Cambridge Audio Azur 840C tweak

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Curiously the 6" by 5" servo board to the immediate left of the transport is loosely held in place by plastic pins that protrude out from the bottom of the CD player base. I could never understand why the DAC board running along the back of the CD player was firmly secured in place with metal screws whereas the servo board can be easily wiggled up and down about an eight of an inch with ones fingernails. So the first thing I tried to do was place various dampening material ( soft foam, rubbery cushions, etc) on and around the servo board but that seem to soften the musical presentation. Then I decided, why not go to the other extreme with no dampening and float the servo board with rubber bands. This simple tweak turned out fantastic. Not only were the dynamic back with a vengeance but where as before the music aways seem to gravitate near and around my speakers. Not any more, the music now seem to have liberated itself from the speakers. The speakers are much better able to vanish as a source of origin. Neat!
Here is what you have to do. The servo board is held in place at each corner with 4 plastic pins. The pins have an expandable tip that holds the servo board in place. With a needle nose plier, pinch the expandable tip while gently pulling the board upwards with your other hand. Once the servo board is free, use rubber bands to tie each corner of the free floating board to various places of the CD chasey. When done right, the servo board should be able to freely bounce up and down without touching any part of the chasey. The wires that run to and from the servo board act as damper.

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Topic - Cambridge Audio Azur 840C tweak - Tostadas 23:51:37 05/31/07 (7)

RE: Cambridge Audio Azur 840C tweak - zheng4@netzero.net 08:20:48 11/06/07 (0)

Cambridge Audio Azur 840C break - KT88 12:18:19 06/14/07 (0)

I tried it but couldn't hear any difference! - WBWB 07:14:32 06/02/07 (4)

RE: I tried it but couldn't hear any difference! - Tostadas 15:31:49 06/02/07 (3)

Have fun with the tweak! - WBWB 18:16:43 06/02/07 (2)

RE: Have fun with the tweak! - Tostadas 20:31:53 06/02/07 (1)

RE: Have fun with the tweak! - Tostadas 00:39:31 06/03/07 (0)

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