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Metrum Acoustics Pavane or ESOTERIC N-05 or ESOTERIC K-05X?

I am owning a system consisting of Amp MCINTOSH MA8000 + speaker Dynaudio S5.4 + CDP MARANTZ SA8005. I used to audition computer audio via built-in Dac in SA8005 and MC8000. Now I would like to enjoy a music of higher quality (both in CD and computer audio), therefore I want to replace my DAC or CDP. I have three options for my choice:

1/ Metrum Acoustics Pavane
2/ Esoteric N-05
3/ Esoteric K-05X

I , as a newbie, do not know which is the best. Please give me an advice.

Any help will be highly appreciated!

Thanks all for reading

audioabc
audioabc OP
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Hi goergelofi & mitch2
Thank you for your recommendation and advice. Dac FORMULA is off course good at everything but the price! Its price is over my budget.

audioabc OP
10 posts
 
Hi jon0202

I prefer N-05 to K-05X because of my hires library (in 3TB). I am wating for the reply from an authorised seller in Japan.

You use Esoteric K-01 as transport and N-05 as external DAC? Wow! Your combo is too luxurious for me to dream of! Congrats!

Rgds.

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jon2020
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Hi audioabc,

I actually sold the K-01 for the N-05 and have stopped spinning discs since ripping all of them to flac. Now I play all my music, both hires and redbook, via usb from a computer.

As you already have a large hires collection, the obvious choice is indeed the N-05. Keep us posted of your experience with the N-05 when you have got it.

I will be happy to share my experience with the various upsampling / filter settings together with the usb set-up for optimal sound quality. :)

Regards. J.

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stanwal
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I use the cheaper
 with a Meridan player as a transport and sounds very good.

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stanwal
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