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Sony SCD-1:Is it time to tweak or upgrade to new?

Other then the ridiculously long time it takes for my SCD-1 to determine what kind of disk is inserted(not to mention the occasional refusal to read a particular disk at all)I am quite satisfied with it's performance. I was just wondering if anybody thought the technology has advanced enough to warrant 'upgrading' to the current generation. Perhaps the new Esoteric or Krell. Also are any of the tweaks for the SCD-1 of the do-it-yourself variety? I'm a bit possessive over my gear.
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bigkidz
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I agree with all of the above although I have the SCD-777ES SACD/CD player. My concern has always been getting back my investment after the mods. I have heard a few of the modded 777s and they sound much better than the stock. I recently compared a bunch of DACs (don't improve SACD though) and each of the ones I auditioned bettered the stock redbook playback of the stock Sony. With so many very good used DACs on the market that my also be an option. If your CDP is still under waranty, you may want to send it back to Sony for a check up before it runs out.

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