Yes I am back, no sneeky remarks. Just want to share the latest with all you audiophiles. Got the Fully Moded APL sacd phillips 1000. Fantastic presence, then blew it by plugging in 240v to the 115v, got the APL 3910 on order with Alex (is he still alive?). Couldnt wait got a modwright sony 999es. Warm tonally better than the apl but could not match it for sheer presence. Added my Musical Fidelity X10D, with extraordinary power supply, ECC85 mullards, and panasonic caps, and wow, couldn't explain the transformation. From very nice to very special. Do not know why. Adding the x10 'special' to the apl filled out the spaces and solidified the images, but in no way was it as great a transformation as I got from the modwright,talk about synergy. The modwright now easily bettered the APL. Cannot tell how good this cheap upgrade is until i compare it to the 3910 apl but looks extremely promising, may even beat it.
Luke
Luke