CD Player/Transport Reviews

Digital sources: Benchmark DAC1 D/A processor, Arcam FMJ CD33 CD player, Toshiba SD-3950 DVD-Video player.
Preamplifier: Mark Levinson No.380S.
Power amplifiers: Mark Levinson No.33H monoblocks, Halcro dm38.
Loudspeakers: Revel Ultima Studio.
Cables: Datalink: Kimber Illuminations Orchid AES/EBU, DH Labs Silver Sonic S/PDIF. Interconnect: AudioQuest Cheetah, Madrigal CZ Gel-1 (balanced); DiMarzio, AudioQuest Lapis (unbalanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Kilimanjaro. AC: Synergistic Research Designer's Reference², PS Audio Lab Cable.
Accessories: PS Audio Power Plant 300 at 90Hz (preamps, sources only); Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II, PE-1 AC line conditioners (not power amps); ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusors. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from the breaker box. A monoblock was plugged into each.—John Atkinson