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Colloms Archive: CD Player and DAC Sound Quality Ratings
| Accuphase DP70v cd/pre | 33 |
| Arcam CD192 | 15 |
| Arcam Solo (CD sect.) | 16 |
| Audiolab 8000 CDP | 15 |
| Audio Analogue Crescendo | 28 |
| Audio Note DAC 5 | 53 |
| Audio Synthesis DAX | 46 |
| Audio Synthesis DAX Decade | 50 |
| Bel Canto CD-2 | 23 |
| Boulder 2020 Dac | 32 |
| Cambridge Audio CD1 ('87) | 14.5 |
| Cary 300 CD | 26 |
| Chord DSC 1500 DAC | 35 |
| Chord QBD76 | 35 (short buffer) |
| Classe DAC 1 | 26 |
| Creek Classic | 22 |
| DCS Elgar DAC | 48 (HD), 38 (CD input) |
| DCS Puccini DAC - Transport CD (filter 2) | 93 |
| DCS Puccini DAC - Transport CD (direct) | 120 |
| DCS Puccini U Clock (with Paganini DAC direct to PA ) SACD (filter 3) | 135 |
| DCS Puccini U Clock (with Paganini DAC direct to PA ) SACD (direct, 3) | 150 |
| Exposure ClassicXXII | 45 |
| Krell MD10 - 64 | 43 |
| Krell KPS 20 i | 48 |
| Krell KPS25cx | 50 |
| Krell KPS28 cd | 35 |
| Krell 300i CD | 28 |
| Linn Sondek CD12 | 42 |
| Linn Karik/Numerik CD/T | 17 |
| Marantz CD 65 SE | 12.5 |
| Marantz CD-7 CDP | 50 |
| Marantz CD 17 KI | 22 |
| Marantz CD60 SE | 15 |
| Marantz CD 85 | 14 |
| Mark Levinson ML30dac /T | 45 |
| Meridian 602 CDT | 23 |
| Meridian 203 DAC | 25 |
| Meridian MCD mk1 | 8 |
| Meridian 808i.2 (rock 70 (95 direct)) | classical 120 (135 direct) |
| Micromega CD 10 | 20 |
| Moon Equinox RS | 20 |
| MSB DAC (2008 provisional rating) | 55 |
| Muse Model 9 CD | 30 |
| Naim CD 5i | 14 |
| Naim CDS2 | 50 |
| Naim CDS3 | 78 |
| Naim CDX2.2 | 45 (56 w XPS2) |
| Naim CD 555 | 89 |
| Naim DAC (Digital source dependant) | 72 (90 w XPS2) |
| Resolution Audio OPUS 21 cdp | 40 |
| Rega Apollo | 28 |
| Rega ISIS | 82 |
| Rega Saturn | 29 |
| Revox B226S CDP | 9.4 |
| Sony 337 SE CDP | 12.5 |
| Sony SCD1 | CD 38 / SACD 55 |
| Sony 557es | 11.5 |
| Wadia 16 | 43 |
| Wadia 860 | 45 |
| Wadia 7/8 T /DAC | 47 |
| Zanden 3 box CDP (provisional) | 105 |
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