Best redbook cd-only player ?

Lloyd -
after reading enough reviews and listening to current players loaded with functionality I don't need, I arrived at the same conclusion as you. And the money I will have saved is going towards really good IC's and power cords.
my final choice, by the way, is the modded Wadia S7i Statement.
-john

John,

congrats! I have heard a modd'd Esoteric X-01SE and an unmodd'd Wadia s7i and they were extremely close in quality, though the Wadia was definitely less expensive. I would be most intrigued to hear a Wadia s7i mod'd someday.

Congrats and hope you get loads of enjoyment out of it!!!

And yes, no doubt great ICs, power cords (and just pure saved money) are all great things. enjoy and congrats.

Audio Note

I give you my review, I'm like your a fan collector cd, progressive rock, jazz, world music and classic and 1 had an Esoteric K-03, and now I just bought a K-01 for that reason, as it was looking for a cd player that had the reference gauge not only SACD if not also in cd red book and the truth is that even I can not get over my amazement! by the improvement that gave me the K-01 against K-03, is from another world than it sounds, stereo image is really holographic, the pilow of air between the instruments is real! and detail and structure armonica of music is of what better than e heard!!
My most emphatic recommendation is that you buy one Esoteric K-01, that if you get really good you have to power cords and IC, and if you can one clock Esoteric G-03.
regards

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