It’s probably been already asked and answered but has anyone compared the fully modded DSD with APS transformers and VOCM mod and external analog power supply and power supply board against a new DS mk2. I am enjoying a full mod mk1 as stated above and I like it but I wonder how it would compare to the mk2.
I’ve seen “both sides now” on this forum regarding these two DACs configured. . . it may be system dependent.
It would be easy for me to believe that the results are very close or that one would prefer one or the other. I have a DSD Mk II and an original DSD with the Edcor transformer mod and the outboard power supply board and a Farad Super3 (no VOCM mod) and the two are different, and in my main system I prefer the Mk II but it’s certainly a subtle difference in presentation and my wife prefers the sound of the original DSD (she likes a slightly more forceful sound than I).
Here’s hoping you get conclusive impressions and opinions posted here of direct comparisons.
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For me the MK2 was a step up from the (almost) fully modded MK1. I think the MK2 has about double the processing power and Ted was able to get more performance using the newer tech.
Either one are good choices especially from a value for money viewpoint.
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I have a modded MK1 with the APS and VOCM mods. I compared it to a MK2 and I liked the improvements the MK2 made, but they were very subtle. After the MK2 left, I noticed it’s absence but only briefly.
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I heard that at Axpona 2023