Hello Barry, congratulations for doing this comparisons seriously and gathering so much equipment. But (there's always a but) i would make a little suggestion if you intend to do this test again in the future, it's that you could use a much diverse scope of records, i know some you chosed and they are well recorded clean records but IMHO not too demanding. I suppose they are familiar to you, which is the first condition for doing listening comparisons. Personally, when i want to test a system, i pick good clean records, but also diverse styles (classical, reggae-for the bass, old blues-robert johnson, free jazz, opera,...), and nearly over the edge records. My favourite is Albert King-truckload of lovin which can be easily unbearable when something is wrong and acts as a magnifying glass for harshness - maybe the most annoying avatar of mediocre digital. Please don't take this as criticism, it's not, it's just a few reflections inspired by your interesting post. Best regards, Jean.
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