Anyone listen to the EVS moded Oppo 105 ? ?

GlennDog
GlennDog Posts: 3,121
edited July 2014 in The Clubhouse
Ric at EVS is moding Oppos . . . any comments from someone who's actually heard the improvements

Bottom line, Do EVS mods compare with Modwright?

Thanks in advance

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2014
    Looking forward to hearing more on this Glenn, thanks for the thread.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,328
    edited June 2014
    I personally have not

    http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1402513285&openflup&3&4#3

    There's several links in Google...EVS vs Modright

    Good luck
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,121
    edited June 2014
    ty for fast replis . .

    Ric sez in a thread

    How about $800. That is what I charge for my basic mod plus the zero feedback fully balanced fet output stage for the 105 or 105D. Just had a customer get one and he loves it. Another $1000 in other advanced mods (linear power supply, low jitter clock, Audio Magic Pulse Gen ZX and more WA Quantum dots, etc.) brings even more to the table. Serious high end sound.


    intriguing . . . .

    G

    Still curious of Modwright vs. EVS . . . help kids, ty
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,754
    edited June 2014
    For that money you could just buy a serious high end SACD/Cd player to start with.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited June 2014
    F1nut wrote: »
    For that money you could just buy a serious high end SACD/Cd player to start with.

    And your probably right Jesse but I can say, I am real happy with the purchase of my 105D I bought it for Blu Ray play back first, then CD and SACD Play Back. I can't say how much better it would sound with said modifications but could only imagine. That being said I would much rather put that $800 towards the new Maranatz SACD player just to compare it to the 105D.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,754
    edited June 2014
    That being said I would much rather put that $800 towards the new Maranatz SACD player just to compare it to the 105D.

    Interesting you brought that up. Some guy at SH posted the other week that he returned his new Oppo (not the D version) after listening to the Marantz. Obviously, it was just for music.

    You know as popular as the 103/105's are I've yet to see/hear one :(

    What do you think of that Darby feature?
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2014
    I love my 105D but would never spend over a G upgrading it. My tube preamp thickens it up nicely already.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited June 2014
    As long as your running it at levels that enhance the viewing, awesome the wife is impressed, if you get to crazy the viewing can look somewhat unreal.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,754
    edited June 2014
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    As long as your running it at levels that enhance the viewing, awesome the wife is impressed, if you get to crazy the viewing can look somewhat unreal.

    So it is adjustable? Interesting.
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  • ned4n6
    ned4n6 Posts: 2
    edited July 2014
    I have an OPPO-105D with full EVS mods for about 6 weeks. I previously had the OPPO-95 with Modwright solid state mods. Prior to that I owned a succession of several highly rated CD players. My system is player-based for CD/SACD 2-channel only in a dedicated sound room.
    After 300+ hours of burn-in and replacing the steel cover with Ric's MDF cover, I can easily state that this player is the best and most musical sounding of any player I have had over the last 22 years. It excels in every parameter.
    The Modwright OPPO-95 was good sounding, but cost a third of the price and did not have that palpable sophisticated sound of the 105.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,689
    edited July 2014
    Why not just put Dynamat extreme on the cover?
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  • Tornado Red
    Tornado Red Posts: 939
    edited July 2014
    F1nut wrote: »
    So it is adjustable? Interesting.

    I believe the Darby feature is even more adjustable on the Oppo units than the Darby Darblet, as I recall. If you're looking at one for an HT rig and running HDMI, the 103D would do the job. Think you would want the 105D for analogue. And the bigger your screen, the more you'll like the D versions I've read. I have just the 103, buying before the D model introduction, but for $100 more I'd definitely grab a D unit today. Here's one of the best lines I've read onlne...
    "If you don't overcook it, its quite enjoyable, especially on a large screen..."
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited July 2014
    I also bought my 103 right after they were released. Although the 103D would be nice, I just don't think I'd see any difference if I was to buy one, since I'm running a 22" Vizeo LCD tv.
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited July 2014
    Would love to see what the 103D can do for me over the PS3 for 73".
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  • Tornado Red
    Tornado Red Posts: 939
    edited July 2014
    WLDock wrote: »
    Would love to see what the 103D can do for me over the PS3 for 73".

    Oooo, I bet that would be a purdy picture on a 73" screen......
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  • ned4n6
    ned4n6 Posts: 2
    edited July 2014
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Why not just put Dynamat extreme on the cover?

    I didn't change the cover for vibration/sound dampening. Steel covers don't belong on high-end audio equipment due to their negative interaction with the internal components. Removal of the cover opened the sound noticeably.
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