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RE: Rating of transports

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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