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New Esoteric P02 D02
To Colekat:Me too. I am more inclined to Esoteric or Soulution. I may not do full p1/d1 system initially. I may combine like p1/d02 or p02/d1.A dealer made me a very nice offer to switch p01vuk to p02 transport which works better with newer dacs. ... 
Dcs Vivaldi dac vs. Puccini
To Elberoth:Can you play sacds by using Puccini as a transport and Scarlatti or Vivaldi DAC ? 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To Colekat:I spoke with a friend who auditioned the Vivaldi stack.He liked a lot more than the older Scarlatti stack and the newer Puccini. He wanted to try just the dac without the clock/transport and upsampler to be used with his Scarlatti trans... 
New Esoteric P02 D02
Hi Eelii,Welcome back. What is different in mk2 of 6300 versus the regular 6300 ?If I am not mistaken the only change is better isolation. In which area or areas is it better ?Same question goes for 9500 as well versus 9300 (assuming that you have... 
New Esoteric P02 D02
If I End up liking D1, I will continue using p01 for some time. I will sell or trade in both D02 and D03 DACs.As for The Vivaldi DAC I will do the same, but I will keep The D03 for SACD playback since dsd is only possible through USB or by using V... 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To Colekat:As for the P01 VUK transport (list 42k, my deal was 30k) there is a huge loss of value. Now it is worth %25-30 of its value. That is why I recommend buying last possible gear possible or if an older design a used or demo piece. 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To Colekat:You're welcome. It is more like personal opinion based on personal taste and some experience. I would be glad if they are helpful in anyway.To Guido :If you buy a dedicated Esoteric transport to be paired with Rowland Aeris DAC, please ... 
Dcs Vivaldi dac vs. Puccini
Obviously I cant due to dCS coded connection. 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To colekat:Now I am on the verge of switching to the new p1/d1 or Vivaldi or maybe the new Soulution 745 with the new upgraded DSP.I will try to hear and compare all of them. 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To colekat:I paid around 30k for a new special order p01 vuk in 2011 November (almost 2012). It is resale value is aound 10-12k now. I paid 13K for D03 Dac in March 2011 and its resale value is around 5-6k if you are lucky. I paid 15k for g0rb and... 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To Colekat:There is one area that I disagree regarding the Esoteric gear, their resale value is not good if you paid for a new gear. 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To Colekat :I place Esoteric transports above all. I am not a big fond of The new D02 dac in some areas I mentioned before. I think K series of single box players and D02 are the first examples of a new era in Esoteric sound and the following Dacs... 
Dcs Vivaldi dac vs. Puccini
Can I use Esoteric p01 or p02 transports with Vivaldi DAC to stream DSD/SACD by using dual AES ? 
New Esoteric P02 D02
You're welcome. I liked the DAC stage of K01. I compared it when it first came out back in 2011 with p03/d03. The DAC stage was better than d03 with pcm or cds. I first didnt like the sound of K01 compared to p03/d03. I found it too dry for my tas... 
New Esoteric P02 D02
To Guido:I didnt compare directly p05 transport with x-01 as a transport, but I rather compared p05/d05 with x-01. So, x-01 being ranked as 4th may not be accurate, but it is definitely ranked below p01,p02 and p03.