What is the next best thing to DVD-A, SACD...sliced bread ? Up to now, a lot of us have used the DI/O with a DVD player to play back CDs at the "redbook" rates...
The first annual Surround Music Awards created a special "Stereo-Only" award for best Best H-Res Stereo-Only Program: "Trio" Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb...
Hi i received my Dio, one month ago, and I made all the usual modifications. My output stage is constituted of one ad826 (that i appreciate a lot ) with...
Hmmm...all the usual mods...could you be more specific ? Even in stock form, the DI/O has many compelling aspects to it. From what I gather, the most amazing...
Hi all, I am a newbie for HIFI. I like Video more than Audio. However, after using the DIO, that give me a start to enjoy the music. There is a lot of...
I was sent this link from Randy. The DI/O makes up part of a giant-killer system on a budget consisting of the Axiom M2i bookshelf speaker and Axiom EP125...
I have a moded Art DI/O with the following modes in excellent condition- I have done all the modes. Removal of all A/D section including the tube. Replaced...
Marshal Nack uses a stock DI/O while Frank Alles of Sterotimes uses a modified DI/O in their respective review system to sort out the reviews of preamps,...
Hi, just wondering if somebody has replaced the digital board ceramic caps-which ones and with what - film ? I have already replaced the electorlytics...
dunno, but brian cheney, owner/designer of vmps loudspeakers, uses a modded di/o. (tho he's now added a channel islands dac into the mix.) his rm40's wone...
Karthi, When you replaced the 22uF electrolytics, what did you replaced them with in terms of make and value ? Did the sound change/improve ? It would seem...
One warning. I initially replaced these digital board resistors with larger value ones, in an attempt to get rid of the intermittant "drop-out" problem I was...
PeAK, ... I replaced C2,C3,C7 (22uF/25V) with 33uF/35V Panasonic - ECG. ... I honestly dont know. After every set of changes, I would plug back in, check DC...
The link below is Scott Faller's report of the show for TNT-Audio. He bumped into Wayne's room (of Boulder Cables) and gave listen to his Mensa modified DI/O....
I'm interested in using the ART's DAC to input a digital source to a computer. Exactly what interface do I need at the computer? I currently have a SB Live!...
Steve, I have been using a DI/O with my computer for a year now and the quality is outstanding! I don't know your particular iteration of the SB Live! but I am...
Thanks for link Doug. I spent some time going over the thread. The initiator of the thread it turns out also has a company that modifies the Art SLA-1 (same...
Chris, I would suggest building a small gainclone or similar amp circuit, but use the op amp socket that Digikey and others sell. This allows the builder to...
I replaced the diodes, replaced some of the powersupply caps and changed the imput resistor on my Di/O and it suddenly doesn't work. The light goes on when...
... sample ... other ... Strange, the Di/O magically started working in the morning. I guess if it ain't broke, it don't need fixin', do it? Mods, on the other...
hi peak, i really dunno who was the *first* to mod a di/o. i do know that paul w & mikeam were "among the 1st". it now seems this guy don was/is in cahoots...
I had to buy an extra D/IO because I *ahem* fried the digital board on my first one. Now I have the extra chassis minus digital board, so I bought all the...
Hi, I'm glad to see that someone is trying the INA103 mod. I was wondering if anyone would ever give it a try. In fact, given the low traffic on this site, I...
Hey Gary, I think the site should/could still serve as a useful archive of tiny useful facts. My DI/O related site averages about 500 hits/month...mostly DI/O...