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Squeezebox Duet - digital mods - which are best?

Hi
I have a Squeezebox Duet receiver with high quality linear PSU which feeds a Musical Fidelity A1008 DAC/amp. I’m looking for the best option for modifying the digital stages of the Duet (the analogue and wireless stages could go as I don’t use them).
The two ‘moders’ which come up regularly are Bolder cables (US) and Audiocom (UK). They both do effectively two stages of mods for around the same price. The Audiocom mods use Bybee devices (which seem a bit ‘smoke and mirrors’ to me), first stage is upgrading caps and adding Bybee thingys, the second stage is upgrading one of the voltage regulators and rewiring the coax output and adding a new connector. The Bolder first stage replaces caps and rewires the output and replaces the connector, the second stage also upgrades one of the voltage regulators.

I’d appreciate comments/recommendations on these mods. Thanks.

http://www.boldercables.com/servlet/Search?category=MODIFICATIONS
http://www.audiocom-uk.com/mod_inner.asp?id=59
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audiogalore
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By the way 2chulben PSAudio has in house tech that will convert your SPDIF digital out on your duet to I2S.
I think I am going to get the PWD also and maybe consider having my SB3 converted, of coarse the SB3 only does upto 48/24 and maybe I should just experiment with what I have until the Bridge is available with built-in jitter control around the end of the year.
You are right from researching the PWD I have not seem nor read a product that has the features/benefits towards the next digital generation and at the price point with the liberal trade-in, at present there is no other component can match this piece.
Enjoy music!
audiogalore
70 posts
 
Remember however the Bridge downsize it is hardwired Ethernet.
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