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CD Sound ; Esoteric x-03 versus Oppo 105
I own an Oppo 105D and have owned Esoteric DV50S, UX1-Limited, P03U/D03 and currently own the P02/D02. I've also listened extensively to the K01, K03, and X03 and UX3 models along the way. Summary of my thoughts;SACD: no contest, no matter whether... 
Esoteric K-03 or X-01 D2?
X-01 D2 is a fine player (like the UX-1 of the same era) but hands-down, go for the K-03 or K-01 if you can manage it! 
High End Speaker Prices
Corrollaries;- high price does not always ensure quality- you don't have to spend ridiculous sums of money to find a high-quality speaker... There are many brands that are known for their performance for the dollar that are not off the charts expe... 
Audiogon has no 'likes'
"....That would be a definite NO. I don't Tweet or Facebook or any of the other BS out there...."Count me in on the "NO" votes here; Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and the like are consuming the world and not in a productive way or one conducive to ... 
Greenville SC / Hendersonville-Asheville NC areas
Unless work puts me on the road again those days, I may be able to host in the morning, say 9am-1pm or so. Write me on Audiogon's message/mail system. I've not had a lot of time to listen with work and family lately so I am definitely overdue! 
Verastarr amplifiers? Anyone ? Owners or Opinions
Given the amps and other non-cable items on their web page seem to be all labelled as part of the 'special projects' section, have you tried getting in touch with Verastarr and asking them for a reference call with the owner(s) of the amps you are... 
Esoteric Grandioso P1/D1
Looking forward to the call!!! 
Isotek
My Titan and Sigmas conditioners took 350-500 hours to really develop, although out of the box they sounded great and very promising. 
IsoTek System Enhancer: Can it improve the sound?
I have no idea how they rationalize a price like that. I'd be happy to sell the RevB PAD disc I have for a truly nominal price plus shipping. Don't want to be caught on a public forum breaking copyright. Send me an email we can discuss particulars... 
Esoteric Grandioso P1/D1
Good Morning! We are busy trying to split time between work, a couple of vacation days and listening! Summer is tough,....give me a call sometime so we can catch up. Glad to hear you are enjoying that nirvana setup of yours :-) !!!!For the clockin... 
IsoTek System Enhancer: Can it improve the sound?
I have used a number of these discs over the years, and still do for 2 things, ...various phases of component, cord/interconnect and speaker break-in between music playback cycles and "system refresh" every 10days-2 weeks. They do work to greater ... 
Excellent reference power cord made in Russia
Agree with Ozzy,...I looked at the ad and limited pics on eBay; very, very risky and no protection for the buyer based upon no product facts, or statements of any kind or in-depth description that could be used to log complaints should item delive... 
looking for a recording with nice wide soundstage
Also Dead Can Dance's latest album "Anastasis", extremely wide, deep, tall and enveloping soundstage..... 
looking for a recording with nice wide soundstage
Oystein Sevag's "Global House" CD from many years ago, still available on Amazon/from various Amazon sellers. Track 2 in particular has incredibly wide sound staging with digeridoos which open up far left (at least 6-8 feet) of the left speaker, p... 
Esoteric K-03 X - mechanical problems w tray
So true.....Dual Discs often have computer-friendly content on one side (DVD side); why they chose to do this and make the discs thicker than standard CD and SACD is beyond me.