CD Sound ; Esoteric x-03 versus Oppo 105

"10-10-15: Ptss
Zephyr. I appreciate your response and the difference in build and analog quality. I was thinking more along the line of a 10 yr old state of the art hi-def,1080P TV versus a new good quality 4K TV and wondering if that was the situation. Thanks."

That's a valid concern with video, but not audio. 4k TV just came out, but there has been no new audio formats introduced in the last 10 years.

I am wondering would the Oppo 105 with the Modwright modification sound better than the X-03?

You can never underestimate a Modwright Oppo 105 D. Dan did my
Sony9000es maybe 12yrs ago we did a shoot out one is esoteric i
forgot the model one is exemplar cd player mod by alex p my sony
did extremely well and it was the cd of choice who were present.Sad
to say my sony is now retired the laser wont work.

Thanks Zephyr. I will. I took a look at your magnificent system and appreciate your attention to detail.

Thanks Zd. As I'm not knowledgeable about DACS I thought perhaps the newer Sabre DACS may be much better than the 10 year old units in the Esoteric. As for the analog side I appreciate quality but know significant improvements have taken place there as well.I still use a Spectral DMC20. It has a separate power supply the same size as the preamp. I'm assuming it was highly regarded when it came out -but- newer preamps from Spectral seem no larger than my preamp--but don't use (need) a separate power supply and are more refined according to all reviews. I view the elimination of all that hardware for the power supply to be very significant as I've had to use serious isolation and conditioning units to significantly improve the sound of my DMC20. Yet all my 'stuff' is now within the newer tiny preamps. Ergo, I speculated on the Oppo improvements despite modest size and less cost.