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Cheap to Audiophile with Simple Hacks
petertrog writes "The IEEE has a story showing how you can turn a cheap DVD player into something that sounds a whole lot more exotic. All you need is a small budget, a soldering iron and a desire to void your warranty."
The article has a strong basis in real improvements. The slashdot title is an insult to it.
The instructions involve things like replacing cheap caps with low-ESR versions, putting in better diodes in the bridge in the power supply, replacing cheap op-amps...
All these things are legit improvements and are also where the corners are really cut in the cheaper players.
So don't dismiss it because of the slashdot submitter/editor's ignorance.
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
That is the first real 'Audiophile' tweaks article I have ever seen. It actually detailed real changes you can make to improve the sound of your equipment.
The only reason people purchase expensive interconnects etc is because those components are very easy to change. NOT because they have a significant effect on the fidelity of reproduction.
To really improve the sound you have to improve power supply, decoupling caps etc, but even though the components are very cheap, it's a lot harder than buying a $500 interconnect cable.
I hope to see more articles like this in the future!
My $35 DVD player has a digital (coaxial) output, and my PS2 has an digital (optical) output (but, the laser is blown and it can't play disks with even the smallest scratches). Why mess with the electronics inside when you can get the audio data right off the disk into your system?
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
No, any idiot who burns his house to the ground like that gets what's coming to him. There's no liability (nor should there be) in the sharing of stupid ideas. Liability lies with the implementation. Allow me to share my recipe for sewing needle salad:
I eagerly await the first spurious lawsuit.If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.