Thank you very much for holding this demonstration and for your reporting of it. It's going to be one of the more popular readings on this site.
I would add my voice to that of toneranger58 and inquire about the tracks.
My second question is about the methodology although it may convey a misunderstanding. It looks as though you had three initial sessions, each ranking 3 DACs. You then took the three winners and had a 4th session choosing a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall winners. A DAC that took second place under the winner in one of the initial three sessions was then, in effect, knocked out of consideration for the final listen. Logically, though, a DAC placing second (or even third) in one of the initial three sessions might have been ranked above one of the three initial session winners--if given the chance.
Have I got that right?
I would add my voice to that of toneranger58 and inquire about the tracks.
My second question is about the methodology although it may convey a misunderstanding. It looks as though you had three initial sessions, each ranking 3 DACs. You then took the three winners and had a 4th session choosing a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall winners. A DAC that took second place under the winner in one of the initial three sessions was then, in effect, knocked out of consideration for the final listen. Logically, though, a DAC placing second (or even third) in one of the initial three sessions might have been ranked above one of the three initial session winners--if given the chance.
Have I got that right?