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oade mod sbm-1....
« on: January 30, 2004, 04:56:45 PM »
i know there are 3 diff. mods oades does for the sbm-1.  the complete line stage rebuild is the one i want....people also call it the 24 bit mod right?

btw is $500 a pretty good price for a mod sbm-1 in good condition?

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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2004, 04:59:42 PM »
the complete line stage rebuild is the one i want....

Yes, that's the one you want.

people also call it the 24 bit mod right?

Incorrectly, yes.

btw is $500 a pretty good price for a mod sbm-1 in good condition?

Fair price, yes.
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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2004, 05:05:04 PM »
thanks brian!  +t
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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2004, 04:09:50 PM »

people also call it the 24 bit mod right?

Incorrectly, yes.


If this is indeed incorrect, then Doug himself is labelling it incorrectly.  The invoice I have for the mod of my unit clearly lists it as a LINE IN 24 MOD (that's not verbatim, but the 24 is definitely there).  I'll find the exact wording when I go home.
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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2004, 08:04:19 PM »
isn't it really a 20bit mod?  i thought i read that a while ago on the oade board?
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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2004, 08:13:50 PM »
I went to the oade archives today and everything I saw said 24bit.
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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2004, 09:14:17 PM »
I've bounced around in the Oade forum to try to find a definitive answer, to no avail.  Confusing discussions around whether the stock SBM-1 uses:

  • a 20-bit converter and utilizes super bit mapping quanization to achieve 24-bit quality before dithering down to 16-bits, or
  • a 24-bit converter which utilizes super bit mapping quantization to achieve 20-bit quality while/after dithering down to 16-bits


Doug doesn't mention modifying the converter chip in his description of the mod, nor have I seen it mentioned *anywhere*.  As such, I assume Doug doesn't appear to modify the ADC chip.  If he does, his description of the mod is incomplete:

"The fourth [mod] is a complete line stage rebuild which dramatically improves the sense of depth and detail in the SBM-1."

As I understand it, this is strictly an analog upgrade to improve the analog signal being delivered to the chip prior to A > D conversion.  Hence, the description "24-bit mod" IMO is misleading/incorrect b/c regardless of which situation applies above, the ADC itself - and therefore the bit-depth of the device - is NOT modified.

At least that's my understanding.
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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2004, 09:25:21 PM »
My Oade Brothers reciept says:

"SBM LINE UPGRADE"

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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2004, 09:51:44 PM »
My Oade Brothers reciept says:

"SBM LINE UPGRADE"

On the side of the box that I have for a line stage rebuild it has an oade sticker that says:

ADC-24 SBM-Line
24 Bit ADC with SBM procession
Performance enhanced a/d converter

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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2004, 10:03:47 PM »
On the side of the box that I have for a line stage rebuild it has an oade sticker that says:

ADC-24 SBM-Line
24 Bit ADC with SBM procession
Performance enhanced a/d converter

 ???

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I have that same sticker on the side of the box for my sbm-1 as well.

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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2004, 10:08:44 PM »
here is a picture of the label

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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2004, 10:52:33 PM »
The sticker's nice and all, I saw it on my old box, too, - but that doesn't convince me Oade mods the ADC chip.  Gonna have to fire off an email to get the answer to this one, methinks.
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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2004, 11:29:13 PM »
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As I understand it, this is strictly an analog upgrade to improve the analog signal being delivered to the chip prior to A > D conversion.  Hence, the description "24-bit mod" IMO is misleading/incorrect b/c regardless of which situation applies above, the ADC itself - and therefore the bit-depth of the device - is NOT modified.

That is the way i understood it as well. line in mod means just that, a line in mod......which is analog. no manipulation to the adc.

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isn't it really a 20bit mod?  i thought i read that a while ago on the oade board?

the stock sbm is 20 bit so i know it isn't modded to 20.

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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2004, 11:39:51 PM »
:hmmm:

i've never really looked into this mod. this sticker woiuld lead me to believe that they indeed do mod somehing in the adc stage. but like i said don't know much about the mod other than what i have read on the oade site. the oade site makes it seem  analog but the sentence that i find vague is this: "We disable the mic preamp for this upgrade as the stock chips use too much power"

can someone straighten me out on this mod. maybe ii shouldn't care because i know it's a great piece gear no matter what kind mod it is ;)

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Re:oade mod sbm-1....
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2004, 12:09:16 AM »
Snagged from the oade archives...


This was how the Sony technical support rep I just got off the phone
with explains the SBM A/D used in all their products carrying that
identifier in simple terms. This is using simplified explanations,
so computer geeks, please overlook the obvious generalizations.

" The SBM initially quantitizes the analog signal into 24bit data and
then through a noise shaping filter which is the core of the SBM
process. First it analyzes the entire waveform and identifies bytes
of noise information it finds in the audible bandwidth that it
captures until it reaches 4 bits worth of this information. This 4
bits of information is then cut out completely. The remaining 20
bits of data are then reintegrated, or dithered, into the 16 bit
word length."

This is the effective sound of 20 bit quality claimed
that most people are
speaking of when they say that the SBM is 20 bit. The line stage
upgrade that Doug does is mostly to improve the analog line stage
before it hits the A/D.
« Last Edit: February 05, 2004, 12:11:03 AM by Mic D »

 

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