In Reply to: RE: Rating of transports posted by Roseval on November 12, 2012 at 10:30:36:
Thanks for the link.
Hilarious... Based on those arbitrary scores, the iMac should sound like an AM radio compared to the Esoteric!
Since everyone has an opinion, here's my version of the scores:
9.6 – iMac
9.65 – Mac Mini
9.655 – MacBook / Windows Laptop
9.7 – Any netbook
9.75 – Base-spec 2011Version Stealth Mini
9.755 – Meridian 500 CD transport
9.7555 – Base-spec 2011Version Item Audio DAT1
9.75555 – Esoteric P-01
Seriously folks, I've been building PC's since around 1995 and HTPC since 2004 as a hobby and to help out friends and family. Over the years, I've run an iMac, a 2011 Mac Mini, 3 MacBooks, HP netbook, desktop Q6600 PC, desktop AMD X6, most recently my HTPC/music server is an AMD A10 APU. On 4 machines including a MacBook I've used the Ayre QB-9 DAC + Sennheiser HD800 for night-time listening over the last couple years. IMO, they all sound good.
I agree with Abe. This "ranking" is clearly for advertisement.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Rating of transports - Archimago 11/13/1209:14:38 11/13/12 (10)
- RE: Rating of transports - ItemAudio 08:21:15 11/20/12 (0)
- I agree with Abe. This "ranking" is clearly for advertisement - fmak 07:08:07 11/20/12 (7)
- RE: I agree with Abe. This "ranking" is clearly for advertisement - ItemAudio 08:12:18 11/20/12 (6)
- RE: I agree with Abe. This "ranking" is clearly for advertisement - Tony Lauck 11:09:45 11/20/12 (5)
- Relocker - fmak 02:21:55 11/21/12 (3)
- RE: Relocker - Tony Lauck 06:16:54 11/21/12 (0)
- RE: Relocker - ItemAudio 04:08:09 11/21/12 (1)
- One clock - Tony Lauck 06:05:01 11/21/12 (0)
- RE: I agree with Abe. This "ranking" is clearly for advertisement - ItemAudio 15:07:13 11/20/12 (0)
- another over exaggerated conclusion..... - Sordidman 09:42:33 11/14/12 (0)