Wadia 581iSE vs Esoteric X03SE

What DACs are found in the Wadia 581 (and 781 for that matter) and has anyone compared the Wadia to the Esoteric?

Thank you all for your respones.

arbuckle06-26-2008 12:37pm

mtdking Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 157 posts 06-26-2008 at 07:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have compared both and the Wadia was better for me. I compared the Esoteric X-01 to the Wadia 581ise. I had them both at the sametime.
tran_tiep Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2 posts 08-07-2009 at 07:02am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have listened to them both in the same components system at the same time. Wadia gave a tight soundstage and better bass (more controlling). However, with the total money invested for these two, Esoteric sounds a little more efficiently than Wadia.