MiniMax CDP Level-1 mod - $1,750 + shipping ($650 retro-fit)

The following details describe our Level-1 mod:

• Eight ultra-fast soft recovery International Rectifier Hexfred and Telefunken Fred diodes are added to the power supply.
• Two Black Gate standard-grade electrolytic capacitors are added to the I-V power supply position.
• We add one sheet of Soundcoat dampening material to the internal chassis
• Four Ear compliant Sorbothane isolation feet are added to the bottom to damp external resonances.
• One pair of Vampire OFC copper body, gold-plated RCA output jacks are added to the rear for better signal transfer.
• 8 Riken Ohm 0.5, 1 and 2 watt resistors with gold-plated leads are run in the signal path.
• Two Auricap metallized polypropylene output signal coupling capacitors are installed.
• Four polystyrene capacitors are added to the I-V and feedback positions.
• Two Analog Devices AD825 surface-mount op amps are mounted to adapter pcbs and used in the I-V position replacing the $3.00 op amps of the stock unit.
• One pair of Electro-Harmonix gold-pin 6922s replace the stock tubes.
• We use two feet of DH Labs pure silver Teflon dielectric hookup wire.
• WBT silver solder is used throughout the mod.
• We spend 5 hours labor to perform the mod.
• We offer a 90 days parts/labor warranty on the mod.

Sonic changes of our Level-1 mod

• The unit is quieter, the blacks are blacker, thus resolving more low-level detail and ambiance.
• Transparency is much improved and you can now look farther into the soundstage.
• It has a more liquid midrange and the presentation is more neutral from top to bottom.
• There is more inner detail and the unit is more dynamic.
• Images are better sized and defined.
• Stage width and depth are both improved.
• Bass slam and extension are dramatically improved and offer fuller weight and authority. The player now competes with very expensive machines at the frequency extremes.
  

Our Level-2 mod takes this player to yet another level and adds another 30% of performance over the Level-1. The bass is better, dynamics are improved and transparency is enhanced.

MiniMax CDP Level-2 mod - $1,990 + shipping ($950 retro-fit)

The following details describe our Level-2 mod:

• We use 1 pair of WBT NextGen pure silver RCA output jacks
  
• We add 2 additional Black Gate VK series 150uf 350V power supply caps
  
• We add 2 Rel-Cap TFT Teflon film and tin foil bypass coupling capacitors
  
• We upgrade the opamps to the Burr-Brown OPA627AU surface mount op amps with adapter PCBs in the I-V position The 627 is the world's best- sounding audio op amp.
  
• We upgrade the tubes to one pair of NOS Mullard ECC88 vacuum tubes.
• We offer a 90 days parts/labor warranty on the mod.