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Scph 5501 disassembly
Scph 5501 disassembly













scph 5501 disassembly

For use with active pre amps to gain full benefit. Power supply recapped and adjusted, sound is said to be on par with reference players. As you cn see, for convnience in comparison, l included the 1644. l cant verify th commnts but it certainly sunds well thought ut and worth considring. He goes on comparing the PS1 with other gear he has. SCPH-1001 requires manual biasing of the laser circuitry to maintain. Laser transport disassembled, cleaned, lubricated and damped to reduce parasitic resonances.Ĥ. Playstation Bios Scph 5501 Manual Biasing Of. RCA connectors added (chassis modified and cut).ģ. Modified output stage - DAC direct output using nos ROE GOLD capacitors and metal film resistors.Ģ. A separate output stage was added leaving all existing electronics intact, the signal is "stolen" directly from DAC output without removing any electronic components so it still functions as a normal "Playstation".ġ.

scph 5501 disassembly

I modified the power supply, laser pickup, and the chassis. The modifications performed on this player makes it a truly excellent sounding piece of equipment. 5501 uses a better laser pickup assembly, it is auto-biasing for proper tracking (important for reading CDR) and positioned further from power supply to avoid interference and heat. Model SCPH-5501 uses the same Asahi Kasei AK4309AVM DAC as Model SCPH-1001 which gives this player a superb audio quality with lots of detail, dynamics and resolution. Modifications to this player yield excellent sonic results. Sony did a great job putting in excellent DAC in its early Playstation models. I purchased this player from him and did not realize an active preamp was needed to get best results. This player was modified by audiogon member djdonis, who has produced many of these with excellent feedback.















Scph 5501 disassembly