CD Player/Transport Reviews

Digital Sources: Sony SCD-C555ES multichannel SACD/CD player, Krell KPS-28c CD player, Bryston B100-DA D/A amplifier.
Preamplifier: Mark Levinson ML-7.
Power Amplifiers: Mark Levinson ML2 (monoblocks) & No.334.
Integrated Amplifier: Bryston B100-DA.
Loudspeakers: Burmester B25, Quad ESL-989, Revel Ultima Salon2.
Cables: Digital: Wireworld Starlight coaxial. Interconnect: Mark Levinson Silver, Red Rose Silver One, Totem Acoustic Sinew single-ended, PSC Pristine 8, Bryston balanced. Speaker: QED X-Tube 400, PSC R50 double-ribbon biwire, Ultralink Excelsior 6N OFHC, Coincident Speaker Technology CST 1.
Accessories: Torus RM-20 Power Isolation Unit; ATI SLM-100 Analog sound-level meter.
Listening room: 26' L by 13' W by 12' H, with semi-cathedral ceiling, moderately furnished with sound-absorbing furniture. Left wall has large bay window covered by Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb fabric shades. Rear of room opens through 8' by 4' doorway into 25' by 15' kitchen.—Larry Greenhill