Upgrades

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    DIY Parts

     

    CLK-R - Low noise regulation / filter circuit. Ideal for clock and / or digital supply rails.

     

    CLK-R low noise regulation circuit

     

    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

    Sonos

    We aim to offer the very best products and upgrades.

     

    ZP80 / ZP90 / CONNECT

     

     

    Transport only upgrade - Recently Improved PSU

     

     

    Level 1 - External high quality low noise psu

    • Sonos low noise dual output PSU - see below
    • Price: £375.00 inc vat

     

     

    Level 2 -

    • Sonos low noise dual output PSU - see below
    • Fidelity Audio C3 Premium low jitter clock
    • High grade Silver coax (clock signal)
    • Price: £750.00 inc vat

     

     

    Level 3 -

    • Sonos low noise dual output PSU - see below
    • Fidelity Audio C3 Premium low jitter clock
    • Magic Pads added to clock (eliminates clock noise radiation)
    • Fidelity Audio CLK-F low noise clock regulation / filter
    • High grade Silver coax (clock signal)
    • Magic Pad fitted to Codec ic
    • Fidelity Audio SPower 'D' low noise voltage regulator (digital psu)
    • Magic pads added to all ics on main LAN pcb (eliminates very noisy EMI / RFI effecting performance)
    • WBT Cu Topline nextgen / CMC Cu Gold over Copper (digital out)
    • Panasonic PPS decoupling capacitor (LAN / Wireless 3.3V)
    • Oscon SEPC Polymer decoupling capacitors (digital 5V)
    • Oscon SEPC Polymer decoupling capacitor (digital 3.3V)
    • Rubycon ZA / ZLG decoupling capacitors (12V)
    • Price: £1185.00 inc vat

     

     

    Sonos low noise PSU - This psu must be fitted in house by ourselves and DOES NOT include the above upgrades

     

    Upgrading the cheap smps psu with a quality audio grade low noise linear psu transforms the sonos into something truely wonderful.

     

    Improved psu

    • Linear PSU
    • 2x SPower Low noise regulation
    • 2x Fidelity Audio Si capacitors
    • 1x Rubycon ZLG capacitor
    • Kimber internal wiring
    • High quality parts used throughout
    • +12V output
    • +3.3V output
    • 50VA Transformer
    • Audio Wire 2TP Silver plated OFCC PTFE insulated cable (1M)
    • 2 Amp capable output
    • * Mains lead not supplied
    • Price: £375.00 inc vat & FITTING

    PLEASE NOTE - THIS POWER SUPPLY RUNS WARM. THE CHASSIS IS USED AS A HEATSINK.

     

    Please call for more information

     

     

    Below is an image of the cheap psu fitted to the Sonos ZP80 / ZP90

     

    105mm x 28mm

     

    sonos cheap smps psu

     

    Below shows the external low noise Fidelity Audio custom psu with dual outputs

     

    Ultra psu internals

     

    Customer Comment -

     

    Have left my system running for the past few days with the new connect plus psu connected, still trying to run in a new headphone amp, so last night was my first chance to sit down and have a proper listen.
    WOW – the difference over the stock Connect that I also have is huge. The biggest difference is the arrival and decay of notes, miles more attack and longer decay against a much “blacker” background – listened to a FLAC copy of Dire Straits “Private Investigations” and the air and space around a couple of the guitar solo bits was incredible – genuinely gobsmacked!

    Nick

     

    Hi Brent

    just to let you know how the upgrades sound. The most noticeable benefit is the separation and soundstage. The separation of the instruments is amazing, I can hear every single instrument so clearly on old music as well as new digitally mixed releases. The soundstage is broad and deep which must also help with the separation.

    I do have another Sonos ZP80 so I can do comparisons which I think show the Sonos upgrade and power supply to be the biggest improvement but closely followed by the RDac upgrade and power supply. I am really pleased with the results,I'm sure some people would think it not worth the amount of money but if you are serious about listening to music you would have to have the upgrades.

    regards David