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| Upgrade Niagara 1200 to 3000? Thank you, that's really interesting. The Niagara 1200 has two outlets for amplifiers. My power amp (Bryston 4 BSST 2)is plugged into one of those. I do not know how these sockets differ from the other sockets in the unit. Maybe it is just a t... | |
| Dedicated Streamer/Transport Recommendations? Hi, I am not familiar with your gear, but I received my Esoteric N 03-T a few days ago, and I think it sounds absolutely amazing. | |
| Esoteric: new cd players When the drawer opens or closes, there is at the start of that process a sound that could be described as a very quiet, expensive-sounding "clonk". While it is opening or closing, there is a very quiet "whirr".Clunking sounds while it is opening ... | |
| Esoteric N-03T streamer with Roon or ? Hi, I ordered an N 03T at the beginning of May. It hasn't arrived yet, so my thinking about this is theoretical, not based on experience. As far as I can see, I will connect the N 03T, with a USB cable, to my Esoteric K 03XD, and use it as a DA... | |
| Tube buffer in tape loop@ Thanks, that explains it very clearly. My Bryston pre-amp does not have a "tape in", so provided I route the cables correctly I should be safe. | |
| Tube buffer in tape loop@ Thanks, that's very interesting.I e-mailed Shiit UK, who told me that after all, they have these units in stock. I think I'll start off by ordering one of those, and keep the tube buffer in mind for the future.At present, Amazon UK shows the Yaqi... | |
| Tube buffer in tape loop@ I agree; good to have the option, especially at such a low price. Unfortunately out of stock in the UK, and a 6-8 week lead time if I were to order from the US | |
| Tube buffer in tape loop@ I had a look at this. Wow, tone controls! I remember those.Looks like a very good idea, thanks. Instead of adding one item, which would add one kind of colouration to the sound, I would get something much more versatile, and much cheaper.I could... | |
| Tube buffer in tape loop@ Thanks for that; I will peruse this site. I did not know it existed.I agree that colouring or softening everything because of a few bad recordings would not be a good idea. However, that is not my plan. If things work out as I hope, I would lis... | |
| Tube buffer in tape loop@ Thanks, useful stuff.As far as I can see now, the path would be CD player > pre-amp CD input (as per usual) > tape out to buffer > buffer to tape in.I had a chat with a UK supplier who takes returns for a full refund within a 14-day perio... | |
| Tube buffer in tape loop@ Fair enough. I am certainly not intending to listen to all music through the buffer. It looks to me like a fairly cheap and practical way of making listening to very bright recordings a bit more pleasant. | |
| My Last CD player I bought an Esoteric K03XD a couple of weeks ago, which I find absolutely amazing: very detailed but not harsh, three dimensional sound stage and very full bodied sound. Built like a tank; reassuringly hefty at 28kg.I think it may be my last cd p... | |
| The Best Isolation/ Vibration Footers per component - what's your experience? gsal4 posts07-23-2020 12:02pmThanks for that. I tried this, and found that with the app on the highest sensitivity and the phone on top of the rack, there were barely noticeable squiggles with music playing. Suspended wooden floor, 2 heavy layers... | |
| My thoughts on my new Esoteric k03xd CD player. Thanks, RIAAetc, it did have a look there and found it very interesting. | |
| My thoughts on my new Esoteric k03xd CD player. I am thinking of getting a K03xd so I found your impression interesting. I have a K05x at the moment. Have you had earlier Esoteric cd players before? If so, how did you find the K03xd compares?As far as I can see, the difference between the K0... |