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• Dither effects on digital music

• @-Tunes SB+ - music server (March 2007)
• Acousticbuoy DAC 2488 - D/A converter (March 2010)
• Acoustic Precision Eikos - CD player
• AH! Njoe Tjoeb 4000 CD - tube-equipped CD player
• AH! Tjoeb 99 CD - tube-equipped CD player
• AH! Tjoeb Tjoens and Tjo-Upsampler - tweaks on AH! gear
• Anthem CD 1 - tube-equipped CD player/changer
• Arcam FMJ CD 36 - CD player (April 2006)
• Arcam Alpha 7 SE - CD player
• Arcam Solo - CD player + tuner + integrated amplifier (May 2006)
• Armonia CD 1 transport - KIT based on Philips CD Pro 2
• Astin Trew AT 3500 - CD player with tube output and upsampling (April 2008)
• Atoll CD 100 silver - CD player
• Audial AYA II - (USB) DAC (April 2008)
• Audio Analogue Maestro - CD player
• Audio Analogue Paganini - CD player
• Audio Analogue Enigma - CD player + tuner + integrated amplifier (with tubes!) (December 2006)
• Audio Note CD 1.1X - CD player (March 2008)
• Audio Note CDT-0 & 1.1x DAC combo
• Audio Note DAC 1.1 0-oversampling kit
• AudioMeca Mephisto IIx - CD player (or transport)
• Audiomeca Enkianthus - DAC
• AudioNemesis DC-1 - heretic DAC (three parts test)
• AudioVox CD-5 - CD player
• Avondale Audio Arcam Alpha 5 - modded CD player
• Ayon CD2 - CD player with volume control and digital input (October 2009)
• Behringer DEQ 2496 modified by Audio Smile - DAC & digital equalizer (February 2007)
• Burson Audio HDAMs: discrete opamp modules for improving CD players output stages (July 2006)
• Cairn (by Ezo) Fog v.2.0 + 24/192 Soft upsampler
• Cambridge Audio Azur 640C v 2.0 - CD player
• Cambridge Audio Azur 740C - CD player (October 2007)
• Cambridge Audio D500 - CD player
• Cambridge Audio D500 SE - CD player
• Canor CD2 VR+ - vacuum tube CD player (June 2010)
• Cayin Lyric CDT8 - CD player with tubed output stage
• Chevin Audio & Vacuum State Electronics upgrades for CD & SACD players - Part I (March 2006)
• Chevin Audio upgrades for CD players (Rotel RCD 965BX & Shanling CDT-100) - Part II (March 2006)
• DevilSound USB DAC (against KingRex UD-01 and SuperPro 24/192) (April 2009)
• DIY-Paradise Monica 3 - Zero-Oversampling DAC kit (November 2008)
• DIY-Paradise Monica 2 - Zero-Oversampling DAC kit
• DIY-Paradise Monica 2 new gain stage (March 2008)
• DIY-Paradise Monica 2 modifications (April 2008)
• DIY-Paradise Monica 2 PSU modifications (September 2008)
• ElectroCompaniet ECC-1 - balanced CD player (July 2009)
• ESound CD-E5 SE - CD player (February 2007)
• ESound CD-E5 SE modified by East West Audio - CD player (July 2007)
• GTE Trinity DAC - D/A converter - technical survey (June 2006)
• Harmony Design DA-9 - new version - D/A converter (March 2010)
• Harmony Design DA-9 - D/A converter
• Hawk Audio MP-DAC - D/A converter
• Heart CD 6000 LE - tube-modified Marantz CD 6000 LE player
• Heart CD 6000 - tube-modified Marantz CD 6000 player
• P. Hynes SR1-5 Power supply (for Logitech SB3) (July 2008)
• Holfi Xaurus Rex NFB - battery-powered CD player
• JoLida JD-100 A - tube-equipped CD player
