Esoteric X-01 vs K-05...

Jafant,

The Modwright 999ES is a good player IMO,especially at the prices you can pick one up today. It more on the musical side of the spectrum but you can adjust the sound a bit by swapping out tubes and or power cords. Dan is still supporting this unit as well, so if anything does go wrong he'll be there. There is a Modwright for sale right now for $1000
(not mine) and I think you'll be hard pressed to find a better player at that price.

cmach

how do you like your Modwright 999ES ? Can you suggest it to another audiophile?

I haven't heard the X-01, the K-05 is a very good sounding player.  What I have read is that the X series are a little lean sounding, the K series are richer or more musical.  Which of these would work best for you I can't say.