For any of you in the NY/NJ area, I would be more than happy to have a group of you visit me in Northern NJ for a listening/comparison session. I have a pretty high-end system and a pretty well-treated acoustic listening environment. Would be happy to do an A/B/C comparison between my SB2 (unmodded, with Elpac linear power supply) against my reference transports (Oracle CD1000, modified Sony S7700) and my reference DACs (Dodson DA-218, Blue Circle BC501ob). To my ears, there is no question that the reference gear outperforms the SB2. I agree with John Atkinson that for casual listening, my SB2 as a transport sounds more than good enough...but for dedicated listening, I find my reference gear to be preferrable by a significant margin. Is it 95%? I think that is up to the individual listener...
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