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1. 1 On February 6th, 2009, Eric said:

   Hi Tarkan,
   Thank you for your great article

2. 2 On February 6th, 2009, Tarkan said:

   No. Thank you, Eric.

3. 3 On February 14th, 2009, Brian said:

   Hi Eric & Tarkan,
   Thanks for the article. I wonder, do you think you could use bigger or better caps if you use an 80gb back plate? Would it be worth it?

4. 4 On February 19th, 2009, Tarkan said:

   Brian,

   When you say size do you mean electrical size or physical size??

   The capacitors sole purpose is to block the DC component of the DAC output. The capacitance, source resistance, and load resistance go on to form a high-pass filter. Unless you are feeding the output in to a very low resistance input then any capacitance above 47uF will be more than enough.

   However, we are talking audiophile here!!! so rational discussion is really thrown out the window – so buy whatever is the in-thing and buy the most expensive and biggest that will fit

   I personally think the capacitor Eric used is fine, sonically and physically – unless you are trying to ring out the final 0.000001% of quality improvements then it will be ok!!!

5. 5 On February 24th, 2009, Eric said:

   Brian,

   I think there is two approaches for the mod :
   - portable solution with BG capacitors or similar, the 47uF BG is good for the size. Perhaps, you could use bigger caps with 80gb plate but I am not sure because the size is always limited by the CF adaptor! The improvement will not be significant.
   - less portable but more audiophile solution with big capacitors outside the ipod (nichicon, blackgate, sonicap, etc.). See the headfi thread for examples.

6. 6 On March 7th, 2009, The Apple diyMod: My Take on the Famous iMod [56k killer] Featuring 3G, 4G, 5G and nano 1G! - Page 119 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio said:

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7. 7 On May 29th, 2009, Need Advice on Mp3 Player - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net said:

   [...] help the sound quality but would only be recommended for people comfortable with a soldering iron. http://www.tarkan.info/20090113/tuto…ts-ipod-diymod [...]

8. 8 On December 8th, 2009, 5 year old iPod may need to be replaced - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net said:

   [...] quality FLAC files it sounds a hell of a lot better than any of the newer players on the market. Here's a guide for the diyPod if you're interested. [...]

9. 9 On April 6th, 2011, Matt said:

   Quick question: I have no confidence that I could do this kind of soldering, but I want this badly… Would an electrician be able to do this? Is there anyone in the US that could do this for me if I supplied the logic board?

10. 10 On April 10th, 2011, Tarkan said:

    Hi Matt,

    I would suggest posting a message on the original head-fi.org forum thread.

    There many people who have done this mod and many people who have refined the procedure. I am sure you will be able to find someone willing to do it for you for a small cost.

    Good luck.

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