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In the Forum: Off Air Audio
In the Thread: TU-X1 setup
Post Subject: TU-X1 modificationsPosted by drdna on: 12/5/2008
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 Romy the Cat wrote:
My attitude with my main TU-X1 is “do not harm” as I pretty much have no complains of frustration to it’s sound and I would be pity to loose what I have now from this tuner. I have some people told me about specific mods but none of them were able to describe to me the Sonic benefits they were able to get after their mods in the terms that I would consider not idiotic.
After reading about the TU-X1 heavily modified in:

http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=9084#9084

I was considering whether to send th tuner to this Mr. Chow at

http://www.componentplususa.com/pages/upgrades.html

but of course I am hesitant because, after I have the TU-X1 because of its wonderful tone. I do not want that to be lost with some upgrade to "better parts" like the prominently mentioned Blackgate capacitors. It would be helpful to hear about some experiences with before and after the modifications.

The TU-X1 continues to evolve in its sound over the time I have had it. Initially I had the odd character of expanding and collapsing images in the soundstage. Now, the soundstage is very much not an issue, that is to say it has become less obvious overall in listening. At the same time, the liveliness or "random" factor in the sound has diminished as well. I cannot complain about the tonal balance; the sounds are very precisely soft and silky without being excessively emphasized. It seems correct, but it is somehow less involving emotionally.

Adrian

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