ModWright Sony SCD-XA777es Tube SACD With Outboard Power Supply
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ModWright Sony SCD-XA777ES Tube SACD CD Player and PS 9.0 Power Supply and Kimber Cable, Rare Classic
Your looking at a rare ModWright Modified Sony CD-XA777ES Tube SACD CD Player with matching ModWright 9.0 Tube Power Supply and Custom Made Kimber Cable Power Supply Umbilical.
This unit was heavily modified with a full tube analogue audio output stage and a Audicom DuperDAC clock board. Powering the output stage is ModWrights own 9.0 high quality power supply with a tube rectifier stage and toroidal transformer. Connecting the two is a custom made umbilical cable made with Kimber Cable wire.
ModWright currently makes a modified CD player but its based on a new and inferior Sony player, the XA5400 that doesn’t not have nearly the build quality and performance of the XA777ES.
Just think the X5400ES weighs in at 26 lbs and costs $1500 while the XA777ES is a staggering 36lbs and sold for $3000 without modification.
The price of a current ModWright modifie X5400ES is $3500. Im not sure what the total price would have been on the XA777ES but Im guessing all in would be $5000.
The CD player and power supply are in perfect working condition. It arrived to me with an aging laser unit and I replaced it with and OEM piece. I didnt replace just the laser (as many techs would do) but rather the entire transport unit. This will insure another 20 years of reliable operation. The display is a tiny bit faded but as you can see from the pictures its very clear and visible.
Unit also includes brand new matched output tubes (on the player) and new rectifier tube on the power supply. I will also include a spare unit for the power supply.
Cosmetically the player is not perfect as its has a few nicks and scratches, mostly on top (not noticeable from a few feet). The faceplate is near perfect and the display glass is scratch free. All buttons and functions work as they should. Please note that SACD player from Sony take a while to get going so if your impatient this might not be the best unit for you. Much like the other top of the line units SCD-777ES and SCD-1 its slow to read the TOC and detect weather its a CD or SACD.
The power supply is in near mind condition and looks hardly used. There is no remote but they are readily available if you need one.
The units will be packed professionally to ensure safe arrival. Available for audition in my private listening room in Ridgewood NJ and my office in Union Square NYC.
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