jon2020
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| Esoteric K-01/K-03 Owners Mark,I am afraid I use Windows 8.1 for hi-rez audio and will not be able to compare what you hope for. Also, I would need Amarra and A+ for the experiment.I appreciate your resolve in getting past the Mac Mini's "screw vaults", so to speak. Well, ... | |
| Esoteric K-01/K-03 Owners Guido,Looks like Mark has answered most of your questions. For me, I will continue to play redbook CD's in the transport and listen only to hi-rez via the HRA player. Comparing hi-rez via HRA to redbook CD's in the transport, hi-rez is at a whole ... | |
| Esoteric K-01/K-03 Owners Guido and all,I have compared the redbook version of the same album to the CD spinning in the transport. I am delighted to say that it is no contest with sound from the transport way ahead by quite a mile. I am happy because the substantial invest... | |
| Esoteric K-01/K-03 Owners Guido,+1 Mark's comments above. Yes, it would be interesting to compare redbook files via the HRA player to CD's spinning in the transport. I shall evaluate this and revert. Mark, The HRA player does not do native dsd for the K-01/03. While I did ... | |
| Esoteric K-01/K-03 Owners Hi Phillyb,I hope to persuade you to try out HRA with your K-03 in which you have invested a substantial sum. I am not a dealer but just another hobbyist who has simply discovered and experienced the joys of HRA.As the cost of the K-03 comes with ... | |
| Esoteric K-01/K-03 Owners Many thanks as usual, Guido. I just downloaded the HRA player to my K-01 and the installation was a breeze. Upon installation, the upsampling option defaults to ORG (no upsampling) while the digital filter option defaults to OFF. The improvement i... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Lyn Stanley's "Lost in Romance" is quite a gem to behold. Gives me goosebumps every time I spin it. | |
| Charlie Haden RIP Deeply saddened too. Listening to Jasmine right now. His brilliant artistry will be greatly missed. | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream Ozzy :-"So, when I say I am running the Direct Stream direct to my amp that's not exactly true. The Direct Stream first goes to the QOL and then to the Pass Labs Amp. Yes, I have tried the Direct Stream bypassing the QOL, but I prefer the QOL in t... | |
| PS Audio Direct Stream +1, Fsmithjack. | |
| Esoteric K-01 and Mac music server I use a usb conveter too from my pc to the coax input of my K-01 player. Once you have gone this route, you can never go back to usb direct. The coax input makes everything sound whole and right. | |
| emmlabs cdsa-se vs esoteric 05 Stereo5,Yes, that's the way to go. Engaging trolls like him is truly a waste of everyone's time and effort. | |
| dCS Puccini built-in preamplifier I used to have the Puccini and u-clock combo and agree with Jfrech that things sound better with a preamp in the chain. | |
| Lossless Files Vs CD's Hi all,FWIW, my personal experience thus far in my home system(I am not a dealer) is that :-1. A top-notch transport (Esoteric K-01) will beat my computer audio set-up for redbook CD2. For hi-rez, the same computer set-up beats redbook CD in the t... | |
| Music Servers - Baetis vs. Music Vault Here we go....... |