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Digital Audio: Servers, Streamers, CD Players, DACs

Device Under Test (DUT) Rating
Accuphase DP70v cd/pre 33
AMR777 47
Arcam CD192 15
Arcam Solo on CD 16
ARCAM SuperDAC FMJ D33 35
Audio Analogue Crescendo 28
Audio Note Cdt Three II Black DAC 5, signature version 53, 75
Audio Note Level 6 transport, Level6 power 425
Audio Note Level 5 DAC Level 5, Force Power 400-450
Audio Synthesis DAX 46
Audio Synthesis DAX Decade 50
Audiolab 8000 CDP 15
Audiolab M-DAC 70
Audioquest DragonFly Mk1 45
Aurender W20, fully locked to DCS Scarlatti 200
Bel Canto CD-2 23
Benchmark DAC2 HGC 38
Boulder 2020 Dac 32
Burmester CDP 089 65
Cambridge Audio DAC Magic 100 130
Cambridge Audio DAC Magic Plus 110
Cambridge Audio CD1, 1987 14.5
Cambridge Audio Sonata NP30 50
Cary 300 CD 26
Chord DSC 1500 DAC 35
Chord QBD76 35
Classe DAC 1 26
Creek Classic 22
DCS Elgar DAC: HD, CD 48,38
DCS Scarlatti when fully clocked 200
DCS Puccini DAC - Transport CD, filter 2 93
DCS Paganini 135-145
DCS Puccini DAC - Transport CD, direct 120
DCS Puccini U Clock on SACD direct 135
DCS Puccini U Clock direct sacd, filter 3 option 150
Denon 700CDP 12
Exposure ClassicXXII 45
Exposure MCX 75-90
Krell MD10 - 64DAC 43
Krell KPS 20i 48
Krell KPS25cx 50
Krell KPS28 cd 35
Krell 300i CD 28
Krell Connect / DAC 160
Lampizator DAC Generation 3 Level 4 60-80
Linn Sondek CD12 42
Linn Karik Numerik CD 17
LINN Akurate DS CD, streamed HD 80,120
Device Under Test (DUT) Rating
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 ML30 DAC-Transport 45
Meridian 602 CDT 23
Meridian 203 DAC 25
Meridian MCD mk1, historic score 8
Meridian 808i.2 Reference Signature, direct 125/135
Metrum Acoustics Octave 185-210
Metrum Acoustics HEX balanced output 195
Micromega CD 10 20
Moon Equinox RS 20
MSB Platinum Signature IV 200-240
MSB DAC, provisional rating 2008 version 55
Muse Model 9 CD 30
Musical Fidelity V90 150
MytechStereo 192 DSD 90
Naim CD 5i 14
Naim CDS2 50
Naim CDS3 78
Naim CDX2.2 XPS2 56
Naim CDX2.2 45
Naim CD 555 89
NAIM NDS,555PSDR 300
Naim Unitiserve SSD 225
Naim Unitiserve HDD 250
Naim DAC, XPS2 90
Naim DAC 72
Parasound Z DAC 34
Resolution Audio OPUS 21 40
Rega DAC 55-60
Rega Apollo 28
Rega ISIS 82
Resolution Audio Cantata streamer 70
Rega Saturn CDP 29
Revox B226S CDP 9.4
Sony 337 SE CDP 12.5
Sony SCD1 CD/SACD 38 / 55
Sony 557es 11.5
Vertex AQ Aletheia 250
Wadia 16 43
Wadia 860 45
Wadia iDock 170 10
Wadia 7/8 T /DAC 47
Weiss DAC202 65/ 75
Zanden 3 box CDP 105

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