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Esoteric K-01/K-03 Owners
there is a review of k-01x k-03x in the latest issue of the japanese Stereo Sound magazine http://store.stereosound.co.jp/products/detail.php?product_id=2003any japanenese speaking subscriber care to translate? 
Magico S5 review
Asturias00. have you tried the m5. it is absolutely the best speaker in the magico lineup and an attractive buy at 1/4 the retail price in the pre-owned market. apparently owners rushed a little bit too early to move to q5 
Magico S5 review
I heard the s5 in munich with devialet in May and I had a long session with them today. I am doing my best to like these speakers and for a while considered purchasing them but the highs are so forward and detached from everything else that it is ... 
Esoteric K-01 settings; any users out there?
i have been reading the forum a little bit and fir-1 seems to get the unanimous vote as the best filter. in all fairness, i compared it briefly to S_DLY1 late last night with a solo piano recording and could not be sure. i will test them extensive... 
Esoteric K-01 settings; any users out there?
the default filter (by-pass) is dynamically constrained with less than stellar bass. having re-read alan taffel's review of k-03, i switched to apodising 1 (S_DLY1) which was night&day better.but i did not try all the filter and up-sampling op...