Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric

op we have a great esoteric trade in ne owner low hours

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisbb1f4-esoteric-k-05x-cd-sacd-players

"op we have a great esoteric trade in ne owner low hours"

Dude, put some better pics up...I wouldn't post an old hubcap with those pics. 

You have some great advice here. I would urge caution with Marantz. Its a very nice sounding player and the build quality is up to par. However if anything goes wrong, Marantz customer support is horrible. My SA-10 has been in service for almost 5 months with no resolution in sight. Emails go unanswered and they have not provided any updates as to when the player will be fixed. This experience has really turned me off to the brand. Good luck

I'm a fan of Esoteric and have an old DV-50 which still sounds really good considering how old it is.  I'd look at a used K-01x.

Good luck!

This is an update on the Esoteric K-03XD vs. the K-01XD SE. I just installed the new K-01XD SE into my system so how does it compare to the K-03XD? It will require a few hundred hours of break in. That being said it has more punch, holographic presentation and extended reverb trails and seperation of instruments. I’m not going to say it blows my mind away with such nonsense because the K-03XD is a very good player but the K-01XD SE takes it to another level. I think it may be due to having 4 transformers instead of two and the 71 capaacitors vs. 26 in the K-03XD. Just my thought. Much respect to Jeff at Metafiaudio for making this happen and providing me the opportunity to make the upgrade!