Esoteric K-01

Thanks Fplanner. Good to know that the nwo can do this. By the way, those awesome VR7s you have sing with the most gracious upper mids and highs around.

Thank you for the compliment. I'm pretty happy. If I didn't have the NWO, I would probably get the K-01. Although I have yet to hear it, various friends whose opinions I trust implicitly have raved about it.

I just got my K01 and had the opportunity to compare with a K03 and my previous XO3SE. Even out of the box before I play my Isotek CD for a few days to do some breaking of the system...it is clear and hands down that the K01 is the best player of the group in so many areas. Interestingly the K03 was not as open and warm as my X03SE which came second during my blind test at home with a couple of audiophiles. I was quite impressed to see how good of a player is the X03SE...I will keep it for my second system. True HiFi has a price...the K01 is a clear example. Try it at your local dealer..you will then believe my words...hopefully you can compare the player with any other unit that they may have. I can easily predict which one you will pick.

Are you saying the K01 is a nice warmish player (on redbook)?
Have you tried it on some poorly mastered CDs?

Did anybody tried the digital volume control on k-01 or k-03 running directly to the amplifier, it is intersting how does it compare with pre-ampifer in place. Thanks you.