modwright Sony 999es platinum truth.


This is my reference cd player,has been for 6 years.The other night while looking up reviews for this player a reviewer said there are things you can do to this player to make it sound better.He said hook it up to video monitor (a TV will do) and turn off light display,make sure all digital sound outputs are off. So I hooked it up to a TV and went to menu and turned off display and all the digital were off but in the audio settings there were to settings was a standard setting and a WIDE RANGE setting and this unit was on standard. So I put it on WIDE RANGE and put it back into my system. WOW the extension in the upper range and the bass bloomed. I could not believe the difference the music just flows uncumbered.I was blown away not to mention the low level detail is unbeleivable. If you own a Sony player check to see if it's on standard and if it is switch it to WIDE RANGE a listen for yourself,it's like night and day
qdrone

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http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/modwright999ES.htm
Here is the article. When I said shut off all digital I mean 5.1 dolby.
I think on mine Standard is a filter and WIDE RANGE REMOVES IT.
What machine do you have 999es? It's either page 41 or 47. It's titled making room for SACD.LOOK IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.
There is a SACD setting in the menu have you tried playing a SACD disc while you have the menu engaged? It could just be off.