SuperQ;668083 Wrote: > This is why there are professional services that do this kind of work. > It should only cost a few hundred USD to have all the caps replaced. > > Personally I would suggest auditioning a modern power amplifier. > You'll get a lot more improvement from that than trying different > modern DACs on such an old amplifier design.
+1. I used to have an SAE Mark XXX, eons ago, it seems! It was very good, but no match for today's better designs. Coincidentally, I just gave it away -yesterday- to an enterprising young man (I had forgotten I had it in my closet!). I would suggest having a look at the Emotiva amps. They sell direct, with refund privileges, and are well thought of by some posters on various forums. I personally never listened to them, but I've been favorably impressed by Emotiva's business model and very fair prices. I've got a number of their excellent cables. Good luck! Guido F. -- guidof MUSIC ROOM: Marantz TT 15S1 Turntable, Virtuoso Wood Cartridge -> Conrad Johnson Motif preamp Oppo BDP--83 Universal Player; Squeezebox Touch (digital out) -> Cambridge Azur 840C DAC -> Adcom GFP-750 preamp -> Music Reference RM-200 Mk II amp -> Martin Logan SL3 speakers DSpeaker Antimode 8033 equalizer -> REL T1 Subwoofer BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch (analog out) -> Little Dot Mk III amp -> AKG K701 headphones SECOND BEDROOM: Squeezebox Touch -> Grado SR125 headphones ------------------------------------------------------------------------ guidof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40448 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91401 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
