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Please tell us more. What stands out? Where are you coming from?I’m really enjoying my K01-XD along with Cybershaft Clock , very nice combo
Please tell us more. What stands out? Where are you coming from?I’m really enjoying my K01-XD along with Cybershaft Clock , very nice combo
...I'm eager to hear the Esoteric and will see if it can unseat the Discrete. That's number 1 right now. I don't want to second guess my choice if I have the chance to try other new gear.
i see in another thread that we have a winner!!
it would be great to hear how these two compared from your perspective ...and, what it was that pushed the esoteric over the line?
Mike, does Esoteric charge a premium for the black?
...I NEVER liked pre XD esoteric gear but this is a whole new sound. Old esoteric was dry, a little sterile and generally boring to my ears. I’m not a golden ear but damn, it fell right into place with the new K-01xd. I love it. No way I can even think about the top two MSB dacs so I either get the K-01xd or N-01xd network version and maybe eventually try the clock. I’ll be ecstatic.
i would assume that the sound difference between the XD and pre-XD models has to do with the new "master sound discrete DAC" in the XD ...and, given that the XD DAC is an R2R converter, i wonder if this moves the esoteric XD DACs into the realm of analog sounding DACs like those from MSB?
I sold my K01X 4 years ago and one factor was that it stuck out like a sore thumb in my all black component system.
the XD DAC is an R2R converter
No idea why esoteric doesn’t offer black on a permanent basis. They obviously can manufacture a gorgeous looking all black player without charging extra. I sold my K01X 4 years ago and one factor was that it stuck out like a sore thumb in my all black component system. I too felt it was a little boring sounding as Joe eloquently stated. The XD sounds like a winner.
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K-01XD Black Edition | OVERVIEW | ESOTERIC:Japan high-end audio manufacturer | エソテリック
Does anyone know if the only difference is the color? Were there any performance changes for the "limited edition" version?
Thanks!
I’m wondering if converting USB to optical on the K01 XD would be a good move ?
If you are talking about USB to toslink, I don’t think there’s much benefit, if any. I think choice of resolution is lower too.