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| Esoteric K01: What are the best settings for CD? From my experience and in my system, Slow Delay 1 with no upsampling sounds best. It was also the preferred setting specified on Arthur Salvatore's site. I tried all sixteen combinations, and my result concurred with that of his reviewers. | |
| Purist speaker cables re-termination? The local dealer is not in the position of doing this. Only rely on a factory direct retermination. | |
| Focal Utopia Micro BE setup help I use the Utopia series Be speakers as well. In my experience, they image and stage better in narrower rooms by firing straight ahead without toe-in. i've experimented a lot with positioning, and I'm finding that the Cardas method of speaker place... | |
| Jm Lab Alto Utopia what kind of amplifier ? I was using the Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 300 amps on my Altos, which I still have and need to moderately repair. I switched recently to the ASR Emitter II Exclusive, which drives the Altos much better overall, but they initially sounded too brig... | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. Dali Helicon | |
| Focal Scala or Diablos with subs? I think that if your speakers have to be up against the walls, you should probably stick with the monitors. Large floorstanders up that tight against the walls will certainly get boomy and you'll have a lot of trouble with image and staging. The S... | |
| Attention Esoteric CD/SACD Players Owners I use Purist Audio Design and I like them a great deal. | |
| Focal Scala or Diablos with subs? I have a room that's a bit larger than yours and run the Alto Utopias. I've also run them in smaller rooms than yours. Obviously they do better in larger rooms though not too large. I think that given the modest power of your amp, and assuming you... | |
| Best DVD Audio Player Today--New or Used The Meridian player has gotten very cheap on the used market, since it's rather old at this point. I think the Ayre and Meridian might be comparable in price unless you are referring to the newer Ayer universal player, which is a lot more expensiv... | |
| Esoteric P-03/D-03 or Esoteric K-03 Some useful comparisons posted at Arthur Salvatore's site:http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Digital.htmlTo sum up:"Compared to the Esoteric P-05/D-05 combination, the K-03 has more weight, body and impact. During dynamic peaks and complex music, it ... | |
| Best one-chasis CD/SACD player under $15 000? James6462, you say that the K-03 is very close to the K-01. I assume you've had a chance to compare. Could you elaborate further? There have been a lot of responses on this comparison with many assuming a step down for the K-03 and in some instanc... | |
| Best one-chasis CD/SACD player under $15 000? Ayon cd-5s does not play SACDs, correct? | |
| Best one-chasis CD/SACD player under $15 000? Gfroman, you mentioned the Modwright modded Oppo early in the thread and then mentioned the K-01 that I saw you advertise before. Have you compared both of these? I might be interested in either one, including your K-01. | |
| Abbingdon music research AMR cd-77 is how good? Audiofeil, I've noticed from recent years that you've been a dealer for the AMR as well as the Esoteric SACDPs. Could you compare the AMR with the K-01 and K-03? Thanks in advance. | |
| Esoteric P-03/D-03 or Esoteric K-03 That's a very good description, Zephyr. Thank you. I have an ASR Emitter II amp, so that's what I'll be using when I upgrade my SACDP. I get a really good sense now about what you think about these two particular sets of components. |