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Thank you. I need to get new pics with my good camera now that the front rack is in place. iPhone pics are not doing it justice. I'll wait until the p10 arrives shortly. The room is nearly complete minus some baseboard trim. It went from a full 5.1 theater to a high end 2.0 "Audio Sanctum"! This pic is from a couple of years ago when it was a theater.
image-447300641.jpg A DIY room that turned out pretty good for my first try. The new improved room is tuned better and has way better gear. Lots of lessons learned. Some costly! Pete |
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Hello,
why invest in a Esoteric K03x in place of a Accuphase DP550? Accuphase is more quite vs the Esoteric and sure sound not so "cold"!! Where is the truth? thank you |
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I asked in another thread, so hope it's OK to post duplicate here -- how is this player with red book CDs? That's all I listen to.
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The presence of either the K03 or K03x in my system elevated it far above what I had previously. A Shanling T100MKII, a Marantz SA8004 SACD player, a Denon DVD 5000 player all with their own internals DACs or with a McIntosh D100 external DAC. The Esoteric has a presence that blows them all out of the water. It is fantastic and anchors my full digital sourced system. But if you are hesitant, you need to listen to one in your system and make up your mind based on that. There are no doubt other top flight competitors that many here can describe.
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Main Equipment: Kharma Elegance dB11-S, JL Audio F113v2 X 2, Block Audio Line & Mono SE Amplification, Bricasti M21 DAC, Antipodes Kala K-50 Server, Clearaudio Performance SE. Satisfy tonearm & Maestro Wood MM cartridge. Power: Shunyata Everest 8000, Sigma XC v2, Sigma NR v2, Block Audio PCs, Defender, ADDPowr Wizard Grounding: Shunyata Altaira CGS - 4 X Alpha CGS cables, Network : Supra Cat 8+, Twin (Nenon) Modified Buffalo GS2016 Switches, Keces P3 LPSU, Cables: Wireworld Platinum 8 USB, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse 8 Speaker cables, 6M & 1M Tubulus Concentus ICs, Other:Two PSI Audio AVAA C20, Multiple GIK products, Stillpoint Apertures, Stillpoint Minis and Ultra SS, Three 20 Amp lines, Furutech GTX - Gold outlets, Adona Rack |
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Thanks to both of you. I'm in Dallas area. Nearest dealer is apparently San Antonio, so in-home test won't be likely.
Hope to chat with Ivan tomorrow to learn more about the brand. Reference to thumb size went right over my head. Is that audiophile code for something? |
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Good luck with your research into the wonders of Esoteric spinners.
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Main Equipment: Kharma Elegance dB11-S, JL Audio F113v2 X 2, Block Audio Line & Mono SE Amplification, Bricasti M21 DAC, Antipodes Kala K-50 Server, Clearaudio Performance SE. Satisfy tonearm & Maestro Wood MM cartridge. Power: Shunyata Everest 8000, Sigma XC v2, Sigma NR v2, Block Audio PCs, Defender, ADDPowr Wizard Grounding: Shunyata Altaira CGS - 4 X Alpha CGS cables, Network : Supra Cat 8+, Twin (Nenon) Modified Buffalo GS2016 Switches, Keces P3 LPSU, Cables: Wireworld Platinum 8 USB, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse 8 Speaker cables, 6M & 1M Tubulus Concentus ICs, Other:Two PSI Audio AVAA C20, Multiple GIK products, Stillpoint Apertures, Stillpoint Minis and Ultra SS, Three 20 Amp lines, Furutech GTX - Gold outlets, Adona Rack |
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Presence and Build Quality are peerless. |
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Here's an iPhone pic of the new K03X front and center!
image-3264158033.jpg Everything is sounding great! |
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Very nice!
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