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Wadia S7i vs Esoteric K-01/K-03 vs MSB

As I want to upgrade from Sony XA5400ES has someone compared the following:

-Wadia S7i
-Esoteric K-01 or K-03
-MSB with Platinum Dac IV plus, Signature Platinum Power Base, Upsampler 384 kHz and Platinum dac IV transport or any other MSB device.

I got already a great deal on a used Wadia S7i, which however is discontinued now.
I have no possibilities to compare any of these and apparently there is no specific information available on the net.

Thanks for making any efforts.

sequence56
sequence56 OP
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Hi Gpgr4blu,
Thanks!
Said by other members that the best MSB stack is way ahead of the Esoteric and even surpas the P02/D-02 combo.
So at this moment I would stick with MSB with also having the advantages as mentioned before.
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audiolabyrinth
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@ Sequence56, Have you considered Luxman?, I have heard great things about their sound, compaired to what is under discussion here!, I have seen some audiogoners pick the luxman over the best available here!, what is everyones opinion here on the Luxman versus whats mentioned on this thread?, cheers!
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audiolabyrinth
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Fellas,I also feel we should add Accuphase to the mix here as well!, then let the fun begin on our opinions!cheers!
sequence56 OP
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@ Audiolabyrinth
Thanks.
I heard Accuphase a few times and was not overly impressed, did not remember which models however.
Not much known about Luxman, is indeed quite recommended by some.
I choose to go the separate dac-transport route, for which MSB is a very strong contender with versatile options to upgrade.
pharma007
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Also, consider Esoteric P02/D02 that does 352k/384k 8x upsampling (like DXD), DSD and a new algorithm 35 bit D/A conversion for regular CDs.
I did not compare it with MSB. It is better than Accuphase top of the line DP900/DC901.
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