Audio Research CD7 vs Esoteric X-01 LE


TGIF!
Anyone had the opportunity of hearing these 2 machines side by side? I own the X-01, it is maybe a tad lean but very nice! Help me out here ladies and gentlemen!
Best Regards!
billandsol

Showing 1 response by guidocorona

Hi Bill, how many hours do you have on X-01? What is the rest of your system... And what cabling are you using... Ranging from PCs to speaker wires? X-01 sounding lean can be caused by any of the following:

* Machine not completely broken in... Approx 1200 hours mandatory on the old darling;
* components down the chain sounding lean;
* Some cables not in perfect synergy with X-01... May be a PC or IC change in order? In my case, I found High Fidelity CT-1 PCs made by Rick Schultz to be a complete revelation on X-01.
* X-01 needing good footers... E.g. Nordost Bronze Sort Kones make X-01 warmer.

*... And finally, you and X-01 might just not get along at all at all at all.

Some investigation might be worth while. But, If X-01 were really not your cup of musical tea, ARC CD-7 might do the trick for you... No SACD support I believe.

G.