I have the Esoteric K-01X. I directly compared it to the top of the line Marantz, and the dCS SACD player, which I think was the Puccini, or Rossini. The Marantz and the dCS were awful by comparison, although I don’t remember exactly in which ways. I really enjoyed the sound quality from the Esoteric….until I upgraded my vinyl. Now the Esoteric sounds awful by comparison to my vinyl set up. I haven’t even listened to CD/SACD in a couple of years in my home system.
