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Today, 04:46 PM
Thread: My experience with the K-03XD
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Re: My experience with the K-03XD
Considering SE upgrade was announced for D1X/P1X seven months ago, and it still hasn't been rolled out to customers yet, it could be a while until K series VUK is available.
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Today, 07:23 AM
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Re: Shunyata Theta and Gamma Series Announced
They used to, but not any more. I have a US shipping address to bypass that problem.
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May 9, 2024, 07:25 AM
Thread: My experience with the K-03XD
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Re: My experience with the K-03XD
Yes, correct.
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May 9, 2024, 05:16 AM
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Re: Shunyata Theta and Gamma Series Announced
So what do I do. Buy a new Theta PC. Or wait for an open box Alpha v2 PC on Music Direct?
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May 9, 2024, 05:10 AM
Thread: My experience with the K-03XD
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Re: My experience with the K-03XD
No K-05XD SE yet. Only K-01XD SE and K-03XD SE have been announced.
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May 8, 2024, 09:08 AM
Thread: My experience with the K-03XD
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Re: My experience with the K-03XD
K-01XD and K-03XD will be discontinued soon, to be replaced by SE model. I don't know if VUK will be released for existing owners.
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May 7, 2024, 09:22 AM
Thread: New Cascade DAC
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Re: New Cascade DAC
It will be interesting to see if MSB re-sell traded units, and if so, how much markup they put on them. As a buyer, $57K for a Select II in good condition is an OK deal. But original Select II owners...
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May 5, 2024, 07:45 PM
Thread: Esoteric announce new model N-01XD SE
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Re: Esoteric announce new model N-01XD SE
I guess the priority is to get the flurry of new SE units out to customers and then take care of the previous model SE upgrades. Seems to be happening that way here also.
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May 5, 2024, 08:52 AM
Thread: Esoteric announce new model N-01XD SE
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Re: Esoteric announce new model N-01XD SE
I want to upgrade my D1X to SE but it can't be done locally here yet. I wonder if SE upgrades (of the Grandioso) can be done in the US?
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May 2, 2024, 08:09 PM
Thread: New Cascade DAC
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Re: New Cascade DAC
Trade in, Trade up....if the Cascade is 50% cheaper than the current model, so it might be when you trade in at 90% of MSRP that they will be paying you?
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May 2, 2024, 08:02 PM
Thread: New Cascade DAC
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Re: New Cascade DAC
I guess they won't be selling anything between now and then.
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April 28, 2024, 04:36 AM
Thread: I REALLY think I am done
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Re: I REALLY think I am done
Having to get off the couch to change a record, or CD for that matter, is always stressful.
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April 28, 2024, 04:25 AM
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Re: Shunyata Theta and Gamma Series Announced
That's my reading of it. Makes no difference to me KPIP v1, v2, v3 or whatever. It's not an attribute I care about.
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April 27, 2024, 09:25 PM
Thread: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
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Re: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
The FPGA is part of the DAC circuit, it's not the whole shooting match.
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April 25, 2024, 07:11 PM
Thread: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
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Re: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
Mike, are you getting your K1X upgraded to SE?
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April 25, 2024, 05:48 PM
Thread: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
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Re: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
Only Grandioso level units can be upgraded.
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April 25, 2024, 08:50 AM
Thread: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
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Re: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
The Esoteric rep from Japan was at the show. He said they were thinking about building a Grandioso level network transport in a way which leads you to believe they were actually doing it. If you...
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April 25, 2024, 08:44 AM
Thread: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
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Re: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
No. There is only one DAC. It accepts PCM or DSD signals. PCM upconversion, and PCM to DSD conversion happens in a FPGA prior to the DAC. The DAC is just a software algorithm in an FPGA. So there are...
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April 25, 2024, 08:36 AM
Thread: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
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Re: Esoteric DAC type, DSD or PCM?
They are sigma-delta modulator DAC's with flow pass filter. PCM signals are processed as PCM, or PCM signals can be converted to DSD before being converted from digital to analog. Esoteric also give...
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April 13, 2024, 11:13 PM
Thread: Magico S5 mk3
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Re: Magico S5 mk3
That is a very good point.
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April 13, 2024, 11:07 PM
Thread: Esoteric K-05XD
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Re: Esoteric K-05XD
The pricing mentioned there is interesting:
"Those after the last word in stereo disc replay should start here Tested at £11,650 / $12,000 / AU$15,000"
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April 9, 2024, 06:42 PM
Thread: Magico S5 mk3
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Re: Magico S5 mk3
Just highlighting the reality of living in the worlds most isolated capital city. The last two new cars I bought the dealers didn't have any cars they could show me. None. The wait for a new Kia was...
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April 8, 2024, 05:30 AM
Thread: Magico S5 mk3
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Re: Magico S5 mk3
I'm the opposite. I've never demo'd a speaker before I ordered it. And never test drive a car before ordering it. The only demo I've done is the Halcro Eclipse power amp, and the Ether Regen....
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April 6, 2024, 09:05 PM
Thread: Magico S5 mk3
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Re: Magico S5 mk3
Back in the day S3, S5 and S7 were about half the price of today's Mk3's. That's a lot of money for a dealer to wear to have demo examples sitting in a show room. Speakers of this pedigree could be...
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April 5, 2024, 11:23 PM
Thread: Which Esoteric amp?
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Re: Which Esoteric amp?
I have an Esoteric front end, but when I saw on the Esoteric YT channel that it takes three days warm up for M1X to sound its best I crossed it off my list for further consideration.
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Considering SE upgrade was announced for D1X/P1X seven months ago, and it still hasn't been rolled out to customers yet, it could be a while until K series VUK is available.
My experience with the K-03XD