• JVC XL-Z 232 (BK) - entry level CD player
• KingRex UD-01 USB DAC (against DevilSound USB DAC and SuperPro 24/192) (April 2009)
• Lehmann Audio Dac+ - 24 bit DAC + minimalist preamp (World premiere)
• Linn Ikemi - CD player
• Linn Mimik II - CD player (by L. Cadeddu)
• Linn Mimik II - CD player (by G. Pozzoli)
• Marantz CD 38 - CD player
• Marantz CD 17 - CD player
• Marantz CD 6000 - CD player
• Marantz CD 6000 OSE - CD player
• Mark Findlay Audio MF-DAC - easy DIY kit (May 2010)
• Meridian 506.24 CD player
• MHDT Havana - NOS DAC with tube buffer stage (June 2009)
• Moodlab Dice - inexpensive D/A converter (September 2006)
• NAD C521 I - CD player
• Naim Audio CD5x - CD player (September 2007)
• NET Audio Sonance - D/A converter (December 2006)
• Scott Nixon DACkit DAC - modifications and tweaks (February 2009)
• Norh CD-1 - tubed-output CD player
• North Star Sapphire - CD player (September 2008)
• North Star Model 3 - 24/96 DAC
• North Star Model 192 DAC - 24/192 DAC & upsampler
• North Star Model 192 CD transport - (with in-board upsampler!)
• Opera CDP 5.0 - droplet CD player (February 2006)
• Opera CD120 Linear - CD player (January 2007)
• Philips CD 723 - CD player with coaxial digital output
• Philips CDR 775 - CD player/recorder
• Pioneer PD-S 507 - CD player
• Poth Audio Lite DAC AH - zero-oversampling DAC (October 2006)
• Revox B226 - CD player (1986 ~ 1994)
• Roksan Caspian CD mkII - CD player (World premiere)
• Rotel RCD 951 - CD player
• Rotel RCD 1070 - CD player
• Shanling CD-T 80 - Part I - CD player (October 2008)
• Shanling CD-T 80 - Part II - CD player (November 2008)
• Shanling CD3000 - CD player (January 2008)
• Slim Devices Transporter - audiophile squeezebox (October 2007)
• Sony DVP NS900V - DVD player
• StyleAudo Carat HD1V - USB D/A converter (May 2008)
• Teac CD-P1120 - budget CD player
• Teac CD-P1100 - budget CD player
• Teac VRDS 9 vs Teac VRDS 9 modified by AM Audio - CD player
• Teac VRDS 25X modified by AM Audio - CD player
• Thule Audio CD 100 (Spirit) - CD player
• Trends Audio UD-10.1 Lite - USB DAC (October 2008)
• Trends Audio UD-10 - USB DAC (December 2006)
• Virtue Audio Piano M1 - CD player - June 2010
• Zero One Ti48 Hard Disk & CD transport & Ar38 DAC (World Premiere!)
• Weiss Medea - D/A converter
• Yamaha CDX 993 - CD player
• Yamamoto YDA-01 D/A converter (May 2009)
• First listening tests of the 24/96 Audio DVD format

Miscellanea
• Consonance Reference 1.0 - FM tuner (January, 2006)
• Yamaha KX 493 - cassette deck
• iRiver HP-120 - portable hard drive recorder - Part I
• iRiver HP-120 - portable hard drive recorder - Part II
• Marantz DVD 4000 - DVD player
• Marantz ST 6000 - tuner
• Oppo DV 980H & Oppo DV983H - multiplayer (January 2009)
• Oppo DV980H modified by Chevron Audio (December 2009)
• Oppo DV 970 HD - multiplayer (November 2006)
• Oppo DV 970 HD - multiplayer - measures & technical notes (November 2006)
• Rotel RDV 03 - DVD player (May 2007)
• Rotel RDV 03 - DVD player - measures & technical notes (May 2007)
• Samson Zoom H2 - SD-card 2-4 channel portable recorder (May 2009)