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| APL Esoteric X-01 Hi Greg,I have ordered the APL NWO-2.5 based on the Esoteric UX-1 and will post my impressions when I receive it. Several owners (and non-owners) have posted their impressions of the APL NWO-1.0,2.0, and 2.5 on various threads on Audiogon and the ... | |
| The current SOTA SACD player Ecka,After doing some research, I ordered the APL NW0-2.5 which is based on the Esoteric VRDS-NEO transport. I'll post my impressions when I receive my unit. In the meantime, you can get some information about it and impressions of some NWO owners... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? 6moons.com just posted a preview of Srajan Ebaen's review of Esoteric P-03/D-03/G-0s which uses the VRDS-NEO transport. This is Teac's top-of-the-line transport that is also in APL's NWO-2.5. Srajan uses, with permission, Alex's photo comparing th... | |
| CD Player with Variable Outs/Volume Control APL's 3910 (with AKM DACs) and APL's NWO-2.5 both have hybrid volume controls (on the remote). | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Hbarrel,True, but I was commenting on an established product. Not some phantom device that doesn't even exist on the companies own web site.Unfortunately, your reply to my post about your speculation is based on erroneous assumptions. If you ha... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Clio09,Puremusic - pointing to an APL forum is helpful but in no way is it objective IMO.As of today, you have answered 419 threads on Audiogon and initiated 17 threads. What percentage of those were objective?Best Regards,John | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Hbarrel,One has to wonder if the aforementioned threads are nothing more than a marketing strategy.Reasonable skepticism is good but baseless speculation is not! Most of the positive comments about APL's NWO in this thread and in the provided l... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Dgad,I keep seeing each of Alex's newer units as being described here in Audiogon as "blowing away" the previous generation. There is a lack of description of how it is better.In my first post above, I provided a link to a thread on the APL For... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Dgarretson,With $10K in mods on top of the Esoteric mule, APL is at an unprecedented price-point for a modder. It seems like what we are seeing here is evolution beyond the modder's art to a branded, productized solution, albeit one with dual b... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Dracule1,I posted the following on another Audiogon thread on 9/3/06:The APL NWO-2.5 for USA is $21K and for Europe it's $22K. As I understand it, the price difference is due to the higher cost of the European version of the Esoteric unit.Best ... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Optarchie,It is very important to try everything in you setup. Also realize that the other components must be able to allow you to hear differences otherwose it is very hard to discern between digital playback.I totally agree with you that the ... | |
| Reference Transports: An overall perspective "Here is a very simple example of why a transport makes [A] difference."In real life any fool with a pair of ears can hear that some with error free output sound like crap and some with error free output sound like music.Exlibris, Your take, using... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? Hi Peterb,I recently took the plunge and ordered the NWO-2.5. I'll post my impressions after I receive and evaluate my unit. In the meantime, I would like to share what I uncovered in my research. This was very helpful in making my decision to tak... | |
| Law of Diminishing Returns - CD/SACD Players Calgarian, The APL NWO-2.5 for USA is $21K and for Europe it's $22K. As I understand it, the price difference is due to the higher cost of the European version of the Esoteric unit. | |
| Law of Diminishing Returns - CD/SACD Players Another example is the $3000 Ayre Cx7e; it's another player that has received critical acclaim/awards. How does this player compare to the best? Magazine reviewers probably don't want to tell us in their reviews because it poses a degree of negati... |