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Trsyt Headphone Amp Receives Product of the Year Award!!!
2016 Headphone Amp of the Year: The Modwright Tryst Tube Headphone Amplifier https://www.modwright.com/products/tryst-headphone-amp.php The ModWright Tryst is a collaboration between Dan Wright of ModWright and Damon Coffman from Coffman Labs. The Tryst uses a pair of 6922’s and a quad of 12B4’s to deliver a solid 3 Watts into 18 Ohms from its exceptionally stylish…
Read MoreMarantz SA8005 TUBE MOD INITIAL FEEDBACK!
New Marantz SA8005 Tube Mods! Our customers say it best! “Got my Modwright Marantz SA8005 today. Initial reaction, YOWZA!!!!!! More to come.” “The tonality of this SA8005 is unbelievable, very natural, live and organic sounding.” I received my MW SA8005 yesterday and wanted to give the unit 24 hours before any initial observations and know…
Read MoreMarantz SA8005 TUBE MOD UPDATE!
UPDATE: 10.27.31 First production unit complete by mod tech John G. and approved by Dan Wright. Final details of grounding and wire routing complete. Production will now ramp up. Umbilicals and external power supplies are built ahead by my production team already. Twelve units + in the queue right now. Happy customers will be receiving…
Read MoreSA8005 Mods Updates!
OK, updates! 1) PS 9.0 (Tube rectified and SS regulated) Vs. PS 9.9 (Tube rectified and regulated): The PS 9.0 offers the clearest window to the music and I believe suits the Marantz SA8005 the best! 2) Audio Magice Pulse Gen Zx Option: Installed with switch and tested in and out of circuit. Subtle but worthwhile…
Read MoreNew Mod – Promo Deal – Act Now!!!
The Marantz SA8005 player mods are the hot topic around ModWright! I am VERY excited about the results of our new 5687 based tube circuit for the Marantz SA8005 CD/SACD player with digital inputs and outputs, including USB input for hi-rez and DSD1, DSD2 streaming! Stock player cost = $1200 http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/2016-buyers-guide-cdsacd-players-1000-4000/ Tube mod retail price =…
Read MoreAmbrose A30’s make their mark…
Feedback from some of our first Ambrose A30 SE tube mono block amps: A30 Monoblock in Flamed Maple Thanks Dan – just listened again to the A30 and it is closer to the music than any other amp I know. I am getting goosebumps when listening to an instrument as it is more than just…
Read MoreNew Tube Mod!
Progress is being made into a new mod for the Marantz SA8005 CD/SACD player, transport and DAC. I chose this player to mod as a 2CH Stereo Music only player for the following reasons: Extremely well built and designed. Features Digital input: toslink, spdif and USB (Hi-Rez and DSD1, DSD2) Features Digital output: toslink, spdif –…
Read MorePH 150 Stereophile Review!
I want to thank Michael Fremer for the excellent review of our PH 150 Reference phono stage in Stereophile magazine. Link to PDF of print review: https://www.modwright.com/cms/resources/stereophile-ph150-review-fremer.pdf
Read MoreThe Evolution of MWI Tube Design
Evolution of MWI Tube Design In July of 2015, Dan Wright visited Jack Elliano of Electraprint Audio, Master transformer winder. The intent of the visit was to learn to wind our own chokes for R&D and custom work. In the process, Dan also learned many of the secrets involved in winding audio output transformers, which…
Read MoreNew Tryst Headphone Amp in Pictures!
MWI’s first headphone amp offers 3W of power, capable of driving headphones from 16 ohm to 600 ohm, including all modern headphones (excluding electrostats).
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