead technology in a couple of years due to the new computer audio and you can use a dac for the next best thing and thats all Im saying not that CD is horrible but that you may want a new toy and the outboard dac will be there for the upgrade as where the cd player will just be sold or put in a closet. But this is only in my opinion.