Leaderboard

Does anyone have an opinion on whether there's an audible difference between Type R and 4.5? I'm referring to SP mode, in a deck, and analog out. (In this particular case, LP mode is completely out of the picture.) Of course, I could see where a high-end 4.5 deck might have better SQ than a lower-end Type R deck, but assuming that two (or more decks) are higher-end, what would you say? The specs of the two ATRACs would indicate that the Type R should sound better, but specs are one thing and listening is another. Anyone have both kinds of decks?