Esoteric X-3SE SACD playback issue

[michael paul]

Hello,

I had bought this cd player years ago but incredibly I had never played a SACD disc on it. Regular CD's sound OK.

So, I recently bought MOFI's Supertramp"Breakfast in America" SACD.
I expected great things.
What I got was a very muted, dull "low-ish type of volume sort of a playback.

On my other "regular" Meridian CD player, the same disc sounded great. Vibrant detailed and dynamic.

The Esoteric has "SACD" on the front panel during playback. Is there some button or function or setting that I need to address on this player?
I am puzzled.

It can't be the disc right? I don't have any other SACD's at this time.

thanks

mike