WHAT ABOUT CLOCKS?

Kroez, this is the future, no doubt. I will continue to learn more. But. I still love my K02, it sounds great, works great, looks great, and, I have no regrets. Thank you for your insight.

I auditioned the GOrb for 2 weeks intensely with my new Esoteric K01 player (an absolutley superb CD player). The K01 sounds exactly the same with and without the GOrb. The GOrb will improve the sound of 2 box players (like the Esoteric P03/D03), because it synchronizes the transport and DAC clocks on one superb external clock. It will not improve the sonics of a one box player unless the player has a lousy clock. The K01 clock is very good (accurate up to 0.5PPM). The X01D2 (my old player) clock is not quite as accurate as the K01(I can't remember the exact spec on the X01d2 clock, I think it is around 1.0 PPM). I doubt that there will be a significant detectable audible improvement by adding the GOrb to the X01d2. There is no question the clock will be more accurate but the X01d2 transport and DAC run off of the same internal clock, so it is already synchronized. The improved clocking accuracy, under the circumstances, will not be audible, in my opinion.
I suggest you try the GOrb before you buy. It is a very cool piece of equipment. But, it is quite expensive. It didn't do a thing for the K01.
I think your money would be better spent by trading in the X01d2 for the K01, the improvement in sound is enormous.
Good luck!

Huntermusic, You will love the K-01; it is the best cd player I have ever heard. I am glad my post was helpful.

Koegz, I agree, music servers are the future. I think they will also eventually replace Blue Ray disc players and DVD players as well. I have only had an opportunity to listen to a high end music server once, and it was a casual listening session. I wonder how it would compare to a high end SACD player like the K-01? It would be an interesting comparison. I've asked my audio dealer about servers a few times but don't really get a concrete reponse. I went to another well known high end dealer who had a server up and runing, but all I got was, "yes, we have it, here it is, use this remote control to acsess the music selection," and that was it; I received only a very short explanation on how to get the music online, and no explanation on how to rip cd's/sacd's or how it sounds compared to the best cd players. My questions were answered, but not well. I didn't walk away with a feeling like I had to have one of these devices. It is a completely foreign way to obtain and store music for me. I was curious, and the salesman could have sold me, but he didn't even come close to making a sale. I believe for many of us who have purchased records, cd's, sacd's at the store and online for decades, changing to a server is a major adjustment in mind set. I won't get into servers until my audio dealer responds enthusiastically to my questions and shows me a set up that is easy to use and appealing and sounds great. Also, maybe the fact that it looks like a computer rather than a beautifuly designed high end audio device has a negative subconscious influence on some of us 'older' audiophiles.

Koegz, What site(s) do you use to down load music? Is it uncompressed? What is the cost? How long does it take?