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| New Esoteric P02 D02 Another observation is that some cds sound better with homogeneous harmonics and better musicality in 88/96k (or x2) than 176/192k (or x4) and some sound better at plain 44k. As for the filters s-dly1 is better with plain 44k, but I prefer fir or ... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 For now, I enjoy no upsampling and short delay 1 filter or no filter with most cds. When I use D03 no filter is my favorite setting. I use upsampling with the new 32 bit fim cds (they are remastered or mastered with 32 bit processing and 88 or 96k... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 About slight harshness, I observe it only with some cds never with sacds or well recorded cds. It may also the revealing power of the DAC. It cant change a bad remaster into a good one. I will try p02 just to hear if 352khz upsampling (similar to ... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 Hi Eelii,I absolutely agree with your comments regarding the clock. It makes it more musical, "more analog" with better dynamics. It sounds like areal event rather than a reproduction of it with the clock. Also the sound stage is now rock solid an... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 For now my verdict is that D02 is one of the most detailed converters around. Unfortunately it is neither one of the smoothest nor the most musical with cds. It can be a bit harsh and forward with some material. Compared with it Accuphase is smoot... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 My dealer will bring a p02 ,so I will compare p02/d02 with p01/d03 and 2 transports with d02. Next month I am planning to compare it with the new dCS Vivaldi if I can get a hold on to a demo Vivaldi DAC or maybe system and Soulution 745. | |
| Magico S5 review You should have auditioned Focal Stella EM as well. | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 Hi Eelii,When I compared p03/d03 with p01vu/d03 (note that vu version of the p01 is better than regular p01) I had the same finding.P03/d03 was too laid back, lacking bass impact and body and was flat. p01vu changed the sound dramatically. It work... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 More with d02 and d03... Instruments have more body with d03. On the other hand D02 sounds clearer with extremely low background noise. When it comes to bass D03 has more impact, but D02 lacking slight thickness and warmth of D03 has faster bass a... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 I can say that if you are going to use the usb and mostly well recorded cds and if it matches your systems sonic signature D02 is the winner. When compared with older top of the line d01, it was more refined and smoother. Low level details were be... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 At last I completed my comparison.My comparison was made by using p01vu transport and G0rb atomic clock. Most listening was done with either filter off or short delay 1, no upsampling but in some rare cases with dsd upsampling. I used cds and sacd... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 I will compare the new d02 dac with d01, and d03 with Esoteric p01vu transport and G0rb clock next week. I also have Accuphase dp900/dc901 to compare. Digital and AC cables are Esoteric. Interconnects are Van Den Hul 3T Mountain and Esoteric 6n-da... | |
| New Esoteric P02 D02 Hi Eelii,I have the same dac and using it with p01 vu and g0rb. It has only 30 hrs. by now. It replaced d03 dac.Did the slightly thin presentation you were describing initially in the form went away or is it still a bit lean compared to p03/d03 ?I... |