Esoteric K-01

Matjet,

very interesting, I have been holding off getting this unit for the specific reasons Guidocorona mentions.

So I look forward to more details.

How do you find the unit for noise, disc spinning?

Any noise?

Other models including their top unit from first hand experience in my own set-up I could hear such specially on silent passages which was distracting to me and stopped my purchase.

I have found comparing pces in general as mentioned above really isn't all that easy due to so many varibles that come into play.

#1 rca and xlr connections sonic characteristics vary.

#2 which connections are preffered and/or the strengths of the actual pce. I wouldn't use rca if xlr were the strengths visa versa.

#3 one IC that works well with one pce may not with the other.

#4 just removing an IC and connecting a different pce there can be a difference.

#5 some cables need to relax and seem to change once they have been removed and replaced

#6 Power cords, which one, just because one works well with one pce doesn't mean it's the ideal match for the other.

#7 Isolation, just because one works well doesn't mean the other one will be as ideal

#8 power conditioning also, same as #6 & #7

#9 there are other variables to consider depending on the rest of your set-up, one pce may convey something that you are missing or prefer. Lets say bass, maybe product "a" appears to be providing bass that you haven't heard in your system before but product "b" isn't.

Does this make product "a" better than product "b"?

So how are you really being able to compare or does it just come down to a personal what you like and prefer?

Just my two cents

Guilocorona,

said;

"Hence 2 well broken in CDPs should be in the same system, fed into identically broken in inputs of the pre, connected with identical and equally broken in ICs, and fed by identical power cords. Ideally, the two devices may be best set side-by-side on a rack, rather than on different shelves."

I don't agree with your way for comparisions, it's flawed, way to many other variables.

Guido, it amazes me that some think that what they have to write is the end all but others are not important.

Sorry but you opened up the discussion posting your method so I was just responding, obviously you don't like it and that's too bad I don't see anything wrong.

I'm actually interested in the K-01 and it's a very exspensive unit, if someone is going to be commenting as you have mentioned that you will be I would like to know how they did it along how they came to such, your way mentioned above is very questionable.