Grandioso K1 - The word is out
The Grandioso K1 is Red Hot; I sold another one this week and found out there is Worldwide back/order till late May early June.
I can't say I'm surprised knowing first hand how truly amazing the player is. |
I totally agree. I bought one to replace my K-01x. It is significantly better in all respects. I am impressed how much more organic sounding this player is than the K-01x. This player has allowed me to hear so much deeper into my old CDs, even ones I got back in the early 80s it is like listening to a different recording.
I am impressed how harmonic texture is preserved from very loud to very quiet passages. Being my first 'Grandioso' acquisition, I am thoroughly impressed how much better the top flight Esoteric range is. |
The Grandioso K1 is an amazing sounding Player/DAC. It is super organic sounding and musical. It doesn't need the Grandioso G1 Clock to make your heart soar. But the clock will give you a clearer and more precise sound.
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Given the K1 has the same DAC module as N-01, if I use the P-02X + N-01 + G-02X combination, is that likely to sound as good as a stand-alone K1?
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Even more important is that the N01 does not have ES-Link inputs for the P-02X transport. That is Esoteric’s premier connection for maximum bandwidth. http://my-hiend.com/wp/wp-content/up...ic_n01_007.jpg |
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That combo will sound great but....[emoji2] |
I was to understand the K1 and the N-01 share the same DAC module, not just the same DAC chip. Hence DAC-wise I would think almost identical performance, no?
Yes, I was aware N-01 doesn't have the ES-link. The P-02X and N-01 would be connected via AES/EBU, and obviously this would give up on native SACD resolution transmission. But I don't have many SACD so that's not something that concerns me. |
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The N-01 is probably more akin to the K-01Xs and K-03Xs which also share the new Dac with the Grandioso K1, but not it’s more robust power supplies and analogue circuitry.
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Boy oh boy.....
It has been a long time since I had P03/D03 I like this K1 a lot. My fantastic sounding3 weeks old Luxman D08u may need to step aside for this one.Attachment 59647Attachment 59648Attachment 59649 |
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