Esoteric dv 60 vs Lexicon RT10 informed opinions?

nobody has any opinions?

I currently have a DV60 but havent compared it to the RT20. I have a friend who has owned Esoteric source players almost exclusively, and he can afford and get his hands on anything. Based on that fact, I would say that an Esoteric player would not do you wrong, especially if can use an 1080p upconverting DVD player.

thanks for the reply Holenneck, just trying to make sure the purchase is worth the expense.

Hi I just upgraded from a RT-10 to DV-60. I used the RT-10 for 2 years and liked it, but it is not in the class of the DV-60. The picture is 3D like and sharp, The sound is much tighter in the bass and the higher frequencies are much cleaner and detailed. Also the seperation is much better, plus the 60 has way more features I would say buy the DV-60, You will love it.Robert

I used to own the RT-10 and still feel it is horribly under-rated. Too many people dismiss it as a Pioneer knock-off when in my system it was clearly a better player than most.

Chadnliz - you have a great system, and one that will no doubt make differences in players more noticeable than many folks will ever realize. I used to own the Focus 20/20s [you have posted in my virtual system thread - I now have Whispers] and with a variety of amps and certainly never a pre-amp as good as your ARC, so I feel I know where you are coming from.

When I did my “real “ cdp evaluation, I wanted a universal with stellar video too. In the end, I found my demands to be impossible to meet, and went with an external video processor to handle the video side, and an Esoteric DV-50 player for the audio. I had in my system [either owning or demo-ing] the RT-10, a Denon 3910, a Modwright 3910, a Krell Showcase, a Simaudio Orbiter, an Integra DPS 10.5, and a Meridian G-something-or-other (98?). There may have been others, I just cannot remember. Some were good with video, but not audio and visa-versa. Some weren’t good at either…

The Meridian [a transport] was a real surprise to me as to how good it was with CD playback only. The Orbiter was a little “easier” sounding than the DV-50, but the DV-50 has the required multi-channel level controls I need(ed).

I definitely preferred the DV-50 over the Lexicon though, but I really can’t remember why. I don’t know how the DV-50 compares in audio to the DV-60, but the DV-60 video is said to be a big improvement…which was badly needed.

Another option might be to have Dave Schulte at the Upgrade Company work on your RT-10. He transformed my DV-50 into clearly the best player I ever had in my system.

Where are you located? Is there any chance you can demo the DV-60? I would strongly encourage to do so rather than taking anyone’s word one way or the other…