As the Theater Master Signature in stock form outperforms just about anything available today, the continuing modifications performed by Noble Electronics just continue to astound me. The latest being the silver wire upgrade from the DAC boards to the Mother board. This addition brings this piece to State of the art performance. Having owned extremely expensive pieces, I can say without reservation that for a fraction of the cost the same or better performance can be and has been achieved. Finally all,the benefits of 2 channel have been realized with superb Home Theater as the bonus. My advice is make sure to get this upgrade done.
V.Wagner

Another great product from Noble.The power DNAs are icing on the cake to the already great modification solutions produced by Greg and Robert.The Power DNAs will take any amplifier to a new level in dynamics,and overall presentation without any coloring or sonic signature.What you get is pure music,the way it was recorded and intended to be heard. Bravo!
satto

Thanks Greg, The power DNA s are great! Very quiet!
BEST REGARDS!!!.

Richard Romanelli

Greg and Frank,
I would like to commend you on your modifications that you have performed on my EAD equipment and Philips SACD 1000.As you know one of the commercial modders had done some previous work on the Philips and in my opinion was not up top snuff. Once you installed your DNA system into this piece it turned into a state of the art unit. As for the EAD pieces, it is pretty much of a no brainer that a well designed piece can be taken to a new level with your modifications. I just wanted to let you know, that for the first time in my ownership of hi end gear I am 100% satisfied and it will be a long time, if ever, that I will be looking for replacements. Thanks you for your prompt and friendly service, which seems to be-something sorely lacking in this field.--

sincerely,
JLF

Hi Greg,
I have been listening to my Ovation+ modded by you a few weeks ago and wanted to say that your modifications have taken my very nice sounding Pre/Pro to a level where I thought it could never reach. What can I say but thank you very much for your efforts and expertise in turning my Ovation + into such a sweet sounding processor. Bass response, transparency, inner detail, and an extremely clean and black background have all been elevated to a level which is just a joy to sit down and listen to. It is musicality heightened to a silky smooth and relaxing listening experience. I just love its presentation-the smoothness, almost liquid ease of playback. Just amazes me after having lived with the original Ovation+ for a few years. Best mod upgrade I have done in many years. Thanks again. I will make it a point to let any other EAD users who have original EAD Encore/sOvations/Signatures units to seriously consider using your services to upgrade their processors into something truly special.

Best Regards,
Brian O'Keefe

Thanks very much, Greg. A+++ with the mods you did to my Ovation+. You turned my O+ into a sonic champ with your expertise. The mods are VERY highly recommended.

Xblue

Very pleased, wish I had done these mods a long time ago--many subtle changes

FT

"The sound is way better. Cleaner, better definition, dynamics and separation from top to bottom. Less grudge and a layer of haze has been lifted. Tighter bass and just a more sophisticated sound overall. To all involved a great job!"

Alan Hyman

"Comparing my EAD DSP 7000 Series III to a fully modified one revealed a big across-the-board difference. The Boelen modified unit, removing an overlay of hash and grunge, had smoother more delicate highs and significantly more transparency throughout the frequency range with enhanced depth….I look forward to hearing what the other mods do. I'm delighted to see Noble (Boelen) allowing owners of the excellent EAD products to continue to keep their investment competitive."

TB

Theater Master upgrade by Noble.

As I found out that EAD had closed down, I was in doubt if I wanted to stay with the EAD brand or maybe switch to another high end product. Living in Denmark, there are many local high end products, but owning a EAD, is something special I think. I was still happy with the Theater Master though, but I knew that there was something better out there! (The decease of many Audio nerds). I was surfing on the internet one evening, and found a test, Http://www.dagogo.com/NobleElecEADOvationPlus.html , of a Theatermaster Ovation+, like my own. Only this one had been modified by a company called Noble Electronics. This company is staffed by former EAD "members", so I found it very interesting. After some e-mailing, with Thom, I took the step to send the unit overseas to Fairfield, IA. 1400 $ +shipping is a lot of money in my pocketbook, and I was very curious if it was all worth it. Sometimes your worries is a waste, the money is very well spend! As the unit came back I listened, and found a much better sound. I was very surprised, that an upgrade could make the sound so much better. (The TM is very very good in stock!!) Now, after a few months listening, the sound is even better. I have not heard anything better, that's what I like! I'll try to explain what I hear, though I'm no HiFi review writer. It might not be "the right terms", but it's my terms: The sound is now more accurate, but still very musical. (I still tap my foot…A lot!) There's more silence when there must be silence, I hear the instruments even better from each other, than before. The instruments, a triangle f.ex. gets to ring out more. Take the Dire Straits album from 78, Dire Straits, track 2 Water of Love, there's more bass, more details, and overall more music! Same goes with Queen, my favorite album by the band, Sheer Heart Attack from 74. Stone Cold Crazy sounds so good. Switching to the newer version, with Metallica, from Garage Inc., the sound is naturally more modern. I hear the drumbeats by Ulrich very detailed, the guitars are dead sharp, the bass is heavy, and Hetfields voice is right there. Amazing!

What I'm saying with these examples, is that it is very important for me, that my gear is capable of playing my old CD's, and still make them sound good, or better. Most stereos in the better end, make Diana Krall sound like a goddess, and easily impress the listener. The art is to make most music sound better. Now I know it doesn't get any better than the recording, and that's the point too. The TM does the job to my very best approval.

So, if you have an EAD TM, and you think about buying new gear, think twice! I bet you can't get any pre-amp under 5K$ that beats the sound of a modified TM. And then you have the benefit of surround sound in the same unit. If you don't have one, find one, and send it in!

Thom and Greg, thank you for the very good service, and a job well done!

Regards, Henning