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What about the SACD 10? Anyone had experience with it?

Anybody have experience with this new 72 lbs built-like-a-tank player?

According to the press release above, Goer Dynamics has not acquired Gryphon, only a minority stake, most visibly for exclusive distribution rights in China/HK/Macao.

I seem to recall (?) that the upgrade kits were going to be available for a limited time. In the US the upgrades were going to be done by TAP Electronics, Esoteric's US service contractor.

Agree with this. The final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is a case in point. The chorale, Schiller's "Ode to Joy" sung in German is beautiful; however, the text translated to English is somewhat stilted in modern terms. I much prefer the sound of the original German even though I...

The speakers shown look like S5s.

Interesting, since they are both Japanese brands. I suspect the difference is in how the two handle distribution in Europe vs. the US.

12.5% more expensive (22,500 USD MSRP vs 19,995 USD MSRP)

Solid article.

TEAC owns Esoteric, and they share technology and manufacturing facilities. Consequently, TEAC can build more advanced products at given price point than many of their competitors. Esoteric is effectively TEAC's high end brand.

I have an M-10X, superb amp and a bargain IMO. Before the C-10X was announced and available, I auditioned ARC, Pass, and Constellation preamps in my system before settling on an Esoteric Grandioso C1X solo. I love this pre - even more when I started using Esoteric's proprietary ESL-A link...

I have a Luxman M-10X/Esoteric Grandioso C1X solo driving Magico S3 2023s. This amplification choice replaced a Gryphon 300 Diablo, which had outstanding bass, but I sometimes found a bit strident with string music. The Luxman has been a significant improvement, a more balanced, slightly...

I vote for the third movement in Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Adagio. It has an ethereal quality rarely heard in Beethoven's music. My wife, who is not a classical music fan, remarked on this when she first heard it. A good example beginning at the 29:50 mark:

Audio Research Reference 75 was a midrange sweetheart.

Acoustic Research AR9 KEF 105 Aerial 10T, 20T Wilson Watt Puppy 7, 8 Revel Salon 2