The Bat has the best Burr Brown Multibit dac chips 4x PCM1704K.
The AR has pain old vanilla Delta Sigma Crystal CS4238
Cheers George
Balanced Audio Technology VK-D5SE 4 x PCM1704-K – DF1704E
The AR has pain old vanilla Delta Sigma Crystal CS4238
AUDIO RESEARCH CD3 CS4396Without even hearing them the Bat is the one I’d pick for Redbook CD replay.
Cheers George