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Esoteric UX-1: How "noisy"?

To all of those who have an Esoteric UX-1 or X-1: can you hear the disc spinning from, say, 10 feet away? I realize that Esoteric has built a massive assembly but on quiet passages I can distinctly hear the "whirring" of the platter. It's distracting, to say the least. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
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guidocorona
4,298 posts
 
Mgottlieb, have you upgraded your X-01 to Limited yet, or are you planning to?
jfz
570 posts
 
Mgottlieb - I'm puzzled by your puzzlement. I simply prefer quiet over noisy. Doesn't assume anything's hell for me.
mgottlieb
334 posts
 
Guido, yes, if the Esoteric distributor in the Northeast ever gets its act together to set up the upgrade process, which at present rate doesn't look like it will happen before the next upgrade.
jfz
570 posts
 
OK, M - By the way, just wanted to say I meant to say "doesn't MEAN anything's hell for me". I certainly wasn't saying trying to say "don't assume...", i.e. assume whatever you want, of course.
guidocorona
4,298 posts
 
MGottlieb, isn't Esoteric serviced by Teac America in California for the whole USA? By the way, the X-01 upgrade price has just been calculated by Teac America to be $1083 for parts and labor, plus taxes and shipping. Teac America is accepting now upgrade orders for X-01.
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