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| Aftermarket Power C ord for Denon 2900? The Omega Mikro LCX Active Red works well with this player as do some of the Shunyata'a and the Acrolinks. | |
| A Tale Of Two. . . Anacondas Helix Again, somewhat off point, but related. The X0-1 LE has 5 internal fuses, four on the left back, one on the left front. Two friends have each experimented with removing the fuses and then cleaning the fuses and the fuse holders with the three stag... | |
| CTC Blowtorch One of the areas where the Blowtorch excells is in its extremely low noise level. On regular inputs on a 93db efficient speaker, there was no audible noise at 12 noon on the volume controls. Advancing the volume to higher levels did little to incr... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective I suspect that this will be somewhat off point but I had the opportunity to listen to an Esoteric P-01 in a system with which I am very familiar, Martin Logan Summits and subs, Parasound JC1's, Tact 2.2x, Levinsin ML 30.1 transport, good quality c... | |
| Best cd player for around $3500? Suggest that you consider an used Esoteric DV50S or a used Exemplar modified Denon 5910. They represent very different but equally valid approaches and each is excellent in its own right. The DV50S is extremely well built. | |
| Record Cleaning Machine Any of the Loricraft units work quite well, audibly better than the VPI/Clearaudio type machines. | |
| Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03 They have not as yet started any upgrades, but are in the process of trying to identify what their cost for doing the update will be and how they will accomplish this work. They have a good handle on the parts cost but not on the amount or difficu... | |
| Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03 I think that Babybear has done a pretty thorough job of describing the changes to the X0-1 Limited Edition. Soundstage has just reviewed the changes. Two things: i) the WBT's are the NextGen connectors which minimize the amount of metal and are la... | |
| Esoteric X-01 Limited or new D-03/P-03 I can only concur with Lawyerman. I purchased the X01 LE shortly after hearing it at CES and received one out of the first shipment to the US. It is still breaking in but is already extremely good after about three wekks of continuous play. Sugges... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective As I said above, the effect is subtle, at least ubtil you remove it from the chain. For me the difference is audible and with the X0-1 LE seems to move the unit a step closer to analogue without sacrificing any of the unit's strengths. Whether or ... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Last night I was able to audition the G(0) clock with an X0-1 Limited Edition. Hard to put into words what the clock does. The effect is clearly audible but does not jump out at you. It is initially subtle but the longer that you listen, the harde... | |
| EMM Labs vs. Esoteric X-01 Last night I was able to audition the G(0) clock with an X0-1 Limited Edition. Hard to put into words what the clock does. The effect is clearly audible but does not jump out at you. It is initially subtle but the longer that you listen, the harde... | |
| EMM Labs vs. Esoteric X-01 Just received an Esoteric X-01 "Limited Edition over the weekend and have started the breakin process. I have had some previous experience with a friend's UX-1. As solidly built as the unit is, it still benefits from more isolation. I have sited t... | |
| What are the best Audio Compnent Racks Available? The rest of the system is in a state of flux. The CTC Blowtorch is gone, but the replacement, an Einstein preamp has not yet arrived. Next to go will probably be the JC-1's replaced by the 60 watt Einstein mono block OTL's. | |
| What are the best Audio Compnent Racks Available? Like Fmpnd, I have over the years been through a series of pucks, feet, discs, stands and racks, all of which were in the end less than fully satisfying. I have finally found something which does no harm and in many instances provides a significan... |