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| Esoteric Players: No Digital Input. WTF? Great question, one that gets me all the time. I have an X03SE and it totally rocks, but I am annoyed that there is no dig input. I would even consider a moderate upgrade to have it done, as long as it wouldnt be thousands. I am annoyed beyond bel... | |
| Opus 21 vs Esoteric X-3se I have had both. Opus is not quite as detailed, not nearly as dynamic in either base or mod form. GNSC Opus might be more musical at the expense of detail and air. For the money, gnsc Opus is hard to beat. If you have the cash, I preferred the X03... | |
| Efficient speaker, big bad tight bass? Thanks all for your suggestions. I am leaning toward the Devore Nines, perfect size and look. I guess I misstated my post, I was not looking for dance club bass, but more along the lines of a Wilson Sophia.....they are efficient and look great, bu... | |
| C.d player with built in Pre amps i.e Wadia Opus 21 is one of the best players made period, in my opinion. I loved the GNSC Opus 21, sold it out of curiosity and now own an Esoteric X03se at almost twice the price. Is it better, yes in some ways. But the Opus is far more flexible, has a dig... | |
| Efficient speaker, big bad tight bass? Thanks Undertow! The smaller Palladiums (model 37) are $8k retail and I would consider stretching to get to $5-6k, so that is why I was thinking the Palladiums. Thank you for your reply! | |
| C.d player with built in Pre amps i.e Wadia you will have a hard time equaling the Pass X01 preamp from just a cd player itself. It will be close and may be better in many regards, but in terms of dynamics and control the preamp cannot be matched. I have owned the Opus 21 basic and with GNS... | |
| Krell SACD Standard mk3 giving problems AGAIN Join the crew.....I had a 280cd take about that long. Standard issue. | |
| the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ? esoteric xo3se | |
| ProAc Response 1SC with ARC 150.2 Issue You can never have too much wattage for speakers, just the reverse. Use some wire stripped bare at the ends. | |
| Speakers you regret selling Meadowlark Kestrel Hot Rods II | |
| audiophile music servers the latest products, info I agree with the access comment. I can see how it would get you deeper into your collections. | |
| audiophile music servers the latest products, info I still don't get computer audio for the audiophile. The only true benefit is that you don't have to get your butt off the couch to change songs. People are talking about dumping $10k for a sonoos thing and then running it into a $1k benchmark DAC... | |
| Digital inputs - Esoteric Ditto, it is frustrating and I really wish my X03SE had them. | |
| Krell SACD, DVD Standard, Showcase, KAV 280CD I actually disagree with the above. I thought the 280cd was incredible....it has the famous BB 1704 DACs which many agree are the best DACs ever made. I loved the 280cd when I had it and would call it similar to the Esoteric X03SE with less defini... | |
| PC Audio Choice: Mac+USB, Transporter, or Squeezbx Mtking,Was the DAC in the Wadia 581ise as good as the transporter? Was it better? Would you be able to elaborate on the differences? I am contemplating the 581 as a solution for both CD and PC audio. The transporter would not do the CD so that I w... |