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| 2024 | $379 as of 2026-06-13 | CD, CD-R/RW, USB files | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.003 | 105 | 3.5 | ||
| 2022 | $449 as of 2026-06-14 | CD | Yes | No | Yes | No | 0.006 | 95 | 4.3 | ||
| 2022 | $599 as of 2026-06-14 | CD | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 4.7 | ||
| 2016 | $599 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW (MP3/WMA) | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.01 | 110 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | $650 as of 2026-06-12 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.003 | 110 | 6.5 | ||
| 2023 | $699 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; USB file playback | Yes | · | Yes | No | · | 115 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | $1,100 as of 2026-06-13 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.0015 | 110 ⚠ | 7.5 | ||
$1,249 as of 2026-06-15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | |||
| 2014 | $1,295 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | · | No | No | · | · | 1.6 | ||
$1,350 as of 2026-06-16 | CD / CD-R Red Book audio | Yes | No | No | · | · | · | 6.1 | |||
| 2022 | $1,499 as of 2026-06-13 | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 0.001 | 119 | 9 | ||
| 2023 | $2,000 as of 2026-06-12 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | 0.0016 | 112 | 10.3 | ||
| 2020 | $2,999 as of 2026-06-13 | SACD, CD, network files | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 0.001 | 112 | 13.7 | ||
| 2021 | $3,199 as of 2026-06-12 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | 115 | 6.1 | ||
$3,199 as of 2026-06-13 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | 117 | 10.5 | |||
| 2019 | $3,495 as of 2026-06-12 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | · | · | 10.8 | ||
| 2017 | $4,695 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | 140 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | $4,995 as of 2026-06-13 | CD, USB DAC | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0016 | 121 | 13.2 | ||
| 2023 | $5,500 ea as of 2026-02 | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0015 | · | 7.3 | ||
| 2020 | $5,500 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.02 | 100 | 9.3 | ||
| 2022 | $5,500 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | · | · | 11.8 | ||
| 2018 | $7,000 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 108 | 12.7 | ||
| 2023 | $11,495 ea as of 2026-06-13 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0016 | 122 | 17 | ||
| 2022 | $12,000 as of 2026-06-12 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | 110 | 14.7 | ||
| 2024 | $14,000 as of 2026-06-12 | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0015 | 116 | 33 | ||
| 2018 | $18,500 ea as of 2026-02 | CD; digital files via USB and digital inputs | Yes | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | ||
| 2023 | $26,575 as of 2026-06-12 | 2-channel SACD, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD data discs (WAV, FLAC, DSF, DSDIFF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0004 | 121 | 28.5 | ||
| 2016 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | · | 22 | ||
— | · | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | · | · | 12 | |||
| 2023 | — | CD, CD-R; Red Book | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 10 | ||
| 2020 | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.01 | · | 10 | ||
— | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 110 | 17 | |||
| 2023 | — | CD | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 5.4 | ||
| 2023 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; USB MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV | Yes | No | No | No | 0.002 | · | 5.5 | ||
| 2023 | — | CD; USB MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV | Yes | No | No | No | 0.002 | · | 5.74 | ||
| 2014 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; finalized and non-finalized discs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | · | 110 | 22 | ||
| 2016 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW; finalized and non-finalized discs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.00036 | 111 | 23 | ||
— | · | · | · | Yes | · | 0.005 | 95 | · | |||
— | · | · | · | Yes | · | 0.005 | 95 | · | |||
— | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | |||
— | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | · | |||
— | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | 15 | |||
— | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | · | 15 | |||
| 2022 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | 119 | 17 | ||
| 2022 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | · | · | 6 | ||
| 2020 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.005 | 102 | 12 | ||
| 2025 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0007 | 110 | 18 | ||
| 2019 | — | CD Audio (CD-DA), CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0004 | 113 | 15.9 | ||
— | Audio CDs and finalized CD-R/RWs | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.016 | 105 | 10 | |||
| 2021 | — as of 2026-06-12 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | option dependent | option dependent | · | · | · | ||
| 2023 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | No | · | · | 1.8 | ||
| 2020 | — | CD; PCM/DSD files via digital inputs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 113 dB | 123 | 6.8 | ||
| 2022 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 113 | 17.4 | ||
| 2023 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | 20.6 | ||
| 2023 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | 23 | ||
— | SACD, CD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | 7.3 | |||
| 2016 | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.5 | 95 | 8 | ||
| 2021 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.003 | · | 18 | ||
| 2023 | — | SACD, CD, MQA-CD, MQA audio files and streams via digital inputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.0007 | 110 | 20.7 | ||
| 2013 | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0009 | 124 | 15 | ||
| 2025 | — as of 2026-06-15 | SACD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW audio data files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.00018 | 128 | 17.2 | ||
| 2021 | — as of 2026-06-15 | SACD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW audio data files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.00016 | 128 | 110 | ||
| 2019 | — | Redbook CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 15 | ||
| 2022 | — | Redbook CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 22 | ||
— | CD; USB input for computer-based music libraries | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0025 | 110 | 10 | |||
| 2022 | — | SACD, CD, network files, USB storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 106 | 11.5 | ||
— | · | · | · | Yes | · | · | 120 | · | |||
| 2019 | — as of 2026-06-12 | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.002 | 110 | 12.7 | ||
| 2022 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | · | · | ||
| 2023 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | · | · | ||
| 2023 | — | CD, SACD | Yes | Yes | No | · | · | · | · | ||
| 2024 | — | CD; PCM and DSD via USB DAC input | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.001 | 118 | 8.5 | ||
| 2009 | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | Yes | 0.0013 | · | 19 | ||
| 2022 | — | CD | Yes | · | Yes | No | · | · | · | ||
| 2022 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | 115 | 8.11 | ||
| 2024 | — | CD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0006 | 125 | 23.5 | ||
| 2021 | — | CD, MP3 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0035 | 118 | 7.34 | ||
| 2025 | — | CD, CD-R, CD-RW, USB drive | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 3.5 | ||
| 2025 | — | CD playback, USB DAC, Bluetooth transmitter | Yes | No | Yes | No | · | 118 | 0.67 | ||
— | CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MQA-CD | Yes | No | No | No | · | · | 2.5 | |||
| 2024 | — | CD, USB drive, USB DAC | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | · | 122 | 5.7 | ||
| 2024 | — | SACD/CD, USB drive, USB DAC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, S/PDIF coaxial and optical | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 122 | 5.7 | ||
| 2026 | — | SACD/CD, USB drive, USB DAC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, S/PDIF coaxial and optical | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 120 | 5.7 | ||
| 2025 | — | SACD/CD, USB DAC, S/PDIF coaxial, local USB drive, Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | · | 117 | 10 | ||
— | Super Audio CD, music CD, CD-R, CD-RW | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0.008 | 110 | 27 | |||
| 2020 | — | CD; external PCM/DSD digital inputs | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0003 | 128 | 10 |