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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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