Upgrades

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    DIY Parts

     

    Clocks - Timing is the essence of musicality & without an accurate clock in your player you will never hear the original performance.. C2 low jitter premium clock

    SPower - Hearing is believing! Low noise, fast response voltage regulators. The SPower benefits from a very low noise precision voltage reference point...

    SPower low noise voltage regulator

     

     

     

     

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    Marantz CD63 Level 5 - 7

    We aim to offer the very best products and upgrades.

    Don't be fooled into thinking that these upgrades offer subtle improvements think again, the audible gains (increasing with levels) drastically improves the CD-63/67 CD players.

     

    Level 5Level 6

     

    Level 5

     

    Building further on Level 4 the Level 5 employes 5 more SPower low noise regulators in important areas such as the Servo and Decoder psu. The Decoder pcb power rail traces are also addressed. This upgrade uses 8 SPower low noise regulators!!

    • Panasonic FC low ESR PSU capacitors fitted to vital areas
    • Schottky diodes
    • 1X C2 16.934Mhz Premium Master clock (clocking dac,decoder & servo)
    • 1X PSU Lite for clock
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC analogue
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC digital stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo analogue
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo digital stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder analogue
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder digital stage
    • 2X +/- 12V SPower regulators for analogue output stage
    • 2X LME49720HA opamps
    • 1X Audio Upgrades SI audiophile low ESR capacitor for Servo drive psu (same as Mundorf HC)
    • 2X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for analogue psu
    • 4X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for opamps
    • 2X Rubycon ZA decoupling for capacitors DAC analogue
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for DAC digital
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Decoder
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Servo
    • 4X Rubycon ZLH decoupling for servo driver section
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Decoder HF
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo VRef
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo LD
    • 2X Audiograde MKT/MKP output capacitors
    • HDAM bypass
    • Price: £820.00 inc vat

     

     

    Level 6

     

    Level 6 adds a Toroidal transformer and two pre regulator power supplies for the dac digital and analogue voltage rails. This isolates the dacs power rails helping retrieve even more detail. A further 4 standard 78xx 79xx regulators are fitted to the servo driver ics aiding timing of the music. This upgrade uses 8 SPower low noise regulators!!

    • Panasonic FC low ESR PSU capacitors fitted to vital areas
    • Schottky diodes
    • 1X C2 16.934Mhz Premium Master clock (clocking dac,decoder & servo)
    • 1X PSU Lite for clock
    • 1X 7VA 7V 500mA Toroidal Transformer (DAC PSU)
    • 1X PSU (DAC Analogue PSU) (DIY PCB, HexFred diodes, Audio Upgrades SI cap)
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC analogue
    • 1X PSU (DAC Digital PSU) (DIY PCB, HexFred diodes, Audio Upgrades SI cap)
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC digital stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo analogue
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo digital stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder analogue
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder digital stage
    • 2X +/- 12V SPower regulators for analogue output stage
    • 2X LME49720HA opamps
    • 2X Standard +9V regulators (Servo driver ics)
    • 2X Standard -9V regulators (servo driver ics)
    • 1X Audio Upgrades SI audiophile low ESR capacitor for Servo drive psu (same as Mundorf HC)
    • 2X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for analogue psu
    • 4X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for opamps
    • 2X Rubycon ZA decoupling for capacitors DAC analogue
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for DAC digital
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Decoder
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Servo
    • 4X Rubycon ZLH decoupling for servo driver section
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Decoder HF
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo VRef
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo LD
    • 2X Audiograde MKT/MKP output capacitors
    • HDAM bypass
    • Price: £1070.00 inc vat

     

     

    Level 7

     

    Level 7 adds three extra SPower low noise regulators. One to the dacs 5V clock supply, one for the RF & HF supply and one for the rest of the 5V. Coax has been added to from the laser pcb to carry the delicate RF to the decoder. A quality flexi ribbon is also fitted between the mech pcb and main pcb. The CPU is further isolated from the rest of the 5V rail by having its own standard 5V regulator. This upgrade uses 11 SPower low noise regulators!!

    • Panasonic FC low ESR PSU capacitors fitted to vital areas
    • Schottky diodes
    • 1X C2 16.934Mhz Premium Master clock (clocking dac,decoder & servo)
    • 1X PSU Lite for clock
    • 1X 7VA 7V 500mA Toroidal Transformer (DAC PSU)
    • 1X PSU (DAC Analogue PSU) (DIY PCB, HexFred diodes, Audio Upgrades SI cap)
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC analogue
    • 1X PSU (DAC Digital PSU) (DIY PCB, HexFred diodes, Audio Upgrades SI cap)
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC digital stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for DAC clock psu stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo analogue
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Servo digital stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder analogue
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for Decoder digital stage
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for RF & HF supply
    • 1X 5V SPower regulator for rest of the 5V rails
    • 2X +/- 12V SPower regulators for analogue output stage
    • 2X LME49720HA opamps
    • 2X Standard +9V regulators (Servo driver ics)
    • 2X Standard -9V regulators (servo driver ics)
    • 1X Audio Upgrades SI audiophile low ESR capacitor for Servo drive psu (same as Mundorf HC)
    • 2X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for analogue psu
    • 4X Rubycon ZA decoupling capacitors for opamps
    • 2X Rubycon ZA decoupling for capacitors DAC analogue
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for DAC digital
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Decoder
    • 2X Oscon SEPC decoupling capacitors for Servo
    • 4X Rubycon ZLH decoupling for servo driver section
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Decoder HF
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo VRef
    • 1X Oscon SEPC decoupling for Servo LD
    • 2X Audiograde MKT/MKP output capacitors
    • 1X Coax cable for delicate RF/HF signal
    • 1X Standard +5V regulator for CPU isolation
    • 2X Flexi ribbon cables (mech to main pcb)
    • HDAM bypass
    • Price: £1440.00 inc vat

     

    Customer Comments-

     

    Once it fully warms up the sound is like velvet. I think it’s slightly warm but I like that. It is also fantastically detailed with great depth and space. Seems particularly good for vocals with my system.

    Thanks again for your help.

    Kindest,

    Phil (level 6)