Hi Terry .The digital caps i was referring to are in the decoder board .
I agree the decoder board in the 94 is s bit of a mess as are the grounds, and the way they attached the dac board was sub optimal .
The reduction in distortion by replacing the mylar caps on the decoder board was easily as much as replacing a cheap cap in an audio circuit .
In fact ,it really surprised me .This isnt about flavours .My sole aim is to reduce typical distortions in every possible area of the circuits by using the very best engineered and lowest distortion parts available.
I have found that mylar caps anywhere in the circuit will stop a piece of equipment from reaching its true potential
With your cautions noted about ceramic caps in some sensitive circuits,my experience in replacing them so far has been overwhelmingly positive . The valab clocks are cheap ,so if there was a problem its easily replacable.
I suppose you could say i am trying areas that many dont consider to be worthwhile ,and I know some would say its digital and it cant make a difference ,but i say "lets just try it to see what happens ".Thats part of the fun .The discovery.
Brenden,
Your experiences appear to consistently mirror ours so keep up the great work Sir.
Anybody that says 'it's digital so it can't/won't make a difference' imo has just drunk the marketing cool-ade and should
either experiment with modifications to some nice sounding gear or stick with the uber-high-spec commercial designs and
leave us delusional fools to tinker away into oblivion and insanity. I am pretty certain that the designers of higher
quality digital gear do not work with the 'it can't make a difference' pov when they are designing so it boggles my
mind why quite a few of the consumers and the ' knowledgeable' engineering types adopt this dogmatic viewpoint.
My very simple question is: " if it can't make a difference how in the heck do companies like dcs etc sell a $20k "master oscillator"
type of device. Either it makes a diff or it doesn't.
Thank the lord that One of the most talented digital guys I know ( T) does not operate with this mindset.
The unbelievers could optionally go and collect stamps.
Apparently under blind test conditions the outcomes change radically. That is not my personal experience
and I am pretty sure it is not Marios either. We all know that SteveG is of pretty much the same viewpoint.
I have done more blind tests than I care to demonstrate my ability to pick the differences, and now I am quite happy to
trust what I am hearing. Much more time efficient.
I can most very easily "prove" that " it's digital so it can't make a difference" is right, or wrong, depending upon
my choice of equipment upon which to demonstrate said claim. I am sure you know exactly what I am saying.
Cheers
C