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Esoteric C-02x and the Luxaman c-900u pre-amps - your thoughts

I am looking into these two pre-amps and will toss this question to the Audiogon experts and ask that question ; Your thoughts on these two pre-amps. I am taking consideration into ; the reliability of the piece, strength of the company's distribution here in the US as where would I get it repaired, the best re-sale value of either and last but not least ; the sonic characteristics of these two pre-amps. Thank you and much appreciated.     
garebear
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zephyr24069
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Hello! It's great to hear from you again; I am glad all is well for you.  If the stars align (or lottery tickets come in LOL), my ultimate target is a Grandioso C1 some day however that will take a lot of resources to go after.  In the meantime, I am extremely happy with the C-02 and do wish I'd waited another year or so for the C-02X but 'who knew' as they say that the X would come out (relatively) soon after the 02s here in the US (2+ years if memory serves).  By any evaluation, the C-02 is a great pre-amp and keeps me very happy with all that it's added to my system.!   Enjoy your amazing system and all the music it conveys!  
garebear OP
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Hello Zephyr........I had the opportunity and went and really listened to the similarly priced ; Luxman C900u pre-amp and I will tell you that is one hell of a pre-amp. Very musical and open .....darn it as was just about to pull the trigger on the Esoteric C-02x.
robd1
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Hello @garebear did you choose the 900u. Curious on your thoughts.
garebear OP
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I went with the Esoteric C-02x pre-amp and glad that I did.  
